| Positive correlation with nursing student self-esteem | Negative correlation with nursing student self-esteem |
| Relational abilities: assertiveness [41,78], ability to communicate [56] | Mental health indicators: despair or depression [47,59,64,84,85,87,88], mental illness [87,89], stress [43,58,70,82], state anxiety [43,53,59,63] |
| Feeling management: emotional intelligence [78], effective coping [57,70,79-82] and effective feeling management strategies [83], anger management [64,68] | Relational characteristics: negative relationships [89], aggressive behaviours [90] |
| Self-evaluation: self-perception, ability to self-assess, self-efficacy [40] | Personal characteristics: youth [46], female gender [46,50] |
| Personal characteristics: religious beliefs [84,85], familial cohesion, social and emotional support [80,82,83], health status in general [82] or good mental health [63,81] | Attrition, via self-efficacy [91] |
| Learning process and outcomes: critical thinking [53], success [63], persistence, goal-oriented competitiveness [86] | |
| Professional characteristics: professional identity development, professional perspectives [65], values internalisation [8,69], professional competence [42] or perception of competence [63,66] |