ABSTRACT
Objective:To investigate the influence of social support to nursing students occupation maturity, provide a new perspective and reasonable suggestions for the cultivation of nursing students occupation planning. Methods:A total of 759 nursing students of different education levels were selected. The Social Support Rating Scale and the Career Maturity Inventory Attitude Scale were used to investigate the influence of social support to nursing students occupation maturity. Results:Different levels of nursing students in subjective support and utiliza-tion of support,the total score difference was statistically significant(P <0. 05),college students social support score lower than the college students. Overall maturity of undergraduate and college nursing students occupation de-gree higher than secondary school students,students occupation maturity in the condition assessment,personal ad-justment,value conception,occupation cognition,self-cognition of these dimensions also exist a significant differ-ence(P<0. 05). Social support and occupation maturity of each factor is correlated in most dimensions. Conclu-sion:The social support of nursing students′ occupation maturity degree has important influence,requirements of professional teachers should integrate education occupation maturity while imparting professional knowledge,lay a solid foundation for nursing students′occupation career planning.