METHOD: This analytical cross-sectional study included 421 nursing students from hospitals in Henan, China. Participants completed the Uncivil Behaviour in Clinical Nursing Education Scale, Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale, and Perceived Stress Scale. Data were analyzed using SPSS and Mplus.
RESULTS: Incivility was positively correlated with perceived stress (β = 0.325, p < .001) and negatively correlated with psychological resilience (β = -0.344, p < .001). Psychological resilience partially mediated the relationship between incivility and perceived stress (indirect effect = 0.067, 95% CI [0.022, 0.130], p = .044).
CONCLUSION: Psychological resilience partially mediated the effect of incivility on stress, highlighting the need for combined system-level and student-focused strategies in clinical education.