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. Key words: Social support; Students, nursing; Professional identification; Resilience; Bootstrap methods
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