Academic help-seeking behaviour and barriers among college nursing students

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dc.contributor.authorBimerew, Million S
dc.contributor.authorArendse, John P
dc.date.accessioned2025-10-29T10:52:59Z
dc.date.available2025-10-29T10:52:59Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.description.abstractBackground: First-year college student’s smooth transition and academic success influenced by academic help-seeking behaviour. Academic help-seeking behaviour is largely affected by many factors, including demographic factors, self-esteem and the use of sources for academic learning. Aim: The study investigated academic help-seeking behaviour and barriers among first-year college nursing students. Setting: The study was conducted at a nursing college in the Western Cape province of South Africa. Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive survey design with a self-administered questionnaire was used to collect data from 130 first year nursing college students. Descriptive statistics and bivariate analysis were computed using Statistical Packages for Social Sciences (SPSS). Results: More than 77.7% used course materials and books to help with academic learning, 50% of students sought help from their teachers. Only 24.6% and 17.7% of students used YouTube and computers respectively. In all items measured help-seeking is not a threat to self-esteem, teachers and parents did not have unrealistic expectations of their academic performance. Language is significantly associated with (p < 0.001) academic help-seeking behaviour. Conclusion: Most students mainly used informal sources for academic learning. Help-seeking was not a threat to self-esteem. The language barrier is significantly associated with academic help-seeking behaviour. The nursing college should provide a coordinated academic language support, academic consultation and counselling services for academically stressed first-year nursing students. Contribution: The findings highlighted language as a barrier to academic help-seeking. The study provides insight to strengthen the language and academic support for academic learning for first year nursing students.
dc.identifier.citationBimerew, M.S. and Arendse, J.P., 2024. Academic help-seeking behaviour and barriers among college nursing students. Health SA Gesondheid, 29, p.2425.
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.4102/hsag.v29i0.2425
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10566/21281
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherAOSIS (Pty) Ltd
dc.subjectAcademic expectation
dc.subjectAcademic performance
dc.subjectHelp-seeking
dc.subjectPerceived stress
dc.titleAcademic help-seeking behaviour and barriers among college nursing students
dc.typeArticle

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