ArticleNursing outlook
Understanding the mediated relationship between moral distress, depression, and suicide risk in undergraduate nursing students.
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- Educational Strategies for Managing Moral Distress in Student Nurses: A Scoping Review.Journal of advanced nursing · 2026Article
- Family Socioeconomic Status and General Self-Efficacy in Nursing Students: A Moderated Mediation Model of Family Relationship Quality and Institutional Type.Journal of nursing management · 2026Article
- Associations Among Depression, Self-Compassion, and Learning Burnout in Nursing Students: A Three-Wave Longitudinal Study.Depression and anxiety · 2026Article
- Symptoms of Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Among Nursing Students and Coping Strategies Used.Revista brasileira de enfermagem · 2026Observational
- Influencing factors of moral resilience among intern nursing students: a cross-sectional survey.BMC nursing · 2025Article
- Student nurses experiences of moral distress: A concept analysis.Journal of advanced nursing · 2025Review
- Mental Health of Nursing Students: A Bibliometric Review Based on CiteSpace Visual Analysis.Journal of nursing management · 2025Review
- Moral distress and compassion fatigue among nursing interns: a cross-sectional study on the mediating roles of moral resilience and professional identity.BMC nursing · 2024Article
- Down-regulation of MKP-1 in hippocampus protects against stress-induced depression-like behaviors and neuroinflammation.Translational psychiatry · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundNursing students are at higher risk for depression, suicide, and other mental health concerns as compared to the general college student population. Moral distress and other ethical issues may be a significant source of psychological harm within nursing student experiences and warrants further attention. PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to understand the mediating effect of depression on the relationship between moral distress and suicide risk among undergraduate nursing students.
methodsThis cross-sectional analysis was derived from a larger sequential mixed methods study. The first phase was an online survey completed by a national sample of N = 679 nursing students in the United States.
findingsThe relationship between moral distress and suicide risk was fully mediated by depression and statistically significant at the alpha = 0.05 level.
conclusionAll three psychological variables (depression, moral distress, suicide risk) impact nursing students and require innovative solutions within nursing and educational programs.
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