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. 2018 Apr 14;5(2):181-185.
doi: 10.1016/j.ijnss.2018.04.005. eCollection 2018 Apr 10.

A Japanese version of the stressors in nursing students (SINS) scale

Roger Watson  1 , Kumi Watanabe  2 , Ayako Yamashita  3 , Mieko Yamaguchi  4 , Caroline Bradbury-Jones  5 , Fiona Irvine  5
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A Japanese version of the stressors in nursing students (SINS) scale

Roger Watson et al. Int J Nurs Sci. .

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Abstract

Objectives: To translate and study the factor structure of a Japanese version of the Stressors in Nursing Students scale.

Methods: The Stressors in Nursing Students scale was translated into Japanese and administered to a large cohort (N = 1298) of female Japanese nursing students across five universities and across all four years of the nursing programme. The data were analysed using exploratory factor analysis.

Results: Exploratory factor analysis revealed four factors: 'Clinical'; 'Conflict and confidence'; 'Education'; and 'Free time'. The relationship between the total score on the Stressors in Nursing Students scale and the demographic aspects of the sample was weak but there was a significant increase in the perception of stressors between first and second year students.

Conclusions: There were similarities and differences between the perception of stressors by nursing students in Japan compared with, for example, the United Kingdom and China mainland. While a four-factor structure was found here, the distribution of items in the Stressors in Nursing Students scale differed from previous studies in the United Kingdom and China with the 'Free time' factor being unique to this study. Stress is an issue for nursing students and is related to the specific stressors they encounter in the process of their work and study. Findings can inform the development of strategies to reduce such stressors among nursing students in multiple, global contexts.

Keywords: Factor analysis; Japan; Nursing students; Stressors.

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