A study of character strengths, work engagement and subjective well-being in Chinese registered nurses

Ding, Xiaotong; Kan, Houming; Chu, Xueqin; Sun, Chenyu; Ruan, Feiyan

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“…The results also showed that work engagement positively affected all three sub-domains of well-being, that is, emotional, social, and psychological well-being increased when nurses were engaged in their work. Studies with similar findings [ 16 , 17 , 28 , 29 ] observed that increased work engagement led to well-being. Tomieeto et al [ 33 ] found that the impact of sub-domains of work engagement on nurses’ well-being differed according to the age of the nurse.…”

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“…Work engagement, being active and vigorous, reflects the qualities of vital workability and professional identity, which involves dedication (loving work and a sense of honor), vigor (high vitality and resilience at work), and absorption (dedication to work and reluctancy to put work aside) [ 16 ]. Further, Ding et al have revealed that work engagement is crucial to achieving nurses’ subjective well-being [ 16 ]. Another previous study revealed work engagement’s significant direct effect on mental well-being [ 17 , 18 ]; all these studies led us to predict that work engagement would positively affect nurses’ well-being (H3).…”

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Nurses’ job crafting, work engagement, and well-being: a path analysis

Han

2023

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Background Nurses’ well-being is a topic of interest at both individual and organizational levels. Studies that explore the relationship between nurses’ job crafting, work engagement, and well-being are scarce. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to confirm the effect of job crafting and work engagement on nurses’ well-being. Methods This cross-sectional survey study involved 207 nurses within a week in July 2022 across two centers, among whom the response rate was 99%. Three following instruments were used in the survey: the 14-item well-being scale, the 12-item job crafting scale, and the 9-item Utrecht Work Engagement Scores (UWES). Path analysis was performed and goodness of fit was evaluated. Results Job crafting and work engagement were strongly correlated with well-being, and nurses’ well-being was affected by job crafting and work engagement. Path model fit indices were adequate. The mediating effect of work engagement on the relationship between job crafting and well-being revealed that task job crafting influenced psychological well-being through work engagement (Effect: 0.15, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.08–0.22, p = 0.001). Furthermore, relational job crafting influenced social well-being through work engagement (Effect: 0.22, 95% CI: 0.11–0.38, p = 0.001). Conclusion The study’s findings can help strategize human resource management programs to enhance relational job crafting to improve nurses’ social well-being and enhance task job crafting to improve their psychological well-being. Furthermore, through job crafting, improved human resource policies can enhance work engagement and improve nurses’ well-being.

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Nurses’ job crafting, work engagement, and well-being: a path analysis

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2023

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“…For instance, Kim et al [31] showed that teachers with stronger character strengths have lower probabilities of work burnout, leading to more positive attitudes toward their organization and reduced intentions to resign. Furthermore, Costantini et al [24], Bakker et al [32], and Ding et al [33] found that higher character strength levels can effectively increase work engagement and dedication, psychological attachment to the organization, and willingness to stay.…”

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Character strengths and turnover intention among primary health workers: a moderated mediation analysis

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Chen

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Background More than half of China’s primary healthcare workers express turnover intention, but the mechanisms driving this remain unclear. This study aimed to explore the impact of character strengths, career calling, and work motivation on turnover intention among primary healthcare workers in Zhejiang Province. Methods Data from 875 primary healthcare workers were collected using questionnaires. T-tests, factorial analysis of variance, and hierarchical linear regression were employed to analyze the factors influencing turnover intentions. The PROCESS Macro was used to explore and verify the influencing paths and mechanisms. Results The direct impact of character strengths on turnover intention was not significant. However, career calling had a complete mediating effect on the relationship between character strengths and turnover intention. Furthermore, intrinsic motivation had a negative moderating effect on the relationship between character strengths and career calling, while extrinsic motivation had a positive moderating effect on the relationship between career calling and turnover intentions. Conclusions Therefore, management personnel at basic medical institutions should offer character strengths training for employees and promote the application of character strengths in clinical work. Simultaneously, management personnel should use internal and external incentives to stimulate employees’ work enthusiasm, maintain adequate work motivation levels, strengthen career calling education, and guide primary healthcare workers to enhance their professional identity and sense of responsibility—thereby reducing turnover intention.

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Development of a character-strengths based coaching program for rural community health workers to address their work stress in Madhya Pradesh, India

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While rural ‘Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHAs)’ delivering primary care at the village-level in India experience high levels of work stress and burnout, little is known about the potential of positive psychology interventions in helping them respond to stressful situations. We aim to describe a systematic approach to designing and developing a ‘character-strengths based’ coaching program for rural ASHAs to help reduce their work-stress and improve their delivery of routine primary care. The development of the coaching program involved: (1) formative work, (2) blueprint development, (3) content development, (4) content-testing, and focus groups discussions to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of the intervention, specifically the coaching workshop. This was followed by thematic qualitative analysis of ASHA perspectives/feedback to inform further modifications to the workshop. Intervention development occurred over 11 months, and the final coaching material consisted of a ‘content manual’ (for ASHAs) with four modules including character-strengths based ‘strategies’ to address challenges/stressors arising at health facilities, village communities and homes. Coaching material also included a workshop ‘facilitator’s manual’ having session-wise detailed instructions, a list of ‘energizers’ and plans for the coaching workshop. Consistent efforts were made to tailor the case-examples and workshop activities (e.g., roleplays, videos and reflections or discussion-based activities) to the local culture and context. This study illustrates a step-wise approach to contextually adapt the evidence-based character-strengths intervention approaches with iterative feedback from stakeholders (ASHAs), to develop a face-to-face coaching program aiming to reduce work stress, tailored to the context of a rural low-resource setting.

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A study of character strengths, work engagement and subjective well-being in Chinese registered nurses

Cited by 6 publications

References 18 publications

Nurses’ job crafting, work engagement, and well-being: a path analysis

Nurses’ job crafting, work engagement, and well-being: a path analysis

Character strengths and turnover intention among primary health workers: a moderated mediation analysis

Development of a character-strengths based coaching program for rural community health workers to address their work stress in Madhya Pradesh, India

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