Imagine being a doctor, nurse, or any healthcare worker. You're there to help people, right? But what happens when the public starts to think badly of your job? This is what we call occupational stigma. In China, it's been a big problem lately. Why? Because of things like doctors taking bribes, or even fighting with patients. Now, most people think about how this affects the healthcare workers' mental and physical health. But what about the moral side of things? How does it change how they act at work? That's what this study is all about.

In healthcare, there's a lot of talk about how stigma can make people feel bad. But what if it also makes them act differently? What if it makes them do better at work? This study looks at something called moral credibility. That's when people believe you're a good person who does the right thing. When people think badly of your job, it can make you feel like you've lost that credibility. But it can also make you try harder to prove you're still a good person.

The study also looks at something called moral sensitivity. That's when you're really aware of right and wrong. When you feel like people think badly of your job, it can make you more sensitive to what's right and wrong. This can make you act better at work. It can make you do things that help your team and your organization, not just yourself. This is what we call organizational citizenship behavior. It's when you go above and beyond your job description to help others.

But it's not all good news. The study also looks at something called occupational prestige. That's when people think highly of your job. When you feel like people think badly of your job, it can make you feel like you've lost that prestige. This can make you feel bad about yourself. It can make you feel like you're not good enough. But it can also make you try harder to prove you're still a good person.

The study also looks at how these things are connected. It's not just about how stigma makes you feel. It's about how it makes you act. It's about how it changes your moral psychology. That's the study in a nutshell. It's about how stigma can change how healthcare workers act at work. It's about how it can make them do better, even when they feel bad.

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