The Effect of Training Social Responsibility on Students’ Individual and Global Social Responsibility and Commitment Profession: A Quasi-Experimental Study

Abstract

Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the effect of the training provided on social responsibility on the individual and global social responsibility levels of nursing students and their perceptions of commitment to the profession.

Methods: The research is a quasi-experimental design featuring a single group with pretest and posttest assessments. The sample of the study consisted of 102 nursing students at a nursing faculty in Northern Cyprus. The researcher trained the students on social responsibility for 2 hours per week for 5 weeks. The data of the study were collected by face-to-face questionnaire using the Individual Social Responsibility Scale (ISRS), Global Social Responsibility Scale (GSRS), and Nursing Professional Commitment Scale (NPCS). The data collection period the sample of the study consisted of 102 nursing students at a nursing faculty in Northern Cyprus. The data collection period for the study was between Feb and June. The data were analyzed using Kolmogorov–Smirnov, t, and Pearson tests.

Results: The findings indicated an increase in students’ ISRS scores from the pretest to the posttest (pretest: 57.18 Å} 14.87; posttest: 62.80 Å} 4.51; P < .05). The students had higher scores on overall GSRS and on the subscales of action-oriented responsibility, ecological responsibility, altruistic responsibility, and national responsibility in the posttest compared to the pretest (P < .05).

Conclusion: After the social responsibility course, the average scores of students on the subscales “desire to effort” and “devotion to the goals and values” of the NPCS dramatically increased. It is recommended that nursing students take social responsibility courses during their education and participate in various social responsibility projects for their individual, social, and professional development.

Cite this article as: Yılmaz .D, Tekbaş S, Güder DS, Aktun. .. The effect of training social responsibility on students' individual and global social responsibility and commitment profession: A quasi-experimental study. Arch Health Sci Res. 2026, 13, 0070, doi:10.5152/ArcHealthSciRes.2026.25070.