Self-Care Behaviors as Predictors of Mental Health Outcomes Among Undergraduate Nursing Students.

Exercise was a significant predictor of flourishing among undergraduate nursing students.

• Exercise was included as an independent variable in hierarchical linear regression analyses
• Exercise predicted flourishing but was not reported as a significant predictor of anxiety or depression
• Study sample consisted of 2,685 undergraduate nursing students in a cross-sectional design

Sleep was a significant predictor of both anxiety and depression among undergraduate nursing students.

• Sleep was included as an independent variable alongside exercise, emotional resilience, and loneliness
• Sleep was not reported as a significant predictor of flourishing
• Data were analyzed using hierarchical linear regression
• Sample size was 2,685 undergraduate nursing students

Emotional resilience and loneliness were significant predictors of all three mental health outcomes: anxiety, depression, and flourishing.

• Both emotional resilience and loneliness predicted anxiety, depression, and flourishing
• These were the only two independent variables that significantly predicted all three mental health outcomes
• Analyses included descriptive statistics, correlations, and hierarchical linear regression
• Sample consisted of 2,685 undergraduate nursing students in a cross-sectional study

The study examined self-care behaviors as predictors of mental health in a large cross-sectional sample of 2,685 undergraduate nursing students.

• Independent variables included exercise, sleep, emotional resilience, and loneliness
• Mental health outcomes measured were anxiety, depression, and flourishing
• Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, correlations, and hierarchical linear regression
• Cross-sectional design was used