Clinical Research
Comparison of psychological resilience and professional identity of nursing students with different temperaments
Fu'na Yang, Dongying Liu, Xia Huo, Xuan Mai, Yu Huang
Published 2019-02-16
Cite as Chin J Mod Nurs, 2019, 25(5): 585-588. DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1674-2907.2019.05.014
Abstract
ObjectiveTo compare the difference in psychological resilience and professional identity of nursing students with different temperaments and to provide a reference for providing personalized psychological and vocational counseling.
MethodsNursing students who practiced in Zhengzhou University Affiliated Tumor Hospital between May 2015 and March 2017 were selected using convenient sampling and investigated with the general information questionnaire, temperament scale, psychological resilience scale and nurses' professional identity scale. Totally 380 questionnaires were distributed, and 368 valid questionnaires were collected.
ResultsThe temperaments of the 368 nursing students were choleric (63) , sanguineous (109) , phlegmatic (77) , melancholic (36) and mixed (83) . Their professional identity and physical resilience scores totaled (56.0±12.0) and (61.7±10.3) , respectively. There were statistical differences in the total score and in difference dimensions of psychological resilience of different temperament types (P<0.05) . There were statistical differences in the total score of professional identity and in the dimensions of professional self-concept, social comparison and self-reflection and social persuasion of different temperament types (P<0.05) .
ConclusionsNursing students' psychological resilience and professional identity stands at a medium and low level, and there is difference in psychological resilience and professional identity in nursing students of different temperaments. Nursing educators shall provide targeted psychological and vocational counseling based on nursing students' temperaments.
Key words:
Students, nursing; Temperament; Psychological resilience; Professional identity
Contributor Information
Fu'na Yang
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Zhengzhou University Affiliated Tunor Hospital, He'nan Cancer Hospital, Zhengzhou 450008, China
Dongying Liu
Department of Nursing, Zhengzhou University Affiliated Tumor Hospital, He'nan Cancer Hospital, Zhengzhou 450008, China
Xia Huo
Department of Nursing, Zhengzhou University Affiliated Tumor Hospital, He'nan Cancer Hospital, Zhengzhou 450008, China
Xuan Mai
Department of Nursing, Zhengzhou University Affiliated Tumor Hospital, He'nan Cancer Hospital, Zhengzhou 450008, China
Yu Huang
Department of Nursing, Zhengzhou University Affiliated Tumor Hospital, He'nan Cancer Hospital, Zhengzhou 450008, China