서일대학교 간호과
Department of Nursing, Seoil University, Seoul, Korea
The purpose of study was to identify Communication apprehension & performance of using communication skills according to nursing students' Enneagram personality types. With a descriptive survey design, a self report study was conducted 291 nursing students. The research tools of this study were Korean enneagram personality types, personal report communication apprehension, performance of using communication skills. The data analyzed by t-test, one way ANOVA and Pearson's correlation coefficient with SPSS/win program. 1) In the Enneagram personality types, type 9 were highly measured. 2) Performance of using communication skills were meaningful differences with grade, clinical practice experiences. 3) Communication apprehension and performance of using communication skills were meaningful differences with Enneagram personality types. 4) Communication apprehension was negatively correlated with performance of using communication skills. The results of study suggest that there is need of communication skills education program considering communication apprehension and nursing students' Enneagram personality types. (Korean J Str Res 2014;22:169∼180)