Şişman, Nuriye YıldırımKaraca, AyselCangur, S.2023-07-262023-07-2620231471-59531873-5223https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nepr.2022.103513https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12684/13002Nursing students are responsible for guiding the individuals to whom they provide service in the ways of health-promoting behaviors. Yet they themselves are required to integrate health-promoting behaviors into their own lives in order to protect their own health. The aim of the study was to evaluate the relationships between the health-promoting behaviors of nursing students and their self-efficacy, cognitive flexibility and cognitive distortions. This study utilized a cross-sectional, descriptive, and correlational design. The sample was composed of 649 nursing students studying in the undergraduate Nursing program. Correlations were examined via the structural equation modeling approach and the relationships between the variables were tested. The model demonstrated a good' fit since the RMSEA was lower than 0.05. Furthermore, the model fit indices showed an acceptable' fit since the (chi(2)/df) was lower than 3, the SRMR lower than 0.08 and the CFI and NNFI indices approached 0.95 except of GFI index. Although CDS did not have a significant effect on HPS (beta = -0.063, |t-value|< 1.96), CDS was found to be an effective variable by mediator variable SES(beta = -0.251, |t-value|> 1.96). CF can be said to have the strongest effect on both SES (beta = 0.508, t-value > 1.96) and HPS (beta = 0.491, t-value > 1.96), and the mediator variable SES has a strong effect on HPS (beta = 0.133, t-val-ue > 1.96. It is important for nursing students to achieve healthy life style skills during their education. In order to enable the development of these skills, cognitive distortions, cognitive flexibility and self-efficacy con-cepts should also be addressed in addition to health-promoting behaviours.en10.1016/j.nepr.2022.103513info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessNursing Students; Self-Efficacy; Health Promotion; Structural Equa-Tion ModelingCorrection66364637342-s2.0-85145726734WOS:000899370400003Q1Q1