Effect of individual working method on healthy lifestyle behaviors health self efficacy in nursing studentsHemşirelik öğrencilerinde bireysel çalışma yönteminin sağlıklı yaşam biçimi davranışlarına ve sağlık öz yeterlilik algısı üzerine etkisi

Introduction: Getting healthy lifestyle behaviors is important for a healthy life.Aim: In this study, we aimed to determine the effect of individual working method (IWM) on health self-efficacy perception and healthy lifestyle behaviors in nursing students.Material and method: This study was carried out in the spring semester of 2015-2016 academic year using semi-experimental designs and pre-test post-test control group pattern on total 158 first year nursing student. The data of the study were collected by the socio-demographic questionnaire and Healthy Lifestyle Behavior Scale II (HLBS-II) and Health Self-Efficacy Perception Scale (HSEP). While the topics covered in the health promotion and development course program are presented with a group narration and question-answer method, in other group the IWM has been applied which provides the opportunity for the students to evaluate their behavior in addition to narrative method (NM). In the analysis of the data, number, percentage, arithmetic mean, chi square test, t test, correlation analysis and Cohen d formula were used, p 0.05), but the mean scores of the students in the IWM group increased (p