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The impact of nursing interns’ intolerance of uncertainty on professional identity: the mediating role of career resilience

  • By

  • Yaqi Wu

  • Hejia Wan

  • Lisha Zhao

  • Jie Liu

  • Lulu Zhang

  • Xin Wang

  • Jing Mao

  • Xiaolei Jing

  • June 8, 2026

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    Intolerance of uncertainty negatively affects nursing interns' professional identity, leading to confusion and decreased motivation.

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    Career resilience partially mediates the relationship between intolerance of uncertainty and professional identity in nursing interns.

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    Nursing interns scored an average of 38.57 for intolerance of uncertainty and 61.04 for professional identity.

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    Higher career resilience is positively correlated with a stronger professional identity among nursing interns.

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    Nursing educators should help interns develop career resilience to enhance their professional identity amidst uncertainty.

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The impact of nursing interns’ intolerance of uncertainty on professional identity: the mediating role of career resilience

  • by Yaqi Wu, Hejia Wan, Lisha Zhao, Jie Liu, Lulu Zhang, Xin Wang, Jing Mao, Xiaolei Jing

  • June 8, 2026

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