Self-esteem and professional identity among male nurses and male nursing students: mediating roles of perceived prejudice and psychological distress
IntroductionThere are not enough nurses around the world, and there are even fewer male nurses. It has not been easy for men to become nurses because of stereotypes about the roles of men and women in the workplace, which lead to prejudice and discrimination. This study explored how the self-esteem...
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| author | Xiaoqin Wu Xu You Jinyuan Pu Junping Li Wenzhi Wu Xiao Ma Qing Long Yunqiao Zhang Xinling Zhao Zeyi Guo Xiang Cao Fangjun Tu Yong Zeng |
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| description | IntroductionThere are not enough nurses around the world, and there are even fewer male nurses. It has not been easy for men to become nurses because of stereotypes about the roles of men and women in the workplace, which lead to prejudice and discrimination. This study explored how the self-esteem of male nurses and male nursing students affects their professional identity in an environment where stereotypes and social prejudice exist. This study also examined the differences of relevant variables in different sociodemographic characteristics of the research subjects in a Chinese social context.MethodsBy purposive and snowball sampling, 464 male nurses and male nursing students were surveyed through questionnaires from November 2021 to January 2022. Data analysis was performed using SPSS 25.0 and PROCESS Macro 3.3.ResultsSelf-esteem could indirectly affect professional identity through perceived prejudice and psychological distress. Nonetheless, self-esteem still had a significant direct effect on professional identity. The total mediating effect accounted for 32.816% of the total effect, and the direct effect accounted for 67.184% of the total effect. Also of note was that 81.7% of participants reported experiencing psychological distress.DiscussionTo improve the professional identity of male nurses and male nursing students, nursing educators and administrators should do the following: protect and improve their self-esteem; take steps to reduce social prejudice against them; value their mental health and alleviate their psychological distress. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5e7ac44ef9fb461fb600f140468981412023-06-13T04:39:54ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782023-06-011410.3389/fpsyg.2023.11769701176970Self-esteem and professional identity among male nurses and male nursing students: mediating roles of perceived prejudice and psychological distressXiaoqin Wu0Xu You1Jinyuan Pu2Junping Li3Wenzhi Wu4Xiao Ma5Qing Long6Yunqiao Zhang7Xinling Zhao8Zeyi Guo9Xiang Cao10Fangjun Tu11Yong Zeng12Department of Psychiatry, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, ChinaDepartment of Psychiatry, Honghe Second People’s Hospital, Honghe, ChinaDepartment of Psychiatry, Honghe Second People’s Hospital, Honghe, ChinaDepartment of Psychiatry, Honghe Second People’s Hospital, Honghe, ChinaDepartment of Psychiatry, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, ChinaDepartment of Psychiatry, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, ChinaDepartment of Psychiatry, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, ChinaDepartment of Psychiatry, Honghe Second People’s Hospital, Honghe, ChinaDepartment of Psychiatry, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, ChinaDepartment of Psychiatry, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, ChinaDepartment of Psychiatry, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, ChinaDepartment of Psychiatry, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, ChinaDepartment of Psychiatry, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, ChinaIntroductionThere are not enough nurses around the world, and there are even fewer male nurses. It has not been easy for men to become nurses because of stereotypes about the roles of men and women in the workplace, which lead to prejudice and discrimination. This study explored how the self-esteem of male nurses and male nursing students affects their professional identity in an environment where stereotypes and social prejudice exist. This study also examined the differences of relevant variables in different sociodemographic characteristics of the research subjects in a Chinese social context.MethodsBy purposive and snowball sampling, 464 male nurses and male nursing students were surveyed through questionnaires from November 2021 to January 2022. Data analysis was performed using SPSS 25.0 and PROCESS Macro 3.3.ResultsSelf-esteem could indirectly affect professional identity through perceived prejudice and psychological distress. Nonetheless, self-esteem still had a significant direct effect on professional identity. The total mediating effect accounted for 32.816% of the total effect, and the direct effect accounted for 67.184% of the total effect. Also of note was that 81.7% of participants reported experiencing psychological distress.DiscussionTo improve the professional identity of male nurses and male nursing students, nursing educators and administrators should do the following: protect and improve their self-esteem; take steps to reduce social prejudice against them; value their mental health and alleviate their psychological distress.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1176970/fullmale nursing studentsmale nursesperceived prejudicepsychological distressprofessional identityself-esteem |
| spellingShingle | Xiaoqin Wu Xu You Jinyuan Pu Junping Li Wenzhi Wu Xiao Ma Qing Long Yunqiao Zhang Xinling Zhao Zeyi Guo Xiang Cao Fangjun Tu Yong Zeng Self-esteem and professional identity among male nurses and male nursing students: mediating roles of perceived prejudice and psychological distress Frontiers in Psychology male nursing students male nurses perceived prejudice psychological distress professional identity self-esteem |
| title | Self-esteem and professional identity among male nurses and male nursing students: mediating roles of perceived prejudice and psychological distress |
| title_full | Self-esteem and professional identity among male nurses and male nursing students: mediating roles of perceived prejudice and psychological distress |
| title_fullStr | Self-esteem and professional identity among male nurses and male nursing students: mediating roles of perceived prejudice and psychological distress |
| title_full_unstemmed | Self-esteem and professional identity among male nurses and male nursing students: mediating roles of perceived prejudice and psychological distress |
| title_short | Self-esteem and professional identity among male nurses and male nursing students: mediating roles of perceived prejudice and psychological distress |
| title_sort | self esteem and professional identity among male nurses and male nursing students mediating roles of perceived prejudice and psychological distress |
| topic | male nursing students male nurses perceived prejudice psychological distress professional identity self-esteem |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1176970/full |
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