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The relationship between psychological capital, patient’s contempt, and professional identity among general practitioners during COVID-19 in Chongqing, China

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  • Jingzhi Deng
  • Yang Xu
  • Qiaoya Li
  • Wen Yang
  • Huisheng Deng

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General practitioners are crucial in the primary healthcare system as well as for epidemic prevention and control. However, few researchers have examined their professional identity. This study investigated the current status of the professional identity of general practitioners in Chongqing, China and explored the effects of psychological capital and patient’s contempt on their professional identity. From December 2021 to January 2022, randomized cluster sampling was used to conduct a cross-sectional online self-assessment questionnaire survey among general practitioners in Chongqing. In total, 2,180 general practitioners working for more than one year were selected. General practitioners’ sense of professional identity, mental health, and sense of patients’ disrespect were measured using the Professional Identity Scale, Psychological Capital Questionnaire, and Patient’s Contempt Questionnaire. Sociodemographic characteristics were also collected. A multiple linear regression model was used to analyze the association between professional identity, psychological capital, and patient’s contempt. The average score for professional identity among general practitioners was 53.59 (SD = 6.42). The scores for self-efficacy, hope, resilience, and optimism (subscales of psychological capital) were 26.87 (SD = 5.70), 26.47 (SD = 5.74), 26.97 (SD = 5.55), and 26.86 (SD = 5.59), respectively. The score for perceived contempt was 34.19 (SD = 7.59). An average monthly income greater than CNY 8,000 (β = 1.018, p

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  • Jingzhi Deng & Yang Xu & Qiaoya Li & Wen Yang & Huisheng Deng, 2023. "The relationship between psychological capital, patient’s contempt, and professional identity among general practitioners during COVID-19 in Chongqing, China," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 18(10), pages 1-15, October.
  • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0287462
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0287462
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    1. Young-In Oh & Hyeongsu Kim & KyeHyun Kim, 2019. "Factors Affecting Korean Physician Job Satisfaction," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(15), pages 1-12, July.
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