Serial multiple mediation of psychological capital and self-directed learning ability in the relationship between perceived stress and professional identity among undergraduate nursing students in China: a cross-sectional questionnaire survey

作者：Xiujuan Feng, Xiaohui Chai, Huan Liu, Xiangxiang Li, Chunni Heng, Jinghui Tong, Wenkai Zheng · 发表于：BMC Medical Education · 年份：2024 · DOI：10.1186/s12909-024-06459-y · 被引用次数：6 · 研究领域：Healthcare Education and Workforce Issues、Higher Education and Employability、Career Development and Diversity

BACKGROUND: Professional identity has a positive impact on the career development, job satisfaction, and job performance of undergraduate nursing students, and it is also an important foundation for their future nursing careers. Therefore, it is necessary to explore the influencing factors of professional identity and the inherent relationships between these factors. OBJECTIVE: This study aims to investigate the serial multiple mediating effect of psychological capital and self-directed learning ability in the relationship between perceived stress and professional identity among undergraduate nursing students. METHODS: All participants (n = 596) were collected using an online survey between October 2023 to January 2024 through cluster sampling. Measures of perceived stress, psychological capital, self-directed learning ability, and professional identity were assessed. The serial multiple mediation of psychological capital and self-directed learning ability in the relationship between perceived stress and professional identity was examined using the SPSS PROCESS 3.4 macro by Hayes. Data analysis included descriptive analysis, independent samples t-tests, one-way ANOVA, Pearson's correlation, ordinary least-squares regression, and the bootstrap method. RESULTS: Professional identity was negatively correlated with perceived stress (r = -0.414, p < 0.001), and was positively correlated with psychological capital (r = 0.495, p < 0.001) and self-directed learning ability (r = 0.443...