ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE: To explore the current status and influencing factors of regulatory emotional self-efficacy(RESE) among graduate students of medical college. METHODS: A cluster sampling method was used to select 3 225 postgraduates in class of 2015 and 2016 from a medical college as research subjects. A RESE survey was conducted using the Regulatory Emotional Self-Efficacy Scale. RESULTS: The score of RESE was 66.8±7.6. The score of perceived self-efficiency in expressing emotion was 25.7±3.0. The score of perceived self-efficiency in managing negative emotion was 41.1±6.0. Multivariate linear regression analysis showed that the RESE scores of the first grade graduates were higher than those of the second-grade. The RESE scores of students whose mothers′ educational level above primary school were higher than those with their mothers′ educational level being illiteracy and below primary school. The RESE scores of those being more optimistic about job prospects were higher than those being less optimistic about job prospects. The RESE scores of those with large amount of exercise were higher than those with small amount of exercise. The partial regression coefficients were-0.65, 1.03, 4.33 and 1.87(P<0.05). CONCLUSION: The level of RESE in medical college graduate students is high. The grades of medical graduates, attitudes toward employment prospects, physical exercise and mother′s educational level are the influencing factors of their RESE.