Correlation between perceived social support and professional identity in clinical first-line nurses: the mediating effect of professional values
10.3760/cma.j.cn115682-20201208-06588
- VernacularTitle:临床一线护士领悟社会支持与职业认同感的关系：职业价值观的中介效应
- Author:
Juan ZHANG
1
;
Jingfang HONG
;
Xiaoyu LIU
Author Information
1. 安徽省蚌埠市第一人民医院护理部 233000
- Keywords:
Nurses;
Professional identity;
Social support;
Professional values;
Mediation effect
- From:
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing
2021;27(23):3117-3123
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To explore the status of clinical first-line nurses' professional identity, and clarify the relationship among clinical nurses' perceived social support, professional values and professional identity, so as to provide empirical evidence for enhancing nurses' professional identity.Methods:This study was a cross-sectional descriptive study. From February 24 to March 28, 2020, convenience sampling was used to select 1 633 clinical first-line nurses from 13 ClassⅢ public hospitals in Anhui Province and Hunan Province. This study conducted the investigation with the General Information Questionnaire, Chinese version of Nursing Professional Value Scale-Revised (NPVS-R) , Perceived Social Support Scale (PSSS) and the Professional Identity Scale, and analyzed the mediating effect of professional values in perceived social support and professional identity. A total of 1 633 nurses were surveyed, and 1 507 valid questionnaires were obtained, with an effective rate of 92.3%.Results:The total score of 1 507 clinical first-line nurses on the Occupational Identity Scale was 106 (26) . Mediating effect analysis showed that perceived social support directly predicted professional values ( β=0.480, P<0.001) and professional identity ( β=0.529, P<0.001) ; professional values directly predicted professional identity ( β=0.303, P<0.001) ; perceived social support used professional values as a mediating variable to have an indirect positive predictive effect on professional identity, and its indirect effect was β=0.145 ( P<0.001) . Conclusions:The professional identity of clinical first-line nurses is at a medium level, and professional identity is positively correlated with perceived social support and professional values, and professional values play a part of the mediating role. Hospitals and nursing managers can provide social support and enhance professional values to improve nurses' professional identity.
