Pirdelkhosh Maryam, Mohsenipouya Hossein, Mousavinasab Nouraddin, Sangani Alireza, Mamun Mohammed A
Faculty of Nursing, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran.
Health Education and Promotion, Faculty of Nursing, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran.
Front Psychiatry. 2022 May 27;13:844901. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.844901. eCollection 2022.
COVID-19 has become a major global health problem, and healthcare professionals are facing lot of pressure and stress. Accumulated resources and energy obtained via interpersonal relationships is called social capital, which can reduce the negative effects of pressure and stress related to the workplace by impacting happiness and moral courage. This study explored the effect of workplace social capital on moral courage and happiness in nurses working in the COVID-19 wards.
In this cross-sectional study, using a random sampling method, 169 nurses from three hospitals in East Mazandaran province, Iran, participated who worked in COVID-19 wards. The Onyx and Bullen Social Capital Questionnaire, the Sekerka's Moral Courage Scale, and the Oxford Happiness Inventory were used in this study. Descriptive analysis, Pearson correlation analyses, and stepwise multiple regression were performed for data analysis.
The mean age of nurses was 31.38 ± 6.82 years. Socio-demographic factors such as age, gender, educational level, and employment status were significant predictors of workplace social capital. Social capital was positively correlated with moral courage (r = 0.29, < 0.01) and happiness (r = 0.32, < 0.01). In addition, social capital explained 6.8 and 8.6% variance in predicting moral courage and happiness, respectively.
Workplace social capital is a vital organizational phenomenon affecting nurses' moral courage and happiness, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. Thus, hospitals should be aware of the importance of social capital; they should ensure that all the practices and policies are in place to develop and increase it.
新型冠状病毒肺炎已成为一个重大的全球健康问题，医护人员面临着诸多压力。通过人际关系积累的资源和能量被称为社会资本，它可以通过影响幸福感和道德勇气来减轻与工作场所相关的压力和负面效应。本研究探讨了工作场所社会资本对在新型冠状病毒肺炎病房工作的护士的道德勇气和幸福感的影响。
在这项横断面研究中，采用随机抽样方法，来自伊朗马赞德兰省东部三家医院的169名在新型冠状病毒肺炎病房工作的护士参与了研究。本研究使用了玛瑙和布伦社会资本问卷、塞克卡道德勇气量表和牛津幸福感量表。对数据进行描述性分析、Pearson相关性分析和逐步多元回归分析。
护士的平均年龄为31.38±6.82岁。年龄、性别、教育水平和就业状况等社会人口学因素是工作场所社会资本的重要预测因素。社会资本与道德勇气（r = 0.29，P < 0.01）和幸福感（r = 0.32，P < 0.01）呈正相关。此外，社会资本在预测道德勇气和幸福感时分别解释了6.8%和8.6%的方差。
工作场所社会资本是一种重要的组织现象，影响着护士的道德勇气和幸福感，尤其是在新型冠状病毒肺炎大流行期间。因此，医院应意识到社会资本的重要性；应确保所有的实践和政策都到位，以发展和增加社会资本。
