@article{ref1,
title="Understanding the mediated relationship between moral distress, depression, and suicide risk in undergraduate nursing students",
journal="Nursing outlook",
year="2023",
author="Paidipati, Cynthia P. and Lozano, Alicia J. and West, Jennifer and Huang, Liming and Hanlon, Alexandra L. and Ulrich, Connie M.",
volume="71",
number="3",
pages="e101966-e101966",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Nursing students are at higher risk for depression, suicide, and other mental health concerns as compared to the general college student population. Moral distress and other ethical issues may be a significant source of psychological harm within nursing student experiences and warrants further attention. <br><br>PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to understand the mediating effect of depression on the relationship between moral distress and suicide risk among undergraduate nursing students. <br><br>METHODS: This cross-sectional analysis was derived from a larger sequential mixed methods study. The first phase was an online survey completed by a national sample of N = 679 nursing students in the United States. <br><br>FINDINGS: The relationship between moral distress and suicide risk was fully mediated by depression and statistically significant at the alpha = 0.05 level. <br><br>CONCLUSION: All three psychological variables (depression, moral distress, suicide risk) impact nursing students and require innovative solutions within nursing and educational programs.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0029-6554",
doi="10.1016/j.outlook.2023.101966",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.outlook.2023.101966"
}