Abstract:

Objective To explore the mediating effect of clinical sense of belonging between perception of academic support and stress in nursing interns. Methods A total of 553 nursing interns were recruited and investigated with the Belongingness Scale-Clinical Placement Experience,the Academic Support in the Practicum Scale and the Student Nurse Stress Index Scale. Results The scores of clinical sense of belonging,perception of academic support and stress were（3.56±0.49）,（6.61±1.60） and （3.74±0.59） respectively. There was a negative correlation between perception of academic support and stress（r=-0.801）,and a positive correlation between perception of academic support and clinical sense of belonging（r=0.673）. There was a negative correlation between stress and clinical sense of belonging（r=-0.743）. The mediating effect of clinical sense of belonging between perception of academic support and stress of nursing interns was -0.088,accounting for 31.3% of the total effects. Conclusion Clinical sense of belonging plays a mediating role between perception of academic support and stress in nursing interns,which can provide new ideas for relieving and reducing stress of nursing interns.

Key words: Students,Nursing, Clinical Clerkship, Clinical sense of belonging, Perception of academic support, Stress