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Objective:To study the characteristics and influencing factors of coping styles of clinical ophthalmic interns under psychological stress, so as to provide scientific basis for promoting the mental health development of medical students.Methods:In 2019, 103 students of Sun Yat-sen University who participated in clinical practice of ophthalmology were investigated by cluster sampling with general situation questionnaire and simple coping style questionnaire. The database was established by Epidata, and the data was statistically analyzed by SPSS 25.0 software.Results:The scores of positive coping and negative coping were (1.70±0.10) and (1.30±0.05) respectively, which were all lower than the norm ( P < 0.001). The scores of non first time practice students were 0.087 points higher than those of first time practice students; the scores of eight-year students were 0.124 points higher than those of five-year students; the scores of positive coping increased by 0.015 points for each level of family income increase. Men scored 0.027 points higher than women in negative coping scores; eight-year students scored 0.053 points lower than five-year students in negative coping scores; family income increased by one grade, negative coping scores decreased by 0.017 points; rural registered residence students scored 0.035 points higher than urban registered residence students in negative coping scores; non first practice students scored 0.074 points higher than the first practice students in negative coping scores. Conclusion:Educators should pay close attention to the coping styles of clinical ophthalmic interns, carry out mental health education and guidance of coping methods according to the characteristics of different groups, take effective measures to improve students' stress coping ability and promote the smooth development of clinical practice in ophthalmology.