Investigation of the Relationship between Nursing and Midwifery Students' Self-Perceptions of Leadership Behaviors and Decision-Making Styles

¹Girne American University, Departmant of Healthcare Management, TRNC
²Girne American University, Vocational School of Health, TRNC

Aim: The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between nursing and midwifery students' self-perceptions about leadership behaviors and their decision-making styles. The secondary aim is to examine the relationship between nursing and midwifery students' self-perceptions of leadership behavior and decision-making styles according to various demographic variables.
Method: The research was carried out with 217 students studying in two programs, nursing and midwifery, in the School of Nursing at university in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. A personal information form, the "Melbourne decision-making scale I and II" and the "Self-Perception Scale of Undergraduate Students' Leadership Behaviors" were used collect data.
Results: A significant difference was found between the programs studied and the decision-making styles and leadership behaviors of the students, as well as age and class. A significant and positive relationship was found between students' self-esteem scores in decision making and the results obtained from self-confident, principled and determined leadership behaviors (p<0.05). In addition, it was revealed that there is a statistically significant relationship between decision-making styles and leadership characteristics.
Conclusion: It was revealed that as the self-esteem of nursing and midwifery students increased at all grade levels, leadership behaviors increased, as careful decision-making increased, leadership characteristics decreased, and when avoidant and panic decision-making increased, leadership behaviors increased. Leadership behaviors of both senior midwifery and nursing students were found to be higher than in other classes. In addition, it has been determined that midwifery students prefer to make procrastinating decisions and their leadership behaviors increase as the class and age of the students increase.

Keywords:

Hem�irelik ve Ebelik ��rencilerinin �nderlik Davran��lar�na �li�kin �z Alg�lar�yla Karar Verme Bi�imleri Aras�ndaki �li�kinin �ncelenmesi

¹Girne Amerikan �niversitesi, Sa�l�k Y�netimi Anabilim Dal�, Kuzey K�br�s T�rk Cumhuriyeti
²Girne Amerikan �niversitesi, Sa�l�k Meslek Y�ksek Okulu, Kuzey K�br�s T�rk Cumhuriyeti

Ama�: Bu �al��mada ama�, hem�irelik ve ebelik ��rencilerinin �nderlik davran��lar�na ili�kin �z alg�lar� ile karar verme bi�imleri aras�ndaki ili�kiyi incelemektir. Ayr�ca �al��mada, hem�irelik ve ebelik ��rencilerinin baz� tan�t�c� �zellikleri ile �nderlik davran��na ili�kin �z alg�lar� ve karar verme bi�imleri aras�ndaki ili�kinin incelenmesi ama�lanm��t�r.
Y�ntem: Ara�t�rma, Kuzey K�br�s T�rk Cumhuriyetindeki bir �niversitenin hem�irelik y�ksekokuluna ba�l� hem�irelik ve ebelik programlar�nda ��renim g�ren 217 ��renci ile yap�lm��t�r. Veri toplama arac� olarak, �Ki�isel Bilgi Formu, Melbourne Karar Verme �l�e�i I ve II ile Lisans ��rencilerinin �nderlik Davran��lar�na �li�kin �z Alg� �l�e�i�� kullan�lm��t�r. Verilerin analizinde; Kruskal-Wallis H testi ve Mann-Whitney U testi ile Spearman korelasyon testi kullan�lm��t�r.
Bulgular: ��rencilerin okuduklar� b�l�m, ya� ve s�n�f ile karar verme bi�imleri ve �nderlik davran��lar� aras�nda anlaml� farkl�l�klar bulunmu�tur. ��rencilerin karar vermede �zsayg� puanlar� ile kendine g�venli �nderlik, ilkeli �nderlik ve kararl� �nderden ��kan sonu�lar aras�nda (p<0,05) anlaml� ve olumlu y�nl� ili�ki belirlenmi�tir. Ayr�ca ��rencilerin karar verme bi�imleri ile �nderlik �zellikleri aras�nda da istatistiki olarak anlaml� ili�ki oldu�u saptanm��t�r.
Sonu�: �al��mada, hem�irelik ve ebelik ��rencilerinin t�m s�n�f d�zeylerinde �zsayg�lar� artt�k�a �nderlik davran��lar�n�n artt��, dikkatli karar verme artt�k�a �nderlik �zelliklerinin azald��, ka��ngan ve panik karar verme artt��nda ise �nderlik �zelliklerinin artt�� ortaya konmu�tur. T�m ��rencilerin d�rd�nc� s�n�flar�n�n �nderlik davran��lar� di�er s�n�flardan daha y�ksek bulunmu�tur. Bunun yan�nda ebelik ��rencilerinin erteleyici karar vermeye y�neldikleri ve ��rencilerin s�n�f ve ya�lar� artt�k�a �nderlik �zelliklerinin artt�� belirlenmi�tir.

Anahtar Kelimeler:

Buket H�seyniklio�lu, Fatma T�ys�z. Investigation of the Relationship between Nursing and Midwifery Students' Self-Perceptions of Leadership Behaviors and Decision-Making Styles. Journal of Health and Nursing Management. 2023; 10(1): 38-48

Corresponding Author: Buket H�seyniklio�lu, T�rkiye