OCCUPATION AND HEALTH ›› 2026, Vol. 42 ›› Issue (11): 1441-1445.

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Analysis of the mediating effect of professional identity of nurses in infectious disease hospitals on psychological resilience and occupational burnout

ZHANG Ying1, YE Yun2(), DING Jiaqi1, WANG Fang1, SHI Pengfei1   

  1. 1 School of MedicineJiangsu University,ZhenjiangJiangsu 212002, China
    2 Zhenjiang Third Hospital Affiliated to Jiangsu UniversityZhenjiangJiangsu 212021, China
  • Received:2025-08-18 Revised:2025-09-15 Online:2026-06-01 Published:2026-06-10
  • Contact: YE Yun,E-mail:jszjsyyy@163.com

Abstract:

Objective To understand the current status of professional identity,psychological resilience,and occupational burnout among nurses in infectious disease hospitals,and explore the mediating mechanism of professional identity between the two,in order to provide theoretical basis for improving nurses' occupational mental health. Methods From February to March 2025,a convenience sampling was used to survey 246 nurses from 9 infectious disease hospitals in Jiangsu Province using general information questionnaires,the Connor Davidson resilience scale(CD-RISC),the occupational identity scale,and the occupational burnout scale,and the data were analyzed. Results The psychological resilience score of nurses in infectious disease hospitals was (39.41±6.71)points,the occupational identity score was (113.66±21.53)points,and the occupational burnout score was (59.60±21.42)points. The comparison of occupational burnout scores among nurses in infectious disease hospitals with different marital statuses and whether they had participated in the handling of public health emergencies showed statistically significant differences(all P<0.05). The total score of psychological resilience was positively correlated with the total score of occupational identity(r=0.735, P<0.05),and negatively correlated with the total score of occupational burnout(r=-0.422,P<0.05). The total score of occupational identity was negatively correlated with the total score of occupational burnout(r=-0.515,P<0.05). The mediating effect of occupational identity on psychological resilience and occupational burnout accounted for 77.22% of the total,with an indirect effect value of -0.474. The Bootstrap test showed that the mediating pathway of occupational identity was significant(P<0.01). Conclusion The professional identity of nurses in infectious disease hospitals in Jiangsu Province is the core mediating pathway for psychological resilience to alleviate occupational burnout. Nurses with high psychological resilience significantly reduce occupational burnout by enhancing their professional identity. It is recommended that nursing managers enhance nurses' professional identity through systematic interventions to block the potential pathway of psychological resilience transforming into burnout,and provide empirical evidence for occupational mental health interventions in the field of infectious disease nursing.

Key words: Nurses in infectious disease hospitals, Psychological resilience, Professional identity, Occupational burnout, Mediation effect

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