PMID- 19306830 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20090626 LR - 20090324 IS - 1532-8481 (Electronic) IS - 8755-7223 (Linking) VI - 25 IP - 2 DP - 2009 Mar-Apr TI - Perceived stress and sense of belonging in doctor of nursing practice students. PG - 81-6 LID - 10.1016/j.profnurs.2008.10.002 [doi] AB - There is little research among doctor of nursing practice (DNP) students, a fast-growing population of nurses engaged in doctoral study. In this descriptive correlational study, levels of perceived stress, sense of belonging, and the relationship between these variables were examined. The sample included 89 female, predominantly White, post-master's DNP students from a Midwest university. A statistically significant inverse relationship (r = -.49, P < .01) between perceived stress and sense of belonging was found. Recommendations for future research include additional studies of perceived stress and sense of belonging in diverse DNP student populations and in various DNP education models. FAU - Reilly, Janet E Resop AU - Reilly JE AD - University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, Green Bay, WI 54311, USA. reillyj@uwgb.edu FAU - Fitzpatrick, Joyce J AU - Fitzpatrick JJ LA - eng PT - Journal Article PL - United States TA - J Prof Nurs JT - Journal of professional nursing : official journal of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing JID - 8511298 SB - IM MH - *Education, Nursing, Graduate MH - Female MH - Humans MH - Male MH - Nurses/*psychology MH - *Stress, Psychological EDAT- 2009/03/25 09:00 MHDA- 2009/06/27 09:00 CRDT- 2009/03/25 09:00 PHST- 2007/07/27 00:00 [received] PHST- 2009/03/25 09:00 [entrez] PHST- 2009/03/25 09:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2009/06/27 09:00 [medline] AID - S8755-7223(08)00161-0 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.profnurs.2008.10.002 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Prof Nurs. 2009 Mar-Apr;25(2):81-6. doi: 10.1016/j.profnurs.2008.10.002.