Core Self-Evaluation and Burnout among Nurses: The Mediating Role of Coping Styles

Abstract

ObjectivesThis study aimed to determine the potential association between core self-evaluation and the burnout syndrome among Chinese nurses, and the mediating role of coping styles in this relationship.MethodsA cross-sectional survey was conducted in Shenyang, China, from May to July, 2013. A questionnaire which consisted of the Maslach Burnout Inventory-General Survey (MBI-GS), the Core Self-Evaluation Scale (CSE), and the Simplified Coping Style Questionnaire (CSQ), was completed by a total of 1,559 nurses. Hierarchical linear regression analyses and the Sobel test were performed to determine the mediating role of coping styles on the relationship between CSE and burnout.ResultsNurses who had higher self-evaluation characteristics, reported less emotional exhaustion and cynicism, and higher professional efficacy. Coping style had a partial mediating effect on the relationship between CSE and the burnout syndrome among nurses.ConclusionsCore self-evaluation had effects on burnout and coping style was a mediating factor in this relationship among Chinese nurses. Therefore, the improvement of coping strategies may be helpful in the prevention of burnout among nurses, thus enhancing professional performance.

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“…Similar results have been observed among oncology employees in Turkey, and age was negatively related to emotional exhaustion (Demirci et al, ). Li, Guan, Chang, and Zhang () also indicated that older nurses were less vulnerable to emotional exhaustion (Li et al, ). This relation maybe because younger nurses have less confidence and experience, and cannot cope with the emotional stress such as suffering or even death of patients which are common in nursing and are more affected.…”

“…They explained the reason for their finding that female nurses often establish a deeper relationship with patients and have lower levels of Cy (Schadenhofer et al, ). But, Li et al () did a study among 1,559 nurses in five hospitals of Shenyang, China, and found that female nurses reported more than 2 times cynicism compared to males (Li et al, ). One possible reason for experiencing more Cy in female nurses than male nurses is that female nurses, particularly the married ones, have to do household work as well, and this causes suspicion about their performance and enhances cynicism about the value of their occupation.…”

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