Influence of Peer Mentor-Mentee Relationship on Nursing Students Social Adjustment in Selected Universities in Kenya
Anne Asiko Okanga
Lecturer, Department of Nursing, School of Health Sciences, Kaimosi Friends University, Vihiga, Kenya
ABSTRACT:
Mentoring in nursing education is associated with positive outcomes on social adjustment based on existing mentor-mentee relationship. In Kenya, few universities have documented use of peer mentors towards achievement of their educational goals. The study examined the influence of peer mentor-mentee relationship on nursing student social adjustment in selected universities in Kenya. A pre-test post-test quasi-experimental research design study was conducted in Universities in Western region of Kenya offering Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BScN) degree programs that included Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology (MMUST), University of Eastern Africa, Baraton (UEAB), Great Lakes University of Kisumu (GLUK) and UZIMA University. Random sampling was used for selection and assignment of institutions into experimental and control groups with. Sample size determination used the rule of the thumb. The study used 386 second year nursing students where 301 were mentored while 85 received normal institutional support. Descriptive statistics were employed for demographic data, Chi square test to establish relationship between mentor-mentee relationship and social adjustment and T-test used to compare social adjustment among groups with P≤ 0.05 being considered significant. Results indicated that social adjustment levels were higher in post intervention than pre intervention in mentored students t=42.714, P < .05 and also higher than control group t=59.386, P < .05. Similarly, pre-test level of stress was lower than post-test in mentored group t= 8.751, P < .05. Those who reported quality mentoring relationship developed positive social relations, and stress management abilities, P < .05. Those who reported to effectively utilize peer mentors support developed positive social relations, stress management abilities, and resiliency P < .05 Participants who reported benefiting from mentor mentee relationship and those who experienced smooth running of mentoring relationship activities also developed positive social relations and stress management abilities at P .05. The study concluded that peer mentor-mentee relationship had positive influence on nursing student social adjustment in Universities in Kenya. The study recommends use of peer mentoring in universities with a focus on developing and sustaining good mentor mentee relationship.
Published in: International Journal of Research in Interdisciplinary Studies (Volume 2, Issue 11, November 2024)
Page(s): 109-116
Date of Publication: 27/11/2024
Publisher: IJRIS
Cite as: Anne Asiko Okanga, “Influence of Peer Mentor-Mentee Relationship on Nursing Students Social Adjustment in Selected Universities in Kenya,” in International Journal of Research in Interdisciplinary Studies, vol. 2, no. 11, pp. 109-116, November 2024.