J Psy Nurs. 2016; 7(1): 1-6 | DOI: 10.5505/phd.2016.52523

The Effect of Perceived Social Support on Academic Achievement in Health College Students

Canan Tayfur¹, Sevim Ulupýnar^2
1Onsekizmart University Research And Training Hospital, Canakkale, Turkey
²Istanbul University Florence Nightingale Faculty Of Nursing

INTRODUCTION: The aim of the study is to determine the factors influencing social support and academic achievement and to examine the effect of perceived social support on academic achievement in health college students.
METHODS: The sample comprised 411 students in total: 140 nursing, 150 midwifery and 114 emergency and disaster management department students studying at a vocational health school of a state university. The data collection instruments adopted in the study was the questionnaire form developed by the researchers and the Perceived Social Support Scale-R developed by Yildirim (2004). The questionnaire form comprised 21 questions related to students' socio-demographic features, grade point average (GPA), relationship with friends, and school and family life. The collected data were analyzed in statistical program.
RESULTS: It was found out that students' mean grade point average was 2.68 (over 4.00) and the mean perceived social support score was 128.64 (over 150). A weak relationship was found between perceived social support level and academic success. Female students, those who did not experience psychological problems, those who were satisfied with their place of residence and those who had good economic status were observed to have higher social support levels. Those who studied nursing and who were final year students, graduates of vocational health high school, those who graduated from high school with a very good degree, those who perceived themselves to be academically successful and those who had the habit of studying regularly had higher grade point averages.
DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION: In our study, individual, educational and familial factors influencing academic success and perceived social support were identified and recommendations are presented.

Keywords: Perceived social support, academic achievement, school of health college student

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Saðlýk Yüksekokulu Öðrencilerinin Algýladýklarý Sosyal Desteðin Akademik Baþarýlarýna Etkisi

Canan Tayfur¹, Sevim Ulupýnar^2
1Çanakkale Onsekizmart Üniversitesi Araþtýrma Ve Uygulama Hastanesi, Çanakkale, Türkiye
²Ýstanbul Üniversitesi Florence Nightingale Hemþirelik Fakültesi, Ýstanbul, Türkiye

GÝRÝÞ ve AMAÇ: Saðlýk yüksekokulu öðrencilerinin sosyal destek ve akademik baþarýlarýný etkileyen faktörleri belirlemek ve algýlanan sosyal desteðin akademik baþarýya etkisini incelemektir.
YÖNTEM ve GEREÇLER: Araþtýrmanýn örneklemi bir devlet üniversitesine baðlý saðlýk yüksekokulunda öðrenim gören 140 hemþirelik, 157 ebelik ve 114 acil yardým afet yönetimi bölümü öðrencisi olmak üzere toplam 411 öðrenci oluþturdu. Veri toplama aracý olarak, araþtýrmacýlar tarafýndan hazýrlanan anket formu ve Yýldýrým (2004) tarafýndan geliþtirilen Algýlanan Sosyal Destek Ölçeði-R kullanýldý. Anket formu; öðrencilerinin sosyo-demografik özellikleri, Aðýrlýklý Genel Not Ortalamasý, arkadaþ iliþkileri, okul ve aile yaþantýlarýna yönelik toplam 21 sorudan oluþmaktaydý. Bulgular, istatistik paket programýnda analiz edildi.
BULGULAR: Öðrencilerin akademik baþarý not ortalamasýnýn 2,68 (4.00 puan üzerinden) olduðu; algýlanan sosyal destek puan ortalamasýnýn 128,64 (150 puan üzerinden) olduðu belirlendi. Algýlanan sosyal destek düzeyi ve akademik baþarý arasýnda pozitif yönde zayýf derecede iliþki bulundu. Kadýnlar, psikolojik sorun yaþamayanlar, kaldýðý yerden memnun olan ve ekonomik durumunun iyi düzeyde olduðunu ifade eden öðrencilerin sosyal destek düzeyi daha yüksekti. Hemþirelik öðrencileri, son sýnýfta okuyanlar, saðlýk meslek lisesinden mezun olanlar, liseden pekiyi dereceyle mezun olanlar, akademik olarak kendini baþarýlý algýlayanlar ve düzenli ders çalýþma alýþkanlýðý olan öðrencilerin aðýrlýklý genel not ortalamasý daha yüksekti.
TARTIÞMA ve SONUÇ: Çalýþmamýzda akademik baþarý ve sosyal destek algýsýný etkileyen bireysel, eðitsel ve ailesel faktörler belirlenmiþ ve bunlara yönelik öneriler sunulmuþtur.

Anahtar Kelimeler: Algýlanan sosyal destek, akademik baþarý, saðlýk yüksekokulu

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