Effect of Self-awareness Education on the Self-efficacy and Sociotropy-Autonomy Characteristics of Nurses in a Psychiatry Clinic

WOS: 000264942100009PubMed ID: 19327557This study was planned to investigate the effect of a self-awareness education program on the self-efficacy and sociotropy autonomy characteristics of nurses in a psychiatry clinic. The sample was composed of 22 nurses who worked in a psychiatry clinic. Three forms were used for research data collection: descriptive characteristics form, self-efficacy scale (SES), and sociotropy autonomy scale (SAS). A statistically significant difference was found in the psychiatric unit nurses' mean SES and SAS scores before and after receiving the education for increasing their self-awareness. On the basis of these findings, it is recommended that an education program for increasing self-awareness be implemented because it affects increasing the personal characteristics of self-efficacy and sociotropy autonomy. (C) 2009 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved