Effects of Communication Skills, Nunchi Skills, Major Satisfaction, and Metacognition on Clinical Practice Stress among Health-related College Students

Key Points

• This research aims to investigate how communication skills, nunchi skills, major satisfaction, and metacognition relate to clinical practice stress among health-related college students.
• Online survey conducted between January 18 to February 1, 2025
• Data collected from 172 health-related college students in 3- and 4-year programs
• Analysis of correlations and factors affecting clinical practice stress
• Clinical practice stress negatively correlates with communication skills (r=-0.127, p=0.049)
• Clinical practice stress negatively correlates with major satisfaction (r=-0.279, p<0.001)
• Significant factors influencing stress include major satisfaction (β=-0.231, p=0.006) and clinical practice satisfaction (β=-0.219, p=0.010) with 11.9% explanatory power