fa General پژوهشي Research Article <div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><strong>Background:&nbsp;</strong>Learning styles, as individual characteristics, form and evolve as we grow older, which in turn may improve the students&#39; educational outcomes. Identifying factors that contribute to learning styles helps us further to better achieve this goal.<br> <strong>Objectives:</strong>&nbsp;The present study aimed to, firstly, determine learning styles and, secondly, investigating their relationship with self-esteem and self-efficacy.<br> <strong>Methods:</strong>&nbsp;In this cross-sectional study, 150 nursing students were selected through a convenience sampling method. Data were collected using VARK standard questionnaire, Rosenberg self-esteem scale, and Sherer self-efficacy scale. Data were analyzed using SPSS v22 by descriptive and analytical tests.<br> <strong>Results:</strong>&nbsp;The mean age of participating students was 21.04 &plusmn; 3.43 years. Overall, 83.2% of them preferred one learning style. The most common preferred style was &quot;auditory style&quot;. Mean scores of self-esteem and self-efficacy were 21.25 &plusmn; 5.07 and 62.66 &plusmn; 7.31, respectively. No significant relationship was observed between students&#39; self-esteem and self-efficacy with their learning styles (P > 0.05).<br> <strong>Conclusions:</strong>&nbsp;Determining students&rsquo; preferences for learning style is the first step to improve their educational outcomes.</span></span></div> Education,Nursing,Self-Efficacy,Learning,Self-Esteem 0 0 http://mcj.bums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1-170&slc_lang=fa&sid=1 Ali Razaghpoor 10031947532846005451 10031947532846005451 No Student Research Committee, School of Nursing & Midwifery, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran Peyman Namdar 10031947532846005452 10031947532846005452 No Emergency Medicine Specialist, Department of Emergency Medicine, Metabolic Disease Research Center, Qazvin University of Medical Science, Qazvin, Iran Rahman Panahi 10031947532846005453 10031947532846005453 No School of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran Leili Yekefallah 10031947532846005454 10031947532846005454 No Department of Nursing, Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Research Institute for Prevention of Non-communicable Diseases, School of Nursing & Midwifery, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran Erfan Javanmardi 10031947532846005455 10031947532846005455 No Clinical Research Development Center, Persian Gulf Martyrs Hospital, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran Leila Dehghankar 10031947532846005456 10031947532846005456 Yes Department of Nursing, Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Research Institute for Prevention of Non-communicable Diseases, School of Nursing & Midwifery, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran. Email: dehghan247@gmail.com