{"status":"ok","message-type":"work","message-version":"1.0.0","message":{"indexed":{"date-parts":[[2026,10,8]],"date-time":"2026-10-08T17:52:04Z","timestamp":1791481924838,"version":"4.3.4"},"reference-count":41,"publisher":"Elsevier BV","license":[{"start":{"date-parts":[[2027,1,1]],"date-time":"2027-01-01T00:00:00Z","timestamp":1798761600000},"content-version":"tdm","delay-in-days":0,"URL":"https:\/\/www.elsevier.com\/tdm\/userlicense\/1.0\/"},{"start":{"date-parts":[[2027,1,1]],"date-time":"2027-01-01T00:00:00Z","timestamp":1798761600000},"content-version":"tdm","delay-in-days":0,"URL":"https:\/\/www.elsevier.com\/legal\/tdmrep-license"},{"start":{"date-parts":[[2027,1,1]],"date-time":"2027-01-01T00:00:00Z","timestamp":1798761600000},"content-version":"stm-asf","delay-in-days":0,"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.15223\/policy-017"},{"start":{"date-parts":[[2027,1,1]],"date-time":"2027-01-01T00:00:00Z","timestamp":1798761600000},"content-version":"stm-asf","delay-in-days":0,"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.15223\/policy-037"},{"start":{"date-parts":[[2027,1,1]],"date-time":"2027-01-01T00:00:00Z","timestamp":1798761600000},"content-version":"stm-asf","delay-in-days":0,"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.15223\/policy-012"},{"start":{"date-parts":[[2027,1,1]],"date-time":"2027-01-01T00:00:00Z","timestamp":1798761600000},"content-version":"stm-asf","delay-in-days":0,"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.15223\/policy-029"},{"start":{"date-parts":[[2027,1,1]],"date-time":"2027-01-01T00:00:00Z","timestamp":1798761600000},"content-version":"stm-asf","delay-in-days":0,"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.15223\/policy-004"}],"content-domain":{"domain":["clinicalkey.com","clinicalkey.com.au","elsevier.com","sciencedirect.com"],"crossmark-restriction":true},"short-container-title":["Nurse Education Today"],"published-print":{"date-parts":[[2027,1]]},"DOI":"10.1016\/j.nedt.2026.107445","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,10,2]],"date-time":"2026-10-02T15:22:52Z","timestamp":1790954572000},"page":"107445","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/elsevier_cm_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"special_numbering":"C","title":["Career uncertainty, professional identity, and future workforce intention among students in ageing care-related majors: An explanatory sequential mixed-methods study"],"prefix":"10.1016","volume":"168","author":[{"given":"Xiaoliang","family":"Yang","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Xiaohan","family":"Xu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Xin","family":"Zhang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Shuyan","family":"Zhang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Fang","family":"Zhang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Wenjuan","family":"Bao","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Lin","family":"Chen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Hengjun","family":"Ge","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Kangni","family":"Fu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Hui","family":"Feng","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"78","reference":[{"issue":"4","key":"10.1016\/j.nedt.2026.107445_bb0005","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","DOI":"10.3390\/ijerph22040520","article-title":"Navigating workforce challenges in long-term care: a co-design approach to solutions","volume":"22","author":"Boamah","year":"2025","journal-title":"Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health"},{"issue":"2","key":"10.1016\/j.nedt.2026.107445_bb0010","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"77","DOI":"10.1191\/1478088706qp063oa","article-title":"Using thematic analysis in psychology","volume":"3","author":"Braun","year":"2006","journal-title":"Qual. Res. Psychol."},{"key":"10.1016\/j.nedt.2026.107445_bb0015","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"2009","DOI":"10.2147\/PRBM.S539792","article-title":"Ageism and career motivation toward gerontological nursing in the post-pandemic era: a sequential-parallel mediation analysis among early-stage nursing students","author":"Chen","year":"2025","journal-title":"Psychol. Res. Behav. Manag."},{"issue":"1","key":"10.1016\/j.nedt.2026.107445_bb0020","article-title":"Exploring the influencing factors of professional identity in geriatric nursing among undergraduate nursing interns from a life course perspective: a qualitative study","volume":"2026","author":"Chen","year":"2026","journal-title":"J. Nurs. Manag."