Mediating effect of career decision making on bullying behavior and career exploration among nursing students in grade-A tertiary hospitals
Objective To investigate the correlation between bullying behavior,career decision making and career exploration among nursing interns in grade-A tertiary hospitals in Jinzhou City,and to explore the mediating effect of career decision making between bullying behavior and career exploration,so as to provide a basis for nursing educators and managers to adopt targeted strategies and improve the career exploration level of nursing students.Methods A total of 318 nursing students who interned at 2 grade-A tertiary hospitals in Jinzhou City from June 2022 to March 2023 were selected by convenience sampling method.The Chinese version bullying behavior scale,career exploration questionnaire and career decision questionnaire were used to investigate the nursing students,and the data were analyzed.Results The total score of bullying behavior[M(P25,P75)]was 16.00(10.00,22.25)points,the total score of career decision making was(32.50±6.57)points,and the total score of career exploration was(57.98±11.10)points.Career exploration was positively correlated with career decision making(P<0.01),and negatively correlated with bullying(P<0.01).The Bootstrap test results showed that the mediating effect of career decision makingbetween bullying behavior and career exploration among intern nursing students in grade-A tertiary hospitals was-0.152(95%CI=-0.208-0.099),accounting for 59.6%of the total effect.Conclusion There is a pairwise correlation between bullying behavior,career decision making and career exploration in two grade-A tertiary hospitals in Jinzhou City,and career decision making plays a negative mediating role between bullying behavior and career exploration.Nursing educators and managers should pay attention to the practice environment of nursing students,take effective measures to reduce the occurrence of bullying behavior,improve their career determination,and promote an increase of the frequency of career exploration.
Bullying behaviorCareer determinationCareer explorationMediating effectIntern nursing students