Perspect Nurs Sci PNS Perspectives in Nursing Science 2288-2898 2288-7687 The Research Institute of Nursing Science, Seoul National University 10.16952/pns.2017.14.2.81 Original Article Levels of Clinical Practice Stress and Coping Strategies according to Nursing Students' Personality/Behavior Types Jang Suyeon 1 Kim So Jeong 1 Kim Yeong Ji 1 Suh In Young 1 Song Chearim 1 Oh Hong Kum 1 Lee In Jae 1 Lee Ji Yun 1 Lee Ji Eun 1 Hong Da Hye 1 Kim Jeongeun 2 Undergraduate Student, College of Nursing, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea. Professor, College of Nursing · Research Institute of Nursing Science, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea. Corresponding author: Kim, Jeongeun. College of Nursing, Seoul National University, 103 Daehak-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul 03080, Korea. Tel: +82-2-740-8483, Fax: +82-2-747-3948, kim0424@snu.ac.kr 10 2017 31 10 2017 14 2 81 89 08 10 2017 23 10 2017 23 10 2017 © 2017 The Research Institute of Nursing Science Seoul National University 2017 The Research Institute of Nursing Science Seoul National University Purpose

This study was performed to identify levels of clinical practice stress and coping strategies according to the personality/behavior types of nursing students.

 Methods

The subjects of this study were 143 third- and fourth-grade nursing students in 14 nursing colleges who had experienced clinical practice. The questionnaire consisted of instruments to identify Dominance, Influence, Steadiness, and Conscientiousness (DISC) personality/behavior types, clinical stress, and stress coping strategies. The data were analyzed using Cronbach's α, descriptive statistics, and ANOVA, using the SPSS 24.0 program.

 Results

The DISC pattern showed high priority in Steadiness (48.3%), followed by Conscientiousness (21.0%), Influence (16.1%), and Dominance (14.7%), in that order. The steadiness type showed the lowest level of stress among four patterns.

 Conclusion

This study found that the personality/behavior types of nursing students differ. Additionally, different personality/behavior types can be attributed to stress levels and stress coping behaviors. Based on these results, different personality and behavior types of nursing students should be considered to manage their stress levels related to the clinical practicum experience.

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D=Dominance; I=Influence; S=Steadiness; C=Conscientiousness.

 Clinical Practice Stress Score (<italic>N</italic>=143)

D=Dominance; I=Influence; S=Steadiness; C=Conscientiousness.

 Stress Coping Strategy Score (<italic>N</italic>=143)

D=Dominance; I=Influence; S=Steadiness; C=Conscientiousness.