},{"issue":"11","key":"10.1016\/j.nedt.2026.107445_bb0025","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","DOI":"10.1016\/j.heliyon.2023.e21685","article-title":"Development of a social cognitive career theory scale for measuring the intention to select surgery as a career","volume":"9","author":"Chiu","year":"2023","journal-title":"Heliyon"},{"issue":"3","key":"10.1016\/j.nedt.2026.107445_bb0030","first-page":"136","article-title":"Nursing students\u2019 perceptions of older adults, confidence, and anxiety level changes with their first clinical rotation: a descriptive pilot study","volume":"2","author":"Curtis","year":"2023","journal-title":"J. Nurs. Rep. Clin. Pract."},{"issue":"5","key":"10.1016\/j.nedt.2026.107445_bb0035","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"2061","DOI":"10.1002\/nop2.726","article-title":"Nursing students\u2019 willingness to work in geriatric care: an integrative review","volume":"8","author":"Dai","year":"2021","journal-title":"Nurs. Open"},{"issue":"2","key":"10.1016\/j.nedt.2026.107445_bb0040","first-page":"88","article-title":"Learning to care, fearing what lies ahead: future anxiety among student nurses","volume":"23","author":"Dikici","year":"2026","journal-title":"J. Educ. Res. Nurs.\/Hem\u015firelikte E\u011fitim ve Ara\u015ft\u0131rma Dergisi"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.nedt.2026.107445_bb0045","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","DOI":"10.3389\/fmed.2025.1650073","article-title":"Professionalism and professional identity in medical students: a cross-sectional mixed-methods analysis of correlation and progression","volume":"12","author":"Farooq","year":"2025","journal-title":"Front. Med."},{"issue":"1","key":"10.1016\/j.nedt.2026.107445_bb0050","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"158","DOI":"10.1186\/s40359-025-02433-5","article-title":"Career adaptability and graduates\u2019 mental health: the mediating role of occupational future time perspective in higher education in China","volume":"13","author":"Gao","year":"2025","journal-title":"BMC Psychol."},{"issue":"4","key":"10.1016\/j.nedt.2026.107445_bb0055","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1044","DOI":"10.1111\/inr.12972","article-title":"How positive mental well-being influences professional identity and the mediating mechanisms in Chinese nursing students","volume":"71","author":"Jilili","year":"2024","journal-title":"Int. Nurs. Rev."},{"key":"10.1016\/j.nedt.2026.107445_bb0060","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","DOI":"10.1016\/j.nedt.2019.104245","article-title":"Final clinical practicum, transition experience and turnover intentions among newly graduated nurses: a cross sectional study","volume":"84","author":"Kaihlanen","year":"2020","journal-title":"Nurse Educ. Today"},{"issue":"7","key":"10.1016\/j.nedt.2026.107445_bb0065","article-title":"Interventions that strengthen the care workforce: a realist synthesis review","volume":"3","author":"Kelly","year":"2025","journal-title":"Health Aff. Sch."},{"issue":"3","key":"10.1016\/j.nedt.2026.107445_bb0070","article-title":"Public health challenges and responses to the growing ageing populations","volume":"3","author":"Khan","year":"2024","journal-title":"Public Health Chall."},{"key":"10.1016\/j.nedt.2026.107445_bb0075","series-title":"Association between sources of social support and depression among nursing students during the COVID-19 pandemic","author":"Kurniawan","year":"2024"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.nedt.2026.107445_bb0080","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"899","DOI":"10.1186\/s12909-026-09257-w","article-title":"Association between medical students\u2019 psychological distress and intention to practice","volume":"26","author":"Li","year":"2026","journal-title":"BMC Med. Educ."},{"key":"10.1016\/j.nedt.2026.107445_bb0085","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","DOI":"10.3389\/fmed.2025.1650338","article-title":"Determinants of professional identity among practitioners in China\u2019s hot spring-integrated care model","volume":"12","author":"Li","year":"2025","journal-title":"Front. Med."},{"issue":"1","key":"10.1016\/j.nedt.2026.107445_bb0090","first-page":"78","article-title":"Effect of clinical learning environment on professional identity in intern nursing students: a parallel multivariable mediation model","volume":"82","author":"Lin","year":"2025","journal-title":"Work"},{"issue":"6","key":"10.1016\/j.nedt.2026.107445_bb0095","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","DOI":"10.3390\/bs13060480","article-title":"Professional identity and career adaptability among Chinese engineering students: the mediating role of learning engagement","volume":"13","author":"Liu","year":"2023","journal-title":"Behav. Sci."