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This study investigated the current status of Adverse Practice Experiences (APEs) among residency trainees, examines their associations with occupational burnout, and ultimately proposes targeted strategies to alleviate occupational burnout and enhance training quality.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The cross-sectional study used multi-stage stratified random sampling method was used to conduct an online survey of 1,328 residency trainees from 18 residency training bases in Guangxi, China. Analysis of variance was used to explore differences in occupational burnout by exposure of APEs, and multiple linear regression was conducted to examine the association of APEs and its exposure on trainees' occupational burnout.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      The prevalence of occupational burnout among residency trainees was 70.48%. A total of 68.37% of residency trainees (908 participants) reported having encountered at least one APEs. The most common APEs were verbal abuse, which accounted for 51.51%, followed by being required to perform personal services and gender discrimination, with proportions of 49.25 and 47.14%, respectively. Residency trainees who had encountered at least one adverse practice experiences showed significantly higher occupational burnout scores (\u03b2 = 0.179,\n                      <jats:italic>95% CI<\/jats:italic>\n                      [0.119, 0.238],\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      &amp;lt; 0.001). Results from the multiple linear regression analysis revealed that physical abuse (from \u201clow exposure group\u201d to \u201chigh exposure group\u201d, \u03b2 = 0.172\u20130.339,\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      &amp;lt; 0.001) and emotional abuse exposure (from \u201clow exposure group\u201d to \u201chigh exposure group\u201d, \u03b2 = 0.215\u20130.332,\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      &amp;lt; 0.001) were the most strongly associated with occupational burnout scores.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This study finds a significant association between APEs and occupational burnout among residency trainee, but these findings do not establish causation. Residency training management departments, training bases, and trainees should collaborate to mitigate occupational burnout and foster a safer, more supportive training environment.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fpubh.2025.1729142","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,1,6]],"date-time":"2026-01-06T06:38:02Z","timestamp":1767681482000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":3,"title":["The association between adverse practice experiences and residency trainee occupational 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