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Relationships between social skills and self-esteem in nurses: a questionnaire study
Marta Elena Losa-Iglesias1, Daniel López López2, Rocío Rodriguez Vazquez1
1a Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos , Avda. de Atenas, s/n - 28922, Alcorcón, Madrid , Spain.
Background:
Our study attempts to evaluate whether nurses' social skills are related to their self-concept and self-esteem.
Methods:
A descriptive survey study was developed to 464 nurses who had worked for a minimum of one year in adult or pediatric services. The Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSE) and the Scale of Social Skills (SSS) by Gismero were used to measure nurses' self-esteem and social skills, respectively.
Results:
Evaluation of self-esteem and social skills revealed no significant associations between sex and specific nursing speciality, (p > .05). Significant differences were observed based on the marital status for RSE and SSS Factor 1 (RSE, p = .013; SSS-F1, p = .033). Correlation and regression analyses demonstrated a significant correlation between nurse self-esteem and some social skills factors.
Conclusion:
This study shows that there exists a relationship between higher self-esteem and self-concept among nurses and this issue can affect effective communication with patients.
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