},{"issue":"5","key":"10.1016\/j.nedt.2026.107445_bb0100","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","DOI":"10.1002\/nop2.70578","article-title":"Older adult care career intention and associated factors among higher vocational college students: a cross-sectional study","volume":"13","author":"Liu","year":"2026","journal-title":"Nurs. Open"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.nedt.2026.107445_bb0105","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","DOI":"10.1186\/s12912-026-04346-z","article-title":"Factors influencing vocational nursing students\u2019 career intentions in geriatric nursing: a cross-sectional study","volume":"25","author":"Liu","year":"2026","journal-title":"BMC Nurs."},{"issue":"1","key":"10.1016\/j.nedt.2026.107445_bb0110","article-title":"The relationship between social support and professional identity of health professional students from a two-way social support theory perspective: chain mediating effects of achievement motivation and meaning in life","volume":"24","author":"Luo","year":"2024","journal-title":"BMC Med. Educ."},{"key":"10.1016\/j.nedt.2026.107445_bb0115","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","DOI":"10.3389\/fpsyg.2025.1588734","article-title":"Self-consistency and congruence, perceived social support, and psychological resilience as predictors of professional identity of male nursing students among consecutive secondary and higher vocational education","volume":"16","author":"Ma","year":"2025","journal-title":"Front. Psychol."},{"issue":"8","key":"10.1016\/j.nedt.2026.107445_bb0120","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"718","DOI":"10.1177\/17449871241278854","article-title":"Relationship between resilience, social support and psychological well-being in nursing students","volume":"29","author":"Naz","year":"2024","journal-title":"J. Res. Nurs."},{"issue":"1","key":"10.1016\/j.nedt.2026.107445_bb0125","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"162","DOI":"10.1186\/s12912-025-02815-5","article-title":"Professional values, ageism, attitudes and willingness towards geriatric care among nursing students in China: a multiple path analysis","volume":"24","author":"Pang","year":"2025","journal-title":"BMC Nurs."},{"issue":"1","key":"10.1016\/j.nedt.2026.107445_bb0130","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1","DOI":"10.1186\/s12912-025-03641-5","article-title":"Effects of clinical learning environment on the professional identity of Chinese nursing students: multiple mediating effects of learning engagement and stress-related growth","volume":"24","author":"Peng","year":"2025","journal-title":"BMC Nurs."},{"issue":"1","key":"10.1016\/j.nedt.2026.107445_bb0135","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"548","DOI":"10.1186\/s12913-024-11023-x","article-title":"Professional attractiveness among long-term care workers in nursing homes in China: a cross-sectional study","volume":"24","author":"Qi","year":"2024","journal-title":"BMC Health Serv. Res."},{"issue":"2","key":"10.1016\/j.nedt.2026.107445_bb0140","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","DOI":"10.1002\/nop2.70442","article-title":"Professional commitment among graduating nursing students: a cross-sectional study","volume":"13","author":"Tsai","year":"2026","journal-title":"Nurs. Open"},{"issue":"1","key":"10.1016\/j.nedt.2026.107445_bb0145","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"769","DOI":"10.1186\/s12909-025-07301-9","article-title":"Examining final-year healthcare students\u2019 willingness to work with older adults: a mediator-moderator analysis of knowledge, ageism, and grandparental relationships","volume":"25","author":"Vitman-Schorr","year":"2025","journal-title":"BMC Med. Educ."},{"key":"10.1016\/j.nedt.2026.107445_bb0150","article-title":"Career construction theory: tools, interventions, and future trends","volume":"15","author":"Wang","year":"2024","journal-title":"Front. Psychol."},{"issue":"1","key":"10.1016\/j.nedt.2026.107445_bb0155","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"745","DOI":"10.1186\/s12877-024-05321-6","article-title":"Approximately half of the nursing students confirmed their willingness to participate in caring for older people: a systematic review and meta-analysis","volume":"24","author":"Wang","year":"2024","journal-title":"BMC Geriatr."},{"issue":"8","key":"10.1016\/j.nedt.2026.107445_bb0160","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"673","DOI":"10.1080\/03601277.2024.2328892","article-title":"Nursing students\u2019 motivation for choosing a career in geriatric nursing: a cross-sectional study","volume":"50","author":"Wang","year":"2024","journal-title":"Educ. Gerontol."