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Internship experience and psychological symptoms among Chinese healthcare trainees: evidence from structural equation modeling

  • By

  • Xiaomin Xu

  • Guanguan Qiu

  • Oushan Tang

  • Guoping Zheng

  • July 14, 2026

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    The study investigated the relationship between internship experiences and psychological symptoms in Chinese healthcare trainees.

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    Data were collected from 241 trainees using the Internship Experience Scale, MBI-SS, and SCL-90.

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    Internship experience was negatively associated with burnout, while burnout positively correlated with anxiety and depression.

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    Burnout was confirmed as a significant mediator linking internship experience to psychological symptoms.

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    The findings emphasize the need for supportive educational environments to improve mental health outcomes for healthcare trainees.

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Internship experience and psychological symptoms among Chinese healthcare trainees: evidence from structural equation modeling

  • by Xiaomin Xu, Guanguan Qiu, Oushan Tang, Guoping Zheng

  • July 14, 2026

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