Incivility Behavior and Coping Strategies as Perceived by Students in Faculty of Nursing - Damanhour University

Sobhy Khedr, Maha; Hassan Abd- El-Aal, Nevine; Hassan Mostafa, Wafaa

doi:10.21608/ejhc.2025.409259

Incivility Behavior and Coping Strategies as Perceived by Students in Faculty of Nursing - Damanhour University

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

¹ Demonstrator in Nursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing, Damnhour University, Egypt

² Professor in Nursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing, Damnhour University, Egypt

³ Assistant Professor in Nursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing, Damnhour University, Egypt

10.21608/ejhc.2025.409259

Abstract

Background: Incivility behavior in nursing education is a serious problem that is characterized by a violation of mutual respect norms in interpersonal interactions among students, faculty members and administrators. Therefore, there is an urgent need to address incivility behavior through using effective coping strategies. Aim: To identify incivility behavior and coping strategies as perceived by students in faculty of nursing, Damanhour University. Design: A descriptive correlational research design was utilized to conduct this study. Setting: This study was conducted at all scientific departments at Faculty of Nursing, Damanhour University. Subjects: Undergraduate nursing students who were actually enrolled at 2nd, 3rd, and 4th years during the academic year 2022-2023 (n=365). Tools: two tools were used: incivility in nursing education - revised scale and academic coping strategies scale. Results: The majority (88.5%) of the studied nursing students had a high perception level toward total incivility behavior. Also, the coping strategies as perceived by the studied nursing students with different dimensions were moderate mean percent score ranked in descending order as follows: approach coping strategies, social support coping strategies and avoidance coping strategies. Conclusion: There were positive statistical significant weak correlations between total incivility behavior, approach coping strategies and social support coping strategies as perceived by the studied nursing students. Recommendations: Establishing and declaring discipline system, rules and regulations which direct professional academic behavior of nursing student and faculty member. Also, providing training programs for nursing students on adaptive coping strategies to improve their coping abilities when experiencing incivility behavior.

Keywords