【】Objective This study is to explore the correlation between communication skills attitude and general self-efficacy among medical interns. Methods Communication Skills Attitude Scale (CSAS) and General Self-Efficacy Scale (GSES) were used to inverstigate 575 medical interns from three medical schools in Shanghai. Result The mean score of positiveSand negative attitude dimension in CSAS were (51.88±7.003) and (31.55±5.839). The mean score of GSES was (26.23±4.820). A positive correlation was found between positive attitude of communication skills and general self-efficacy (r=0.165

P＜0.01). Hierarchical regression analysis indicated that school

cognition about importance of communication skills and general self-efficacy significantly predicted positive attitude of communication skill. These three variables can explain 21.8% of total variance and general self-efficacy can explained 2.1% after control other variables. Gender

whether to be doctor after graduation

self-evaluation of communication skills and cognition about