ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Front. Public Health
Sec. Occupational Health and Safety
Volume 13 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1629330
This article is part of the Research TopicMental Health Challenges in Vulnerable Groups: Psychological Well-Being, Learning, and Support in Disadvantaged ContextsView all 5 articles
A Cross-Sectional Study on the Mediating role of Psychological Capital in the Relationship Between Workplace Violence and Professional Commitment Among Nursing Students
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- 1Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
- 2Hunan Provincial People's Hospital, changsha hunan, China
- 3Hengyang Medical School, Hengyang, Hunan, China
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Abstract Background: Studies have documented associations among workplace violence (WPV), psychological capital (PsyCap), and professional commitment (PC). But limited research has investigated how PsyCap mediates the relationship between WPV and PC, particularly among nursing interns. Objective: This study assessed the current status of WPV, PsyCap, and PC among Chinese nursing students, analyzed thier interrelationships and further determined whether PsyCap mediated the association between WPV and PC. Methods: A cross-sectional survey of 520 nursing interns used validated instruments: a demographic questionnaire, the WPV Scale, the PC Scale, and the PsyCap Questionnaire (Chinese version of PCQ). Pearson correlation analyzed the relationships among PsyCap, WPV, and PC, while hierarchical regression tested the mediation model. Results: The total scores for PC and PsyCap among nursing students were (77.04 ± 17.04) and (91.90 ± 16.16), respectively. Approximately 31.54% of the participants reported experiencing WPV. PsyCap was inversely associated with WPV (r= -0.619, P= 0.024) and positively associated with PC (r= 0.620, P< 0.001), in contrast WPV showed a negative correlation with PC (r= -0.807, P= 0.005). Mediation analysis revealed that PsyCap mediated the WPV-PC relationship, accounting for 47.5% of the total effect. Conclusion: Nursing students exhibited moderate levels of PsyCap and PC, with the prevalence of WPV being slightly lower than reported in comparable studies. And PsyCap fully mediated the relationship between WPV and PC. These findings revealed that nursing administrators and educators should enhance and develop
Keywords: professional commitment, Psychological Capital, Workplace Violence, nursing students, Mediating role
Received: 15 May 2025; Accepted: 15 Sep 2025.
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* Correspondence: Lili Jiao, jiaolili123@csu.edu.cn
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