Stress, coping and professional identity among nursing students during the Covid-19 pandemic

A latent profile analysis

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ID21628451
AutoresQiong Sun (0000-0002-1430-0405, Shanghai Jiao Tong University), Wen Qian (0000-0002-4260-4625, Shanghai Jiao Tong University), Yixuan Yao (0009-0000-2170-9260, Qingdao University), Jing Zhu (0000-0002-2705-766X, Shanghai Polytechnic University), Jinqi Xu (0000-0003-2333-5447, Shanghai University of Medicine and Health Sciences), Leifeng Zhang, Chun Yao (0009-0005-9739-6826, Shanghai Polytechnic University), Lili Wang (0000-0002-0082-8487, Yangpu Hospital of Tongji University, autor correspondente), Wang Li-li (0000-0002-5057-3347), Ying Ni (0000-0003-4737-386X, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, autor correspondente)
Ano2024
Volume43
Fascículo46
Páginas35577-35586
Data de publicação2024-12-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoCurrent Psychology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1046-1310 • E-ISSN: 1936-4733
EditoraSpringer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1007/s12144-024-06554-9
OpenAlexW4401922486
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas1
Referências citadas47

This study aimed to characterize the patterns of psychological stress among nursing students during the COVID-19 pandemic, and evaluate for profile differences in demographic characteristics, coping styles and professional identity. A cross-sectional study was conducted among nursing students with convenient sampling from four colleges in China from April to June 2022. A total of 1978 nursing students completed an online questionnaire of psychological stress, coping styles and professional identity. Latent profile analysis (LPA) was performed to identify subgroups of nursing students with distinct stress profiles. Four distinct profiles were identified: high employment stress (HES, 18.0% of the sample), low stress (LS, 40.2%), moderate stress (MS, 20.4%), and high stress (HS, 21.4%). HES nursing students were more likely to be fourth-year students and had chosen nursing program primarily for easy employment, while HS students were more likely to have transferred to nursing program. LS students scored highest in problem-solving coping, while HS students scored highest in negative coping (i.e., expectancy, avoidance). LS students had highest level of professional identity compared to the other three subgroups. No gender differed among the four classes ( P > 0.05). Psychological stress among nursing students is at an overall moderate to high level and shows heterogeneity during the COVID-19 pandemic. Early identification of stress characteristics of high-risk groups and development of targeted interventions to manage stress and coping are recommended to promote nursing students’ professional adaptability and identity

Disease · Expectancy theory · Pandemic · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Clinical Psychology · COVID-19 and Mental Health · Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Resilience and Mental Health · Social Psychology