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ArticleFrontiers in public health2025

Resilience and professional identity among young healthcare workers in a Shanghai megahospital during COVID-19: a cross-sectional study.

Di Xu, Yaxu Zhou, Yuru Yan, Yan Wang, Ye Le, Yuchun Ma, Chunming Wang, Ying Zhou

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Di Xu *Nursing Department, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
Yaxu Zhou *Finance Department, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
Yuru Yan *Nursing Department, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
Yan WangNursing Department, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
Ye LeNursing Department, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
Yuchun MaSmart Hospital Development Department, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
Chunming WangSmart Hospital Development Department, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
Ying ZhouSmart Hospital Development Department, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.

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Abstract

Background: Public health crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic place immense psychological and professional pressure on healthcare workers, particularly those early in their careers. While much research has focused on burnout and stress, fewer studies have examined the role of professional identity and its organizational determinants among actively employed young healthcare professionals. Methods: This cross-sectional study surveyed 326 young healthcare workers (≤40 years old) across clinical, research, and administrative roles in a megahospital in Shanghai, China. A validated multidimensional scale was used to assess professional identity. Independent variables included job satisfaction, workload, exposure to high-risk duties, and perceived organizational support (including satisfaction with humanistic care and working conditions). Descriptive statistics, Mann-Whitney U and Kruskal-Wallis H tests, and multivariate linear regression were employed. Results: The majority of respondents (92.9%) reported a high level of professional identity (median score: 81, IQR: 13). Satisfaction with humanistic care ( Conclusion: This study highlights the essential role of organizational resources-particularly perceived humanistic care and adequate working conditions-in sustaining professional identity among young healthcare professionals during public health emergencies. The findings underscore the need for system-level interventions that support resilience and workforce stability. These insights may inform global strategies for healthcare human resource management in high-pressure contexts.

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COVID-19Health PersonnelJob SatisfactionResilience, PsychologicalSocial IdentificationAdultBurnout, ProfessionalChinaCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMaleSARS-CoV-2Surveys and QuestionnairesWorkloadYoung AdultCOVID-19humanistic careorganizational resourcesprofessional identitypublic health emergencyworking conditionsyoung healthcare workers

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