Social support and professional identification of nursing students: the mediating role of resilience
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1672-7088.2015.14.021
- VernacularTitle:护生社会支持与职业认同的关系——心理弹性的中介效应
- Author:
Yan YANG
;
Cuixiang LI
;
Wanhua YAN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Social support;
Students,nursing;
Professional identification;
Resilience;
Bootstrap methods
- From:
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing
2015;31(14):1087-1090
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To explore the relationship between social support and professional identification among nursing students,and to examine the mediating role of resilience.Methods A total of 650 nursing students were evaluated with Social Support Rating Scale,Professional Identity Questionnaires for Nursing Students and Chinese revision of Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale.Results The scores of nursing students' social support,resilience and professional identification were (38.93±5.30),(66.79±11.93),(57.45±9.95).Professional identification could positively influence their professional identification(r=0.233-0.422,P＜0.01).Resilience mediated the relationship between social support and professional identification,the effect sizes were 52.27％.Conclusions Resilience plays a mediating role between social support and professional identity.It is important to pay attention to social support and resilience and take proper interventions to promote nursing students professional identification.
