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Psychological Flexibility, Mindfulness and Perceived Social Support as Predictors of Psychological Symptoms among Nursing Faculty Students at Mansoura University

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Last updated: 04 Jan 2025

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College students are often experience increased stress and anxiety, that increases the risk of depressive symptoms. Aim: Investigate the role of psychological flexibility, mindfulness traits, and perceived social support as predictors of psychological symptoms. Methods: The current study employed a descriptive cross-sectional approach. The study was done in nursing faculty, Mansoura University. The number of participants in this study was 551.Four tools were used: Depression Anxiety Stress Scales-21, Acceptance and Action Questionnaire-II (AAQ-II), the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS), and Mindfulness Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS). Results: indicates that (18.7%) of nursing students experience mild to severe depressive symptoms. Whereas, (69.9%) of them had high psychological flexibility, (30.1%) had low psychological flexibility and there is a positive significant correlation between psychological flexibility and depressive symptoms. On the other hand, there is a negative correlation between mindfulness and perceived social support and depressive symptoms. Conclusion: This study concluded that, psychological flexibility, mindfulness traits, and perceived social support act as predictors of depressive symptoms. Recommendations: This work may have important implications for clinical training and practice, college students may benefit from mindfulness-based interventions for enhancing psychological flexibility, consequently decreasing the risk for depressive disorders.

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10.21608/asnj.2022.112602.1287

Keywords

psychological symptoms, Mindfulness, Nursing students, perceived social support, & Psychological flexibility

Authors

First Name

Samah

Last Name

Taha

MiddleName

Mohamed

Affiliation

Lecturer Department of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University, Egypt

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dr.samah_hany@yahoo.com

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Mansoura

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First Name

Eman

Last Name

Abd Elhay

MiddleName

Sameh

Affiliation

Lecturer Department of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University, Egypt

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esabdialhay@gmail.com

City

Mansoura

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0000-0001-6873-7533

Volume

10

Article Issue

28

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30188

Issue Date

2022-01-01

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2021-12-26

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2022-01-01

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47

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59

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2314-8845

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2682-3799

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Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal

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https://asnj.journals.ekb.eg/

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Psychological Flexibility, Mindfulness and Perceived Social Support as Predictors of Psychological Symptoms among Nursing Faculty Students at Mansoura University

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22 Jan 2023