OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to investigate the serial multiple mediating effect of perceived stress and self-control in the relationship between neuroticism and career anxiety among nursing interns in China.
DESIGN: A cross-sectional study.
METHODS: A total of 499 nursing interns from five tertiary hospitals in Xi'an, China, participated. Neuroticism, perceived stress, self-control, and career anxiety among nursing interns were assessed. Serial mediation analysis was conducted using the PROCESS Macro in SPSS. Statistical analyses included descriptive analysis, t-tests, ANOVA, Pearson correlation, and regression with bootstrapping.
RESULTS: (1)Career anxiety was significantly and positively correlated with neuroticism (r = 0.384, p