The Impact of Growth Mindset and Self-control on Academic Stress among Nursing College Students

Objectives This study was conducted to provide foundational data for developing strategies to alleviate academic stress among nursing students by examining the effects of a growth mindset and self-control on their academic stress. Methods Data were collected from nursing students at a university located in K province, with a total of 186 partic-ipants' data used for final analysis. Data analysis was performed using IBM SPSS 29.0. The growth mindset, self-control, and academic stress according to the general characteristics of the participants were analyzed using independent t-tests and ANOVA. Pearson’s correlation coefficients were used to analyze the correlations be-tween variables, and multiple regression analysis was employed to assess the impact of these factors on academ-ic stress. Results A survey was conducted on 187 nursing students to investigate the effects of a growth mindset and self-control on academic stress. The data analysis revealed a significant correlation between academic stress, growth mindset, and self-control among the participants. Hierarchical regression analysis showed that the age group of 25 to 34 years and self-control had a significant impact on academic stress among nursing students, with the model explaining 23.4% of the variance. Conclusions This study identified the effects of a growth mindset and self-control on academic stress in nursing students, highlighting the need for the development and implementation of intervention programs aimed at re-ducing academic stress among this population.