• Laishangbam Bijayalakshmi Devi
• Dr. Meena Ganapathy

Abstract: Introduction: Nursing students often face challenges such as low self-efficacy, poor self-regulation, and high anxiety, which impact their skill performance. This pilot study evaluates the feasibility of implementing Psychological Skills Training (PST) and Motivational Counseling (MC) interventions to enhance these parameters/outcome variables among first-year nursing students. Methods: A single-blinded randomized controlled trial with a mixed design was conducted on 30 nursing students, divided into three groups: PST (n = 10), MC (n = 10), and control (n = 10). Standardized tools, including GAD-7, GSE, and SSRQ, were employed to measure anxiety, self-efficacy, and self-regulation, respectively. Skill performance was assessed using a checklist for blood pressure measurement. Interventions spanned six weeks, with data collected pre- and post-intervention. Results: The PST group shows significant reductions in anxiety (p = 0.0048) and improvements in self-regulation (p = 0.0050), while the MC group demonstrated significant gains in self-regulation (p = 0.0076) and skill performance (p = 0.0077). All groups showed significant improvements in self-efficacy. However, inter-group differences in self-efficacy, self-regulation, and skill performance were not significant. Discussion: PST effectively reduced anxiety and improved self-regulation, while MC enhanced self-regulation and skill performance. Findings support the feasibility of these interventions and research methodology for the future main study.

Nursing students, Self-Efficacy, Self-Regulation, Anxiety, Skill performance, Counseling, Psychological Skills training.

"EFFECTIVENESS OF PSYCHOLOGICAL SKILLS TRAINING AND MOTIVATIONAL COUNSELING ON THE LEVELS OF SELF-EFFICACY, SELF-REGULATION, ANXIETY AND SKILL PERFORMANCE AMONG NURSING STUDENT: A PILOT RCT FEASIBILITY STUDY", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.12, Issue 1, page no.e337-e343, January-2025, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2501446.pdf

"EFFECTIVENESS OF PSYCHOLOGICAL SKILLS TRAINING AND MOTIVATIONAL COUNSELING ON THE LEVELS OF SELF-EFFICACY, SELF-REGULATION, ANXIETY AND SKILL PERFORMANCE AMONG NURSING STUDENT: A PILOT RCT FEASIBILITY STUDY", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.12, Issue 1, page no. ppe337-e343, January-2025, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2501446.pdf