OCCUPATION AND HEALTH ›› 2023, Vol. 39 ›› Issue (11): 1529-1533.

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Mediating effect of psychological consistency and positive coping style on emotional intelligence and mental health of undergraduate nursing interns in Sichuan Province

ZHANG Hong-ying, YANG Mao-qiong, LUO Yan-fang   

  1. Department of Critical Medicine,Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College,Nanchong Sichuan 637000,China
  • Received:2022-08-30 Revised:2023-02-07 Published:2026-03-15

Abstract: Objective To investigate the status of emotional intelligence and mental health of undergraduate nursing interns in Sichuan Province,and the mediating effect of psychological coherence and positive coping style between them. Methods A convenience sampling method was used to select 296 undergraduate nursing interns from 10 grade-A tertiary hospitals in Sichuan Province from April to May 2022. The emotional intelligence scale,mental health scale,psychological coherence scale and positive coping style scale were used as survey instruments. Results The scores of emotional intelligence,mental health,psychological consistency and positive coping style of 296 undergraduate nursing interns were (77.68±12.86),(11.96±4.48),(55.54±11.79) and (23.64±5.82)points,respectively. The univariate analysis showed that there were statistically significant differences in the scores of emotional intelligence,psychological consistency,positive coping style and mental health among undergraduate nursing interns with different gender,household registration,whether they were the only child,family type,exercise status and personality types(all P<0.05). The correlation analysis showed that emotional intelligence was negatively correlated with mental health scores(r=-0.185--0.542,all P<0.01),the psychological consistency was negatively correlated with mental health scores(r=-0.241--0.469, all P<0.01),and the positive coping style was negatively correlated with mental health score(r=-0.167--0.364,all P<0.01). The mediating effect analysis showed that psychological consistency and positive coping style had a chain mediating effect between emotional intelligence and mental health of undergraduate nursing interns,and the mediating effect was 0.075,accounting for 13.79 % of the total effect. Conclusion The mental health of undergraduate nursing interns in Sichuan Province is at a medium level,emotional intelligence has a direct effect on mental health,and strengthening the sense of psychological consistency and positive coping style has a positive effect on promoting the mental health status of undergraduate nursing interns.

Key words: Nursing students, Emotional intelligence, Mental health, Psychological consistency, Positive coping style, Mediating effect

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