The mediating role of psychological capital in relations between spiritual well-being and mental health among nursing students

Background: Newly licensed nurses face great challenges after transitioning from classroom to workplace. As a positive psychological resource, psychological capital can maintain the mental health of nurses. However, there is no instrument dedicated to the psychological capital of new nurses. Objectives: The present study aimed to evaluate the psychometric properties of psychological capital questionnaire for nurses in newly licensed nurses. Design: An exploratory, cross-sectional, and methodological design was performed. Setting: Newly licensed nurses were recruited through convenience sampling from July to October 2023 in Chengdu city, China. Participants: The study included 357 newly licensed nurses from five tertiary hospitals. Methods: The general demographic questionnaire, Psychological Capital Questionnaire for Nurses, Utrecht Work Engagement Scale and Compassion Fatigue - Short Scale were used to investigate the newly licensed nurses. The reliability and validity of psychological capital questionnaire for nurses were verified by item analysis, confirmatory factor analysis, correlation test and other statistical methods. Results: The questionnaire showed a 6-factor structure, namely confidence, hope, resiliency, collaboration communication, responsibility and emotional intelligence, and consisted of 30 items. Item analysis showed that all scores of items were normally distributed. In confirmatory factor analysis, the factor loading of each item ranged from 0.833 to 0.962. The fit indexes of the questionnaire were CMIN/df=3.711, NFI=0.922, IFI=0.941, TLI=0.933, CFI=0.941, RMSEA=0.087. Cronbach’ s alpha of the total scale and six sub-dimension were between 0.738 to 0.880. Besides, the test-retest correlation values of total score and dimensions were found range from 0.529 to 0.631 (P<0.01). Conclusions: The psychological capital questionnaire for nurses was shown to be a valid and reliable measurement tool using in newly licensed nurses, which was worthy of popularization and next-step study.

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The effect of authoritarian leadership on young nurses’ burnout: The mediating role of organizational climate and psychological capital

Zheng,

Song,

Shi

et al. 2024

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Aim: To investigate the relationship between authoritarian leadership and burnout for young nurses in China, and the mediating role of organizational climate and psychological capital in this relationship. Background: As the backbone of clinical nursing, young nurses are prone to job burnout due to the tedious work and the intense work intensity of clinical nursing. It is critical to pay close attention to young nurse burnout to elevate nursing quality and patient satisfaction. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was carried out. From November to December 2022, 1,160 nurses from 4 hospitals in Henan, China took part in the survey. Pearson correlation analysis, descriptive statistics and structural equation model were used to analyze the existing data. Results: Authoritarian leadership can positively predict burnout (β = 0.260, P < 0.001) and negatively predict organizational climate (β = -0.270, P< 0.001) and psychological capital (β = -0.090, P < 0.001). Organizational climate positively predicted psychological capital (β = 0.880, P < 0.001) and negatively predicted burnout (β = -0.260, P < 0.001). Psychological capital negatively predicted burnout (β = 0.200, P < 0.001). The direct effect of authoritative leadership on burnout was 0.338. Conclusions: The impact of authoritarian leadership on young nurse burnout was mediated by organizational climate and psychological capital in a chain reaction, and examined the mediating model of authoritative leadership → organizational climate → psychological capital → burnout of young nurses. The results showed that nursing managers need to fully understand the disadvantages of authoritarian leadership and adjust related behaviors in time. Targeted management measures can be implemented from the organizational climate and psychological capital of young nurses to alleviate the burnout of nurses and improve the quality of nursing services.

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The mediating role of psychological capital in relations between spiritual well-being and mental health among nursing students

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Exploring the Multi-faceted Nature of Wellbeing Across Genders: Evaluating the Antecedence of Psychological Capital and Life Satisfaction

Exploring the Multi-faceted Nature of Wellbeing Across Genders: Evaluating the Antecedence of Psychological Capital and Life Satisfaction

The psychological capital questionnaire for newly licensed nurses: A validity and reliability study

The effect of authoritarian leadership on young nurses’ burnout: The mediating role of organizational climate and psychological capital

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