The Moderating Effect of Proactive Personality on the Transition Shock and Career Self-confidence of Undergraduate Nursing Interns

Abstract

Objective: To explore the relationship among the Transition shock, proactive personality, and career self-confidence of undergraduate Nursing interns, and to examine the moderating mechanism of proactive personality between the Transition shock and career self - confidence, so as to offer a reference for relieving the role - transformation pressure and enhancing the career self-confidence of undergraduate Nursing interns. Methods: Convenience sampling was employed to conduct a survey on nursing undergraduates from four undergraduate institutions in Henan Province. Results: The mean score of the Transition shock of undergraduate Nursing interns was (2.81±0.58), with relatively higher scores in internship workload (3.09±0.60) and the conflict between theory and practice (2.87±0.63). The Transition shock was negatively correlated with career self - confidence (r = - 0.29, P < 0.01), and the interaction term of transformation shock and proactive personality could predict career self-confidence (β = 0.174, ΔR² = 0.023, P < 0.001). Conclusion: Proactive personality plays a positive moderating role in the relationship between the Transition shock and career self-confidence of undergraduate Nursing interns. That is, proactive personality can mitigate the negative influence of the Transition shock on career self-confidence.