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The Effect of a Spiritual Skills Promotion Educational Program on the Professional Self-Concept of Nursing Students: A Quasi-Experimental Study
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Maryam Rafiei  , Maryam Moghimian * , Fatemeh Salmani |
| Department of Nursing, Nursing and Midwifery Sciences Development Research Center, Na. C., Islamic Azad University, Najafabad, Iran , maryam.moghimian@iau.ac.ir |
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Background and Aim: Professional self-concept plays an influential role in shaping the clinical identity of nursing students, with spiritual skills serving as an essential contributor to this development. Accordingly, the present study aimed to evaluate the effect of a spiritual skills promotion training program on the professional self-concept of undergraduate nursing students.
Methods: This quasi-experimental study employed a two-group, three-stage design (pre-test, post-test, and 1-month follow-up). The study population comprised nursing students from the Islamic Azad University of Najafabad in 2025. Seventy participants were purposively selected and randomly allocated into intervention and control groups. Baseline assessment was performed using Cowin’s Nurses Professional Self-Concept Questionnaire (NSCPQ). The intervention group received eight 60-minute sessions of spiritual skills training, whereas the control group received no such intervention. Both groups were reassessed immediately post-intervention and at the 1-month follow-up.
Results: At baseline, the mean professional self-concept scores in the intervention (79.15 ± 21.51) and control (79.95 ± 22.30) groups showed no statistically significant difference (P >0.05). Following the intervention, the mean score increased to 98.89 ± 19.06 in the intervention group, compared to 81.90 ± 21.51 in the control group. At the 1-month follow-up, the mean score was 98.83 ± 33.93 in the intervention group and 81.68 ± 20.36 in the control group. The time-by-group interaction effect was statistically significant (P <0.001, F = 29.35, ηp2 = 0.301). Within the intervention group, professional self-concept scores increased significantly from baseline to the post-test and follow-up assessments (P <0.001); however, the score difference between the post-test and follow-up was not statistically significant (P = 0.324), indicating the sustainability of the intervention’s effect over time. No significant changes across time were observed in the control group (P >0.05).
Conclusion: The spiritual skills training program effectively enhanced the professional self-concept of nursing students, with treatment gains sustained over time. Therefore, integrating spiritual skills training into the undergraduate nursing curriculum represents a viable educational strategy to strengthen students’ professional self-concept. |
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| Keywords: Nursing Education, Professional Self-Concept, Spiritual Skills, Nursing Students |
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Type of Study: Original Research |
Subject:
Spiritual Health
Received: 2025/08/26 | Accepted: 2026/09/20 | Published: 2026/09/21
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