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Objective: The study was conducted to examine the relationship between the patience levels of midwifery students and their professional belonging.
Methods: The research is of descriptive type. The sample of the research consisted of 301 students who voluntarily participated in the research out of 325 students studying in the Midwifery Department of a public university in the 2021–22 academic year (Participation rate: 92.61%). Data were collected online using the “Survey Form,” “Patience Scale,” and “Midwifery Belonging Scale.” The analysis of the data was done with the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences program with mean, percentage, Mann–Whitney U-test, Kruskal–Wallis test, one-way analysis of variance test for post-hoc analysis, and Pearson correlation analysis.
Results: The mean age of midwifery students was 20.99 ± 2.65. Students’ Patience Scale total score average was 39.85 ± 7.55, and Midwifery Belonging Scale total score average was 91.83 ± 13.86. There was a weak and highly significant positive correlation between the dimensions which were students’ patience level and emotional belonging, fulfilling professional roles and responsibilities, evaluating professional development and opportunities, and the total score of professional belonging (p < ,05).
Conclusion: The study reveals that the level of patience and professional belonging of midwifery students is close to high, and as the level of patience increases, the sense of emotional belonging, fulfilling professional roles and responsibilities, fulfilling professional development and opportunities, and professional belonging increases significantly.
Cite this article as: Işık, C., & Yılmaz, İ. (2023). The relationship between the patience level of midwifery students and their professional belonging. Journal of Midwifery and Health Sciences, 6(2), 85-90.