Attitude of Nursing Students Toward Scientific Research: A Cross-Sectional Study in Turkey

This study was conducted at a nursing department of a university in Turkey. A sample of 375 nursing students participated. Data were collected using the “Personal Information Form” and “Attitude Scale towards Scientific Studies.” Standard descriptive statistical methods, correlation, Mann–Whitney U, Kruskal–Wallis, and post hoc Bonferroni were used in data analysis. Results: Nearly all (90.1%) of the participants were female, and 33.9% were sophomore (second-year) students. Junior (third-year) students held the most positive attitudes toward research, as compared with the participants in other academic years. Participants who had participated in scientific activities held more positive attitudes toward research than those who had not. Participants who had prior experience doing scientific research showed more positive attitudes toward research and researchers than those without this experience. Being older, having scientific research experience, following the continuous broadcasts related to nursing, and participating in scientific activities all significantly influenced attitude toward research (p
Source: Journal of Nursing Research - Category: Nursing Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research