Abstract:

Nursing is among the most preferred departments of universities within numerical departments in our country. Objectives: The research was carried out to examine the self-esteem levels, narcissism levels and personality traits of students who started nursing undergraduate education at state and foundation universities. Methods: This descriptive study was carried out with 253 nursing first year students who started education at a state university and a foundation university. The data were collected by using “Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSE)”, “Narcissistic Personality Inventory (NPI)” and “Eysenck Personality Questionnaire-Revised Abbreviated Form (EPQR-A)”. In the analysis of the data, Chi-square, Mann-Whitney U-Test, Student t test, and correlation analysis were used. Results: The department satisfaction level of both groups was similar, and gender, average age, high school graduate, mother education, father education and income level characteristics were not similar. Nursing students' mean RSE score was 1.05 ± 0.53; NPI mean score is 13.52 ± 5.54, mean scores according to EPQR-A sub-dimension; Psychoticism 1.17 ± 1.03; Neurotsism 3.10 ± 1.77; Extroversion is 3.89 ± 1.84; Lie is 4.14 ± 1.45. There was a positive correlation between NPI and RSE scores and EPQR-A Extroversion and Psychoticism subscale scores, and negative correlation between NPI and EPQR-A Neuroticism and Lie sub-dimension scores. The NPI scores of the students at the foundation university are higher than those at the state university, and the RSE and EPQR-A subscale scores are similar in the two groups. Conclusion: Nursing students have high self-esteem and narcissism levels are normal. Among the personality traits, psychoticism is at a low level, neuroticism, extraversion and lie are at a medium level. There is a relationship between the level of narcissism and self-esteem and personality traits. Self-esteem and personality traits of public and foundation university students are similar. The level of narcissism is higher among foundation university students.

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