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Association Between Sources of Social Support and Depression Among Nursing Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic Kurniawan, Dedi; Fitriawan, Akbar Satria; Setyaningsih, Wiwit Ananda Wahyu; Wulandari, Apri Nur; Wijoyo, Eriyono Budi; Samutri, Erni; Suparmanto, Gatot; Achmad, Bayu Fandhi; Retnaningsih, Listyana Natalia; Sudiarti, Putri Eka
Nurse Media Journal of Nursing Vol 14, No 2 (2024): (August 2024)
Publisher : Department of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Diponegoro

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.14710/nmjn.v14i2.56407

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Background: Nursing students have a higher risk of depression due to their high academic burden, social isolation, pandemic loneliness, abrupt online learning, and financial difficulties during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown. Although the disruption of social network patterns during the pandemic has been observed in previous studies, it is still not fully understood which source of social support is associated with depression among nursing students.Purpose: This study aimed to assess the correlations between sources of social support and depression among nursing students during the COVID-19 pandemic.Methods: An online cross-sectional study was conducted between May and September 2021. Nursing students (n=734) from seven universities across four provinces in Indonesia were recruited as participants using convenience sampling methods. Data were obtained through online questionnaires consisting of the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS) to assess social support and the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) to assess depression. Spearman-Rank correlation tests were used to examine the correlations between sources of social support and depression.   Results: Most of the nursing students (85.1%) were female, with a mean age of 19.94 years (SD=1.42). Many nursing students (n=313; 42.6%) experienced depression. Most of the students (n=465; 63.4%) perceived high family support, moderate friends (n=415; 56.5%) and significant others’ support (n=437; 59.5%). Of the three sources of social support (family, friends, and significant others), only family support had a significant inverse correlation with depression (Rho=-0.492, p<0.001).Conclusion: Family support had a significant inverse and moderate correlation with depression among nursing students during the COVID-19 pandemic. Our findings provided information to nursing educators to incorporate a strategy to maintain robust family support and regular depression assessments as part of the online learning curriculum. Therefore, it can be used to ameliorate depression among nursing students.
Co-Authors Agus Mulyawan Ahmad Burhanudin Ahmad, Shieva Nur Azizah Akhmad, Shieva Nur Azizah Alpan Habibi Andari, Aisya Puteri Anggraeni, Efi Anggraeni, Indri Putri Annisaa F. Umara Annisaa Fitrah Umara Antoni, Tresna Dinullah Anung Ahadi Pradana Anung Ahadi Pradana Apriliana, Dwi Artanami, Alifia Nur Astrie Merlinda Atiq Rizka Azjunia Azizah Al-Ashri Nainar Bayu Fandhi Achmad Bin Wahab, Jamaluddin Casman Casman Casman, Casman Christantie Effendy Daulima, Novy Helena C. Dedi Kurniawan Dela Novitasari DWI SURYANTO Efi Anggraini Elang Wibisana Elly Purnamasari Eni Nuraeni Eti Rahmawati Euis Irna Nurpadillah Fadhilah, Rafiqah Fauzan Hakim Fitria, Niska Fitriawan, Akbar Satria Gita Cahyani Hastuti, Hera Heny Suseani Pangastuti Hera Hastuti Hertati Hertati I Ketut Suada Ice Yulia Wardani Ilham Fajri Imas Yoyoh Imas Yoyoh Indriani Indriani Indrianisa, Yulia Ismawati, Amalia Juliati, Siska K Kartini, K Karina Megasari Winahyu Kartini Kartini Kartini Kartini Kartini Kartini Kartini Kartini Khoirunnisa Khoirunnisa Kurniawan Kurniawan Kurniawan Kurniawan Kurniawan Kurniawan Lilis Komariyah, Lilis Listia Ardiani Lubna Najwa Wardani Mariani, Siska Mashito, Dewi Mustikasari Mustikasari Mustikasari Mustikasari Mutakamilah Mutakamilah Mutakamilah, M Nainar, Azizah Al Ashri Nainar, Azizah Al-Ashri Nisa Nizhan Nurfadillah Nopiyanah, Siti Novy H.C Daulima nuraeni, een Nuraini Nuraini Nuraini Nuraini Nuraini Nuraini Nurhikmah Nurhikmah Nurul Amelia nurul khotimah Popy Irawati Qolina, Elly Rafiqah Fadhilah Rana Kumala Retnaningsih, Listyana Natalia Rizkiyani Istifada Roswita Hasan Rosyad, Habibi Rohman Saad, Zahrah Samutri, Erni Sarah Rahmania Setyaningsih, Wiwit Ananda Wahyu Shieva Nur Azizah Shieva Nur Azizah Sholikhah, Qurrota Aini Zahrotu Siti Toyibatul Khiftiyah Sri Wulandari Subagya, Ami Novianti Sudiarti, Putri Eka Suparmanto, Gatot Tati Suryati Umara, Annisaa Fitrah Verawati Verawati Wibawa, Shinta Restu Winahyu, Karina Megasari Windi Srirahayu Wulandari, Apri Nur Yoyoh, Imas Yulia Agnia Nurrohmah Zulia Putri Perdani, Zulia Putri