The mediating effect of psychological capital between autonomous learning and career status of nurses
XU Lili
JIANG Yinfen
ZHANG Lina
Abstract：Objective To explore the mediating effect of psychological capital between nurses' autonomous learning ability and their career status.Methods A survey was conducted among 655 nurses from 3 grade-A tertiary hospitals in Suzhou City using the general information questionnaire,the self-regulated learning ability scale for nurses,the psychological capital questionnaire and the career status evaluation scale.Results The scores of nurses' autonomous learning ability,their psychological capital score and career status score were(130.44±19.39),(95.23±12.77)and(86.11±11.46)points,respectively.Moreover,nurses' psychological capital was positively correlated to their autonomous learning ability and career status(r=0.749,P＜0.001;r=0.556,P＜0.001).Meanwhile,autonomous learning ability was positively correlated with career status(r=0.566,P＜0.001).Nurses' psychological capital had a partial mediating effect between autonomous learning ability and career status,with a mediating effect value of 0.310,accounting for 51.3％of the total effect.Conclusion Nurses' psychological capital plays a partial mediating role between their autonomous learning ability and career status.Therefore,medical management should focus on cultivating nurses' autonomous learning ability and psychological adjustment ability,so as to promote the healthy development of their career.
Keywords：NursesSelf-directed learningPsychological capitalCareer statusMediating effect
Publication Date：2026-01-20
Online Publishing Date：2026-03-17(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：5( 47-50,57 )