Relationship between sense of coherence and professional identity in nursing students: the chain mediating effect of academic emotion and self-esteem
Abstract Background The psychological conditions of nursing students are quite important, and professional identity is an important part of the stable development of the nursing profession. Nursing students’ sense of coherence, academic emotion, and self-esteem may be related to professional identit...
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| description | Abstract Background The psychological conditions of nursing students are quite important, and professional identity is an important part of the stable development of the nursing profession. Nursing students’ sense of coherence, academic emotion, and self-esteem may be related to professional identity. This study was designed to examine the specific relationships and effect pathways between sense of coherence, professional identity, academic emotion, and self-esteem in nursing students, and to evaluate the chain mediating role of academic emotion and self-esteem between sense of coherence and professional identity. Methods This study used a cross-sectional design for data collection and analysis. A total of 286 Chinese nursing undergraduates participated in this cross-sectional study and completed the sense of coherence scale, professional identity questionnaire for nursing students, general academic emotion questionnaire for college students, and self-esteem scale. A structural equation model was established to examine the effect pathways, and the chain mediating effect was verified by path analysis and bootstrap method. Results Pearson correlation analysis found significant relationships among sense of coherence, professional identity, academic emotion, and self-esteem. Path analysis indicated that sense of coherence not only directly predicted professional identity (effect value = 0.33), but also indirectly predicted professional identity through the mediating effect of academic emotion and self-esteem respectively: sense of coherence→ positive academic emotion→ professional identity (effect value = 0.32); sense of coherence→ self-esteem→ professional identity (effect value = 0.04). In addition, academic emotion and self-esteem played a chain mediating role between sense of coherence and professional identity: sense of coherence→ positive academic emotion→ self-esteem→ professional identity (effect value = 0.05); sense of coherence→ negative academic emotion→ self-esteem→ professional identity (effect value = 0.02). Conclusion The study contributes to the understanding of the relationship between sense of coherence and professional identity among nursing students. Moreover, the results may provide insights for educators and health professionals, potentially contributing to improving the quality of nursing education and strengthening the professional identity of nursing students. Clinical trial number Not applicable. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-d587cb67d0e54b89b3bf72fda9b317df2025-08-20T03:08:40ZengBMCBMC Nursing1472-69552025-05-012411910.1186/s12912-025-03174-xRelationship between sense of coherence and professional identity in nursing students: the chain mediating effect of academic emotion and self-esteemHuan Liu0Jin Li1Xiujuan Feng2Rui Liang3Yanan Qi4Jing Zhang5School of Nursing and Rehabilitation, Xi’an Jiaotong University City CollegeFaculty of Nursing, Health Science Center, Xi’an Jiaotong UniversitySchool of Nursing and Rehabilitation, Xi’an Jiaotong University City CollegeSchool of Nursing and Rehabilitation, Xi’an Jiaotong University City CollegeSchool of Nursing and Rehabilitation, Xi’an Jiaotong University City CollegeDepartment of Cardiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Medical UniversityAbstract Background The psychological conditions of nursing students are quite important, and professional identity is an important part of the stable development of the nursing profession. Nursing students’ sense of coherence, academic emotion, and self-esteem may be related to professional identity. This study was designed to examine the specific relationships and effect pathways between sense of coherence, professional identity, academic emotion, and self-esteem in nursing students, and to evaluate the chain mediating role of academic emotion and self-esteem between sense of coherence and professional identity. Methods This study used a cross-sectional design for data collection and analysis. A total of 286 Chinese nursing undergraduates participated in this cross-sectional study and completed the sense of coherence scale, professional identity questionnaire for nursing students, general academic emotion questionnaire for college students, and self-esteem scale. A structural equation model was established to examine the effect pathways, and the chain mediating effect was verified by path analysis and bootstrap method. Results Pearson correlation analysis found significant relationships among sense of coherence, professional identity, academic emotion, and self-esteem. Path analysis indicated that sense of coherence not only directly predicted professional identity (effect value = 0.33), but also indirectly predicted professional identity through the mediating effect of academic emotion and self-esteem respectively: sense of coherence→ positive academic emotion→ professional identity (effect value = 0.32); sense of coherence→ self-esteem→ professional identity (effect value = 0.04). In addition, academic emotion and self-esteem played a chain mediating role between sense of coherence and professional identity: sense of coherence→ positive academic emotion→ self-esteem→ professional identity (effect value = 0.05); sense of coherence→ negative academic emotion→ self-esteem→ professional identity (effect value = 0.02). Conclusion The study contributes to the understanding of the relationship between sense of coherence and professional identity among nursing students. Moreover, the results may provide insights for educators and health professionals, potentially contributing to improving the quality of nursing education and strengthening the professional identity of nursing students. Clinical trial number Not applicable.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12912-025-03174-xNursing studentsSense of coherenceProfessional identityAcademic emotionSelf-esteemMediating effect |
| spellingShingle | Huan Liu Jin Li Xiujuan Feng Rui Liang Yanan Qi Jing Zhang Relationship between sense of coherence and professional identity in nursing students: the chain mediating effect of academic emotion and self-esteem BMC Nursing Nursing students Sense of coherence Professional identity Academic emotion Self-esteem Mediating effect |
| title | Relationship between sense of coherence and professional identity in nursing students: the chain mediating effect of academic emotion and self-esteem |
| title_full | Relationship between sense of coherence and professional identity in nursing students: the chain mediating effect of academic emotion and self-esteem |
| title_fullStr | Relationship between sense of coherence and professional identity in nursing students: the chain mediating effect of academic emotion and self-esteem |
| title_full_unstemmed | Relationship between sense of coherence and professional identity in nursing students: the chain mediating effect of academic emotion and self-esteem |
| title_short | Relationship between sense of coherence and professional identity in nursing students: the chain mediating effect of academic emotion and self-esteem |
| title_sort | relationship between sense of coherence and professional identity in nursing students the chain mediating effect of academic emotion and self esteem |
| topic | Nursing students Sense of coherence Professional identity Academic emotion Self-esteem Mediating effect |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12912-025-03174-x |
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