Ko Heesung, Kim Seryeong, Kim Eunjeong
Department of Nursing, Jesus University, Jeonju-si 54989, Korea.
Department of Education, Jeonju University, Jeonju-si 55069, Korea.
Healthcare (Basel). 2021 Oct 30;9(11):1473. doi: 10.3390/healthcare9111473.
Gratitude journaling has been used to improve grateful disposition. However, there is only limited data available on its application experience. This study aimed to: (1) explore the experiences of nursing students who have participated in gratitude journaling; and (2) assess students' views of gratitude journaling as a nursing intervention. This study implemented an eight-week program of gratitude journaling with fourth-year nursing students who took a mental health psychiatric nursing course at a South Korean university. Following the eight weeks, students reflected on their gratitude journaling experience in a reflective essay. Using content analysis, 53 essays were analyzed. Five categories were identified from the reflective essay, as follows: "A new beginning", "The engine that motivates continued participation: gratitude sharing", "The process driving change", "Changes brought about by gratitude", and "Self-reflection". Based on this experience, nursing students believed that it is important to promote steady participation when administering gratitude journaling as a nursing intervention. The study findings suggest that the gratitude journaling not only helped with nursing students' perspective, emotional, and behavioral aspects and stress management, but also provided an opportunity to advance a step further based on self-reflection.
写感恩日记已被用于改善感恩的性情。然而，关于其应用经验的数据有限。本研究旨在：（1）探索参与感恩日记的护理专业学生的经历；（2）评估学生对感恩日记作为一种护理干预措施的看法。本研究对韩国一所大学修读心理健康精神科护理课程的四年级护理专业学生实施了为期八周的感恩日记计划。八周后，学生们在一篇反思性文章中回顾了他们的感恩日记经历。采用内容分析法，对53篇文章进行了分析。从反思性文章中确定了五个类别，如下：“新的开始”、“促使持续参与的动力：感恩分享”、“推动改变的过程”、“感恩带来的改变”和“自我反思”。基于这一经历，护理专业学生认为，在将感恩日记作为一种护理干预措施实施时，促进持续稳定的参与很重要。研究结果表明，感恩日记不仅有助于护理专业学生在观念、情感和行为方面以及压力管理，还提供了一个基于自我反思更进一步的机会。
