Correlation between career self-efficacy and positive psychological capital among undergraduate nursing students
10.3760/cma.j.cn115682-20200117-00265
- VernacularTitle:本科护生职业自我效能与积极心理资本的相关性研究
- Author:
Xiaoting ZHAO
1
;
Mengfei SHEN
;
Min YANG
;
Hongfang YE
Author Information
1. 南京大学医学院附属鼓楼医院血液科，南京 210008
- Keywords:
Students, nursing;
Undergraduate;
Occupational self-efficacy;
Positive psychological capital
- From:
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing
2020;26(19):2557-2562
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To explore the current status of career self-efficacy and positive psychological capital among undergraduate nursing students and to analyze the correlation between them.Methods:From May to June 2018, we selected 255 undergraduate nursing students in the first to the fourth grade of a medical university in Nanjing as the research objects by cluster sampling. All students were investigated with the General Information Scale, Career Self-efficacy Questionnaire for Nursing Students and Positive Psychological Capital Scale.Multiple linear regression was used to analyze the influencing factor.Results:255 questionnaires were distributed, and 238 valid questionnaires were recoverd. Among 238 undergraduate nursing students, the total score of career self-efficacy was (90.88±12.15) with 67.32% for the total scoring rate. The total score and item average score of positive psychological capital was (125.24±17.71) and (4.82±0.68) respectively. Ungraduate nursing students' professional self-efficacy is positively correlated with positive psychological capital ( r=0.571, P<0.01) . The influencing factors of career self-efficacy of undergraduate nursing students included the positive psychological capital, initial intention to choose nursing specialty and willingness to engage in nursing work after graduation which explained 40.5% of total variation in career self-efficacy of nursing students. Conclusions:Nursing educators should pay attention to career self-efficacy of undergraduate nursing students and improve its level by developing positive psychological capital of nursing students, cultivating professional interest as well as laying emphasis on the curriculum design related to career planning.
