SPIRITUAL WELL-BEING AND CAPACITY FOR COMPASSION AS PREDICTORS OF CARING BEHAVIOR OF NURSING STUDENTS IN SELECTED PRIVATE SCHOOL IN DAVAO CITY

Trisha Mae M. Alalong, RN

doi:10.65010/seairj.v6i1.226

SPIRITUAL WELL-BEING AND CAPACITY FOR COMPASSION AS PREDICTORS OF CARING BEHAVIOR OF NURSING STUDENTS IN SELECTED PRIVATE SCHOOL IN DAVAO CITY

Trisha Mae M. Alalong, RN

Abstract

This study determines the influence of spiritual well-being and capacity compassion on the caring behavior of nursing students. The descriptive-correlational design was utilized in this study. Data were gathered through survey questionnaire from 200 nursing students in selected private school. Mean was employed in analyzing the level of spiritual well-being, level of capacity compassion, and level of caring behavior. Pearson-product moment correlation was used to analyze the relationships that exist between the variables. Further, the multiple regression analysis was used to measure the influence of spiritual well-being and capacity compassion, and level of caring behavior of nursing students. The results disclosed that the levels of significant relationship between spiritual wellbeing and capacity of compassion. This implied that spiritual well-being of nursing students considering the four domain and capacity compassion considering the healthcare professionals can improve better, the caring behavior of nursing students considered two aspects further explains that spiritual wellbeing and capacity of compassion has significant relationship, therefore the hypothesis was rejected. Lastly, compassion is an important contributor to caring behavior, it is recommended that healthcare professionals need to further increase since they have got the high level, but still there is room for the highest level may the nursing students practically aware and adopt.

Keywords

Spiritual Well-Being, capacity for compassion, and Caring for compassion, and Caring Behavior of Nursing

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