The Gender Role Stereotypes, Patriarchal Beliefs, and Spirituality as Predictors of Male Nursing Students’ Major Satisfaction: A Cross-Sectional Study

Abstract

Evaluating a male nursing student's satisfaction with their educational major was recognized as a prevention component of dropping out or transferring to another major. However, the identifying the risk of major satisfaction among male nursing students is limited. This study aims to undertake the male nursing students' major satisfaction, specifically focusing on gender role stereotypes, patriarchal, and spirituality in Indonesia. A cross-sectional study with five nursing schools in East Java, Indonesia. Male nursing students (n = 113). Gender role stereotypes, patriarchal, spirituality, and major satisfaction were assessed using the gender role stereotypes inventory, the patriarchal belief scale, the brief RCOPE, and the academic major satisfaction scale, respectively. The adjusted coefficients beta (coef. β) and 95% confidence interval (CI) were estimated using a multiple linear regression model. Moreover, Pearson correlation, and Independent t-test were performed. Multiple linear regression demonstrated that gender role stereotypes (β = -0.05; -0.08 to -0.02), patriarchal (β = -0.05; -0.08 to -0.01), and spirituality (β = 0.11; 0.06 to 0.15) significantly correlation with major satisfaction. Which indicated that male nursing students demonstrated that gender role stereotypes and patriarchal declined major satisfaction. Furthermore, spirituality was escalated major satisfaction among male nursing students. Gender role stereotypes, patriarchal, and spirituality was significantly factoring for major satisfaction among male nursing students. Interventions targeting modifiable stereotypes, patriarchal, and spirituality might improve male nursing students’ major satisfaction.