A phenomenological study on psychological resilience among medical vocational college freshmen (opens in new tab)

BackgroundMedical vocational college freshmen face severe challenges to their psychological resilience from various stressful events upon their enrollment. This qualitative study aimed to explore the authentic experiences and intrinsic characteristics of psychological resilience among medical vocational college freshmen.MethodsThe study employed a descriptive phenomenological design. A purposive sample of 24 medical vocational college freshmen was recruited as participants. Semi-structured in...