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Self-leadership is a positive factor for the organization and individuals, and it is a necessary competency for nursing students. The purpose of present study was to examine the factors affecting self-leadership. 173 nursing students in D city were collected and analyzed through a structured questionnaire. Self-leadership of nursing students had a positive correlation with creativity (r=.546, p<.001), self-assertion (r=.217, p=.004) and self-esteem (r=.258, p=.001). In addition, the influencing factors for self-leadership of nursing students were gender(β=.212, p=.001), grade(β=.123, p=.060), interpersonal relationship ‘very good’(β=.327,p=.007), ‘good’(β=.395, p=.023), ‘moderate’ (β=.328, p=.040) and creativity(β=.578, p<.001). Explanatory power was 35.5%. It is noteworthy to consider creativity and interpersonal relationship in developing strategy to improve self-leadership of nursing students.