Mediating effect of professional identity between achievement motivation and scientific research ability among undergraduate nursing interns
10.3760/cma.j.cn115682-20200221-00939
- VernacularTitle:职业认同感在护理本科实习生成就动机和科研能力间的中介作用
- Author:
Xiaoting WU
1
;
Aiqin CHU
;
Hailing ZHANG
;
Tian ZHANG
Author Information
1. 中国科学技术大学附属第一医院 安徽省立医院护理部，合肥 230001
- Keywords:
Students, nursing;
Undergraduate students;
Clinical practice;
Scientific research ability;
Achievement motivation;
Professional identity
- From:
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing
2020;26(18):2503-2508
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To investigate the scientific research ability of undergraduate nursing interns and to analyze the mediating effect of professional identity between achievement motivation and scientific research ability among undergraduate nursing interns.Methods:From November 2019 to December 2019, this study selected 198 nursing undergraduates interning at a ClassⅢ Grade A hospital in Hefei as subjects by convenience sampling. All nursing undergraduates were investigated with the General Information Scale, Scientific Research Ability Self-evaluation Rating Scale of Nursing Staff, Professional Identity Scale for Nurses and Achievement Motivation Scale.Results:Among those undergraduate nursing interns, the total score of scientific research ability was (59.60±22.98) with the highest score in the capacity of writing a research report and the lowest score in the capacity of generating the research idea. Multiple linear regression analysis showed that the scientific research ability of undergraduate nursing interns was influenced by the research time, annual family incomes and the professional identity which explained 71.6% of the total variance. Mediating effect test indicated an indirect effect of achievement motivation on scientific research ability of nursing undergraduates by completely taking professional identity as an intermediary variable.Conclusions:Undergraduate nursing interns have a low to moderate level of scientific research ability. Professional identity has a complete mediating effect in the effect of achievement motivation on scientific research ability which points out that hospitals and universities should take measures to improve the achievement motivation and professional identity of undergraduate nursing interns so as to promote the improvement of their scientific research abilities.
