Anchored and Able: A Correlational Study of Spiritual Well-being and Self-Efficacy with Stress Levels of Nursing Students at Capitol University

This study investigated the relationship of Spiritual Well-Being and Self-Efficacy with the Stress levels of nursing students at Capitol University. A quantitative descriptive-correlational research design was utilized using Cochran’s Formula to select the required sample size of 312 (n = 312), while stratified random sampling was employed to classify the sample size across all year levels proportionally. Data were collected using the Spiritual Well-Being Scale (Cronbach’s α = 0.902), the Self-Efficacy Formative Questionnaire (Cronbach’s α = 0.873), and the Perceived Stress Scale (Cronbach’s α = 0.887). Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Pearson's r, and Spearman's rho. The findings revealed that the respondents demonstrated high levels of Spiritual Well-Being and Self-Efficacy while also experiencing elevated Perceived Stress. Furthermore, Pearson’s correlation showed no significant relationship between the Spiritual Well-Being and Perceived Stress levels of nursing students (r = -0.093, p = 0.101), while Spearman’s Rho analysis revealed a significant moderate inverse relationship between the Self-Efficacy and Perceived Stress levels of nursing students (r = -0.47, p < 0.001). The study concludes that although Spiritual Well-Being was not significantly associated with Perceived Stress, higher Self-Efficacy was associated with lower Perceived Stress among nursing students. These findings may contribute to providing evidence on factors associated with perceived stress among nursing students and may serve as a basis for future mental health research and the development of evidence-based student support programs.