The relationship between social media usage by undergraduate nursing students and development of their professional identity : A correlational study

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Alharbi, Muna, Kuhn, Lisa and Morphet, Julia. (2022). The relationship between social media usage by undergraduate nursing students and development of their professional identity : A correlational study. Nurse Education Today. 112, p. Article 105337. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2022.105337
AuthorsAlharbi, Muna, Kuhn, Lisa and Morphet, Julia
Abstract

Background
How nursing students perceive themselves as potential nurses in the future is defined as their nursing professional identity. Many undergraduate nursing students present positive attitudes regarding the use of social media. However, the influence of social media usage by undergraduate nursing students on the development of their professional identity is yet to be determined.

Objective
To determine the relationship between social media usage by undergraduate nursing students and the development of their professional identity.

Design
Descriptive, correlational, cross-sectional study.

Setting(s)
Two universities in western Saudi Arabia.

Participants
Undergraduate nursing students who used social media.

Methods
An online questionnaire was designed, and its contents were validated. It was then distributed via a Qualtrics link to students' email addresses and via social media between 4th September 2019 and 28th October 2019. Descriptive analysis including frequencies, percentages, medians, and interquartile ranges were reported. Additionally, a number of non-parametric tests were conducted to investigate the relationships in question.

Results
In total, 484 questionnaires were included in the analysis. The participants who used social media for educational (p = 0.004), or for professional purposes (p = 0.015) had high scores on the PI scale. The professional identity scores were also positively associated among the participants who followed nurses (p < 0.001), shared their nursing experiences (p < 0.001), and acted as societal educators about the nursing profession (p < 0.001) on social media platforms.

Conclusions
Engagement with social media positively influenced undergraduate nursing students in the development of their professional identity. However, it is notable that the pedagogy of nursing education has been slow to adopt social media into nursing curricula. Nursing students require guidance in terms of how to use social media for their professional development.

Keywordscorrelational; professional identity; social media; undergraduate nursing students
Year2022
JournalNurse Education Today
Journal citation112, p. Article 105337
PublisherElsevier Ltd
ISSN0260-6917
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2022.105337
PubMed ID35378417
Scopus EID2-s2.0-85100903388
Page range1-7
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Online26 Mar 2022
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Accepted22 Mar 2022
Deposited31 Jul 2023
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