ObjectiveTo understand the status quo of social anxiety in nursing interns, to explore the relationship between psychological resilience, social anxiety and emotional intelligence, so as to provide reference for reducing social anxiety in nursing interns.

MethodsA total of 235 nursing interns in a grade A tertiary hospital in Taizhou were investigated with general information questionnaire, interaction anxiousness scale, emotional intelligence scale and resilience scale.

ResultsThe social anxiety level of nursing interns was(40.76±5.99) points, which was higher than that of the norm of Chinese college students(38.90±9.70) points(t=4.75, P < 0.05). The level of social anxiety of nursing interns in technical secondary school and junior college was significantly higher than that of undergraduate nursing interns(P < 0.01), and which in nursing interns with monthly living expenses of less than 600 yuan was higher than that of nursing interns with monthly living expenses of 600-1 000 yuan and more than 1 000 yuan(P < 0.05). The total scores of emotional intelligence and psychological resilience of nursing interns were(113.14±9.41) points and(87.52±8.53) points, respectively, which were at upper middle level.Emotional intelligence and psychological resilience were negatively correlated with social anxiety(P < 0.05 to P < 0.01). Psychological resilience partially mediated the relationship between social anxiety and emotional intelligence, and the mediating effect accounted for 35.6%.

ConclusionsThe social anxiety level of nursing interns is higher. By improving the psychological resilience and emotional intelligence of nursing interns, the social anxiety level of nursing interns can be alleviated and the mental health of nursing interns can be maintained.