The effects of self-reflection and insight and interpersonal relationship on self-leadership in nursing students

Objectives To present practical guidance for improving self-leadership of nursing students, it should be prioritized that exploration of the preceding predictors of self-leadership. This study was conducted to investigate the influencing factors of self-leadership among nursing students. Methods This study was a descriptive research. The subjects were 239 nursing students attending 3 universities in 2 regions. Data were collected using structured questionnaires from june 1 to june 15, 2022. Collected data was analyzed by technical statistics, t-test, ANOVA, Pearson’s correlation and stepwise multiple regression. Results An average of self-reflection and insight is 3.60±0.51, interpersonal relationship is 3.83±0.48 and self-leadership is 3.41±0.45. Self-leadership had positive correlations with self-reflection and insight(r=.570), and interpersonal relationship(r=.396). Significant predictors of self-leadership were self-reflection and insight(β=.48) and interpersonal relationship(β=.23). These factors explained 40% of the variance. Conclusions Based on this study’s results, it required the strategic use of self-reflection and insight and interpersonal relationship for improving self-leadership.