Study on the status and influencing factors of vocational maturity of undergraduate nursing students

Abstract

Objective To understand the status of vocational maturity of undergraduate nursing students and to discuss the influencing factors. Methods From November 2016 to February 2017, a total of 470 undergraduate in junior grade from School of Nursing of Zhengzhou University were selected as the research objects by convenient sampling method. They were investigated with a general information questionnaire, Career Maturity Inventory (CMI) , College Student Adaptability Inventory (CSAI) , and the Measuring Scale of Career Self-efficacy. A total of 367 valid questionnaires were collected. Pearson correlation analysis was used to analyze the correlation between career maturity and adaptability, career maturity and self-efficacy of nursing students. Multiple stepwise regression was used to analyze the influencing factors of career maturity of nursing students. Results The total score of occupation maturity of undergraduate nursing students was (107.67±10.35) , which was at a middle level. The total score of adaptability and career self-efficacy were positively correlated with the total score of career maturity (r=0.580, 0.140; P<0.01) . Career choice adaptability, overcoming obstacles effectiveness, difficulty perception, self-care adaptability, confidence level and outcome expectation were the influencing factors of career maturity of undergraduate nursing students (P<0.05) . Conclusions In nursing education, we should attach importance to students' vocational education, enhance their adaptability and career self-efficacy, so as to improve their career maturity. Key words: Students, nursing; Career maturity; Adaptability; Career self-efficacy