AAnalysis of the Status of Career Decision-making and Its Influencing Factors among Nursing Postgraduate Students
10.3760/cma.j.cn211501-20200710-03104
- VernacularTitle:在读护理硕士研究生职业决策现状及影响因素分析
- Author:
Hongzhen ZHOU
;
Jiakun HOU
;
Lei YANG
;
Yan TU
;
Yangyang LIU
;
Ruidan HU
- From:
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing
2021;37(11):831-837
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To examine the status of career decision-making and its influencing factors among nursing postgraduate students.Methods:From October 2018 to December 2019, 249 nursing postgraduate students from universities were selected by convenience sampling method and were investigated using general information questionnaire, Career Decision-making Difficulties Questionnaire, Professional Identity Scale and Proactive Personality Scale.Results:The score of postgraduate nursing students' career decision-making difficulties was (58.10±8.98). Correlation analysis showed that the score of the career decision-making difficulties was positively correlated with professional identity and proactive personality of nursing postgraduate students ( r=0.187, 0.581, P<0.01). Multiple linear regression analysis showed that gender, whether they had received career counseling and proactive personality scores were influencing factors of career decision-making difficulties which explained 38.0% of the total variation. Conclusions:The career decision-making difficulties of nursing postgraduate students is at a medium level. Educators can reduce the career decision-making difficulties of nursing postgraduate students by conducting career counseling, improving professional identity or enhancing career initiative.