},{"key":"10.1016\/j.nedt.2026.107445_bb0165","article-title":"Fostering careers in aging: testing the impact of intergenerational learning on non-nursing students\u2019 interest in China","volume":"17","author":"Wang","year":"2026","journal-title":"Front. Psychol."},{"issue":"1","key":"10.1016\/j.nedt.2026.107445_bb0170","article-title":"An investigation into the health status of the elderly population in China and the obstacles to achieving healthy aging","volume":"14","author":"Wu","year":"2024","journal-title":"Sci. Rep."},{"issue":"1","key":"10.1016\/j.nedt.2026.107445_bb0175","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"814","DOI":"10.1186\/s12912-025-03381-6","article-title":"Factors affecting undergraduate nursing students\u2019 professional commitment: a structural equation modeling analysis","volume":"24","author":"Wu","year":"2025","journal-title":"BMC Nurs."},{"issue":"3","key":"10.1016\/j.nedt.2026.107445_bb0180","first-page":"1","article-title":"What shapes the pathway of becoming an elderly care worker? Young workers\u2019 perspective","volume":"66","author":"Zalimiene","year":"2024","journal-title":"Probl. Polit. Spo\u0142ecznej Stud. Dyskusje"},{"issue":"8","key":"10.1016\/j.nedt.2026.107445_bb0185","article-title":"Forecasting future demand of nursing staff for the oldest-old in China by 2025 based on markov model","volume":"11","author":"Zhang","year":"2021","journal-title":"Int. J. Health Policy Manag."},{"key":"10.1016\/j.nedt.2026.107445_bb0190","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","DOI":"10.3389\/fmed.2024.1489383","article-title":"The mediating effect of clinical belongingness on the relationship between anxiety and professional identity in nursing interns: a cross-sectional study","volume":"11","author":"Zhang","year":"2025","journal-title":"Front. Med."},{"issue":"1","key":"10.1016\/j.nedt.2026.107445_bb0195","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"117","DOI":"10.1186\/s12909-022-03968-6","article-title":"Perceived social support and professional identity in nursing students during the COVID-19 pandemic era: the mediating effects of self-efficacy and the moderating role of anxiety","volume":"23","author":"Zhao","year":"2023","journal-title":"BMC Med. Educ."},{"key":"10.1016\/j.nedt.2026.107445_bb0200","article-title":"Perceived social support promotes nursing students\u2019 psychological wellbeing: explained with self-compassion and professional self-concept","volume":"13","author":"Zhou","year":"2022","journal-title":"Front. Psychol."},{"issue":"1","key":"10.1016\/j.nedt.2026.107445_bb0205","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1014","DOI":"10.1186\/s12909-024-05995-x","article-title":"The effect of professional identity on nursing academic achievement: the chain mediating effect of general self-efficacy and learning engagement","volume":"24","author":"Zou","year":"2024","journal-title":"BMC Med. Educ."}],"container-title":["Nurse Education Today"],"original-title":[],"language":"en","link":[{"URL":"https:\/\/api.elsevier.com\/content\/article\/PII:S0260691726004739?httpAccept=text\/xml","content-type":"text\/xml","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"text-mining"},{"URL":"https:\/\/api.elsevier.com\/content\/article\/PII:S0260691726004739?httpAccept=text\/plain","content-type":"text\/plain","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"text-mining"}],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2026,10,8]],"date-time":"2026-10-08T17:07:43Z","timestamp":1791479263000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"https:\/\/linkinghub.elsevier.com\/retrieve\/pii\/S0260691726004739"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2027,1]]},"references-count":41,"alternative-id":["S0260691726004739"],"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.nedt.2026.107445","relation":{},"ISSN":["0260-6917"],"issn-type":[{"value":"0260-6917","type":"print"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2027,1]]},"assertion":[{"value":"Elsevier","name":"publisher","label":"This article is maintained by"},{"value":"Career uncertainty, professional identity, and future workforce intention among students in ageing care-related majors: An explanatory sequential mixed-methods study","name":"articletitle","label":"Article Title"},{"value":"Nurse Education Today","name":"journaltitle","label":"Journal Title"},{"value":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.nedt.2026.107445","name":"articlelink","label":"CrossRef DOI link to publisher maintained version"},{"value":"article","name":"content_type","label":"Content Type"},{"value":"\u00a9 2026 Elsevier Ltd. All rights are reserved, including those for text and data mining, AI training, and similar technologies.","name":"copyright","label":"Copyright"}],"article-number":"107445"}}