Peer Support and its’ Influence on Academic Engagement among Nursing Students

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Department of Nursing Administration-Faculty of Nursing, Ain Shams University - Egypt

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Background: Peer support is a notion that emphasizes a person's healthy psychological state and has a significant influence on students' academic attainment, performance, and engagement. The study's aim was to assess the influence of peer support on academic engagement among nursing students. Research design: This study's methodology was a descriptive correlational approach. Setting: Nursing Faculty at Ain Shams University, the research was carried out. Subjects: 267 out of 875 nursing student of academic year 2022/2023. Tools: Peer support survey and academic engagement scale were used to gather data. Results: (50%) of first year Nursing students' perceptions of peer support were low.  While the vast majority (93.8%) of fourth-year nursing students reported high perceptions of peer support. Nearly half (46.3%) of first-year nursing students exhibited low levels of academic engagement. Although the vast majority of fourth-year nursing students (95.1 percent) exhibited high academic engagement levels.  Conclusion: Peer support and academic engagement among nursing students were statistically significantly correlated. Recommendations: Establish a welcoming and encouraging learning environment for nursing students, foster connections between teachers and students, and encourage participation in both academic and extracurricular activities on the part of students.

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Egyptian Journal of Health Care
Volume 14, Issue 3
September 2023
Pages 417-427

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