Relationship Between Reflective Practice and Caring Behaviors Among Psychiatric Nurses: A Latent Profile Analysis

The identification of three distinct reflective practice profiles ("passive reflective participants", "moderately balanced reflective practitioners", and "high-achieving reflective leaders") provides a nuanced understanding of the reflective practice among psychiatry nurses. Targeted development programs, such as peer mentoring for the "passive" group and the "moderate" group, could be designed based on individual profile membership to optimize caring behaviors in psychiatric nursing.