The public’s perceptions and attitudes of male nursing postgraduate professional identity on Chinese social media: Qualitative study based on machine learning
Public discourse reflects both affirmation and marginalization of male postgraduate nurses in China. These perceptions shape their clinical professional identity and influence their sense of belonging and future career planning. Interventions in education and media strategies are necessary to promote inclusive and supportive identity development.
Authors
- Yuting Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-5307-2091)
- Tao Zhou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2353-7404)
- Jing Huang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8070-9129)
- Yanbing Shen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7349-5575)
- Yuling Lei (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7331-5669)
- Guangxin Xu
- Qi Zhou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8275-3721)
- Yueli Zhu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-1867-4315)
Institutions
- Hangzhou Normal University (CN)
- Wenzhou Medical University (CN)
- Fourth Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University (CN)
- Integrated Chinese Medicine (China) (HK)
- Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University (CN)
- Zhejiang University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2025-09-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0331379
- Primary Topic
- Social Media in Health Education
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00