Nursing students' perceived parental child-rearing attitudes and ego identity and their relationship with college adjustment: Research Article

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Abstract Background: This exploratory investigation aimed to determine whether nursing students' perceived parental child-rearing attitude and ego identity were associated with college adjustment. Methods:This study surveyed 224 nursing students enrolled in universities located in two regions within South Korea. Collected data were subjected to correlation analysis using SPSS version 26.0 for Windows. Results:Among the parental child-rearing attitudes, paternal emotional warmth (r =.30, p <.001), maternal emotional warmth (r =.38, p <.001), and ego identity (r = 0.71, p <.001) were positively associated with nursing students' college adjustment, whereas maternal rejection was negatively correlated with ego identity (r = −.28, p <.001) and college adjustment (r = −.15, p =.025). Conclusions:To improve nursing students' college adjustment, universities should establish programs that promote ego identity, provide education on parental child-rearing attitudes for underclassmen and parents, and improve parent–child relationship.