Investigation on subjective well- being among nursing students in secondary vocational schools

Objective To understand the subjective well-being status of nursing students in secondary vocational schools,so as to provide information for students' mental health education. Method Totally,293 nursing students in secondary vocational schools were recruited and investigated using Subjective Well-being Scale. Results The subjective well- being of nursing students in secondary vocational school was low,the scores of three subscales from high to low were negative emotion,positive emotion and overall life satisfaction. There was no significant difference in subjective well- being among female students and male students except score of life satisfaction( P 0. 01). There existed significant differences among different grades( P 0. 01 or P 0. 05),except no difference in scores negative emotion between first and second grade nursing students,and subjective well- being of second and third grade students were lower than that of first grade students( P 0. 01 or P 0. 05). Conclusion The secondary vocational school should adopt measures to improve students' subjective well- being,especially male,second and third grade nursing students,and promote their mental health.