1. Cultivating Sense of Belongingness Among Graduate Nursing Students: A Virtual Fitness Challenge.
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Stamm, Robyn W., Davis, Lindsay, Gillespie, Gordon L., Rosado, Juan O. Lopez, and Rota, Matthew J.
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TEACHER-student relationships , *SCHOOL environment , *ONLINE education , *STATISTICS , *CLINICAL trials , *PHYSICAL fitness , *PRE-tests & post-tests , *ACADEMIC achievement , *SURVEYS , *INTERPERSONAL relations , *UNIVERSITIES & colleges , *SCALE analysis (Psychology) , *DESCRIPTIVE statistics , *STATISTICAL hypothesis testing , *GRADUATE students , *NURSING students , *PSYCHOLOGICAL adaptation , *EMOTIONS , *DATA analysis software , *STATISTICAL sampling , *DATA analysis , *SUCCESS - Abstract
Sense of belongingness in the academic environment has been associated with positive student outcomes and increased student success. To cultivate belongingness, graduate nursing students were invited to participate in a virtual fitness challenge. Sense of belongingness was measured through pre-(n = 103) and post-intervention (n = 64) surveys with three subscales: other students, faculty, and the university. Students reported improved sense of belongingness following the intervention for all subscales, with statistically significant improvements related to other students (p = .007) and the university (p = .023). A virtual fitness challenge may improve sense of belongingness among graduate nursing students. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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