Levels of Self Awareness and Self Evaluation in Nursing and Midwifery Students and Its Relationship With Academic Success

Abstract

The aim of this study is to determine whether or not there is a relationship between levels of self awareness, self evaluation and academic achievment in nursing and midwife students over the four years of thier training. The Self Awareness Scale (SAS) and Self Evaluation Scale (SAS) were used for the study. The sample consisted of nursing (n=32) and midwifery (n=36) students at Ankara University Cebeci School of Health. In this cohort study, the scales were applied eight times over four years. An increase in scores was observed on both scales over the four years. A significant relationship was found between academic success and the SAS scores of third and fourth year nursing students. However, no such relationship was found in the case of midwifery students. A significant relationship was found for these students between academic succes and the SES scores in the second, third and fourth classes. In general, midwifery students enter university with lower entrance scores than nursing students. It is thus possible that their professional misgivings are greater than those of nursing students. As a result, it is possible to say that the self awareness of higher education students is affected positively.