Gender differences in co-rumination and transition shock among nursing interns in China: a cross-sectional study

Abstract Background It has been reported that co-rumination and transition shocks significantly influence effective communication in clinical practice. However, previous research has not sufficiently explored the specific relationships between these two characteristics and their gender differences a...

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Main Authors: Wen-Jie Ge, Shou-Jun Zhu, Xin-Yi Zhu, Ai-Qin Chu
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Published: BMC 2025-04-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12912-025-03089-7
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description Abstract Background It has been reported that co-rumination and transition shocks significantly influence effective communication in clinical practice. However, previous research has not sufficiently explored the specific relationships between these two characteristics and their gender differences among nursing interns. Objective The objective of this study was to evaluate the states of co-rumination and transition shock among current nursing interns during clinical placements, as well as to determine whether gender differences affect these two traits and how exploiting such differences can improve nurses’ co-rumination. Methods A cross-sectional study design was adopted. We gathered data from a convenient sample of 505 nursing interns from a grade A tertiary hospital in Anhui, China. This study included Data collected using the Co-Rumination Questionnaire (CRQ-9) and Transition Shock Scale for Undergraduate Nursing Students (UNSTS). The data were analyzed using an independent samples t-test, Pearson correlation, and hierarchical multiple linear regression. Results There was no significant difference in UNSTS scores between male and female nursing interns, but male nursing interns had lower CRQ-9 scores (P < 0.05). This study found that Transition Shock was the most critical factor influencing Co-Rumination variation for male and female nursing interns during clinical practice through hierarchical multiple regression analysis. Conclusions Gender differences are reflected not only in the level of co-rumination but also in the relationships between co-rumination and transition shock. Nursing educators should be aware of how gender differences can affect these two traits; this is particularly important for improving the mental health problems of nursing interns based on students’ aptitudes.
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spelling doaj-art-dd4d49d154bd47e7ba3c065c2906ece42025-08-20T02:17:50ZengBMCBMC Nursing1472-69552025-04-0124111110.1186/s12912-025-03089-7Gender differences in co-rumination and transition shock among nursing interns in China: a cross-sectional studyWen-Jie Ge0Shou-Jun Zhu1Xin-Yi Zhu2Ai-Qin Chu3Department of Nursing, Department of Intensive Care Unit, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of ChinaDepartment of Nursing, Department of Intensive Care Unit, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of ChinaDepartment of Nursing, Department of Intensive Care Unit, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of ChinaDepartment of Nursing, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of ChinaAbstract Background It has been reported that co-rumination and transition shocks significantly influence effective communication in clinical practice. However, previous research has not sufficiently explored the specific relationships between these two characteristics and their gender differences among nursing interns. Objective The objective of this study was to evaluate the states of co-rumination and transition shock among current nursing interns during clinical placements, as well as to determine whether gender differences affect these two traits and how exploiting such differences can improve nurses’ co-rumination. Methods A cross-sectional study design was adopted. We gathered data from a convenient sample of 505 nursing interns from a grade A tertiary hospital in Anhui, China. This study included Data collected using the Co-Rumination Questionnaire (CRQ-9) and Transition Shock Scale for Undergraduate Nursing Students (UNSTS). The data were analyzed using an independent samples t-test, Pearson correlation, and hierarchical multiple linear regression. Results There was no significant difference in UNSTS scores between male and female nursing interns, but male nursing interns had lower CRQ-9 scores (P < 0.05). This study found that Transition Shock was the most critical factor influencing Co-Rumination variation for male and female nursing interns during clinical practice through hierarchical multiple regression analysis. Conclusions Gender differences are reflected not only in the level of co-rumination but also in the relationships between co-rumination and transition shock. Nursing educators should be aware of how gender differences can affect these two traits; this is particularly important for improving the mental health problems of nursing interns based on students’ aptitudes.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12912-025-03089-7Co-ruminationTransition shockNursing internsQuantitative
spellingShingle Wen-Jie Ge
Shou-Jun Zhu
Xin-Yi Zhu
Ai-Qin Chu
Gender differences in co-rumination and transition shock among nursing interns in China: a cross-sectional study
BMC Nursing
Co-rumination
Transition shock
Nursing interns
Quantitative
title Gender differences in co-rumination and transition shock among nursing interns in China: a cross-sectional study
title_full Gender differences in co-rumination and transition shock among nursing interns in China: a cross-sectional study
title_fullStr Gender differences in co-rumination and transition shock among nursing interns in China: a cross-sectional study
title_full_unstemmed Gender differences in co-rumination and transition shock among nursing interns in China: a cross-sectional study
title_short Gender differences in co-rumination and transition shock among nursing interns in China: a cross-sectional study
title_sort gender differences in co rumination and transition shock among nursing interns in china a cross sectional study
topic Co-rumination
Transition shock
Nursing interns
Quantitative
url https://doi.org/10.1186/s12912-025-03089-7
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