Professor, Monash Business School, Monash University, Caulfield East, VIC, 3145, Australia.
Senior Research Fellow, Monash Business School, Monash University, Caulfield East, VIC, 3145, Australia.
J Nurs Scholarsh. 2019 Sep;51(5):580-589. doi: 10.1111/jnu.12502. Epub 2019 Jul 21.
To examine the relative impact of work-related stressors and the personal resource of mindfulness on employees' mental and physical health.
A cross-sectional survey design with nursing and healthcare workers in Victoria, Australia.
Data were collected from 702 respondents. Mean scores for work-related stressors and employee mental and physical health were compared with population norms. We used hierarchical linear regressions to examine the relative impact of demographics, work-related stressors, and mindfulness on employee mental and physical health.
Employees in this sample reported higher levels of work-related stress and poorer mental health compared to available norms, while their levels of physical health were within the normal range. Regression analyses showed that work-related stressors were important predictors of employee mental health, but mindfulness was the stronger predictor. There was a slightly stronger relationship between employee physical health and work-related stress compared to mindfulness. Furthermore, being younger and employed in a non-nursing role were associated with better physical health.
Encouraging mindfulness as a health behavior practice among nurses and other healthcare workers could improve employee well-being and potentially enable them to more effectively fulfill the requirements of their demanding roles.
考察工作相关压力源和个体资源正念对员工身心健康的相对影响。
澳大利亚维多利亚州护理和医疗保健工作者的横断面调查设计。
从 702 名受访者中收集数据。将工作相关压力源和员工心理及身体健康的平均得分与人口正常值进行比较。我们使用分层线性回归来检验人口统计学、工作相关压力源和正念对员工心理和身体健康的相对影响。
与现有标准相比，该样本中的员工报告的工作相关压力更高，心理健康状况更差，而他们的身体健康水平处于正常范围内。回归分析表明，工作相关压力源是员工心理健康的重要预测因素，但正念是更强的预测因素。与正念相比，员工身体健康与工作相关压力之间的关系稍强。此外，年龄较小和从事非护理角色与更好的身体健康相关。
鼓励护士和其他医疗保健工作者将正念作为一种健康行为实践，可以提高员工的幸福感，并有可能使他们更有效地满足其高要求角色的要求。
