Liu Chunqin, Zhou Ying, Luo Qing, Song Liqin, Xiao JiaJian, Tan Wenying, Miao Chuyuan, Smith Graeme Drummond
School of Nursing, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
School of Medicine, Jinggangshan University, Ji'an, Jiangxi, China.
J Adv Nurs. 2025 Mar;81(3):1343-1352. doi: 10.1111/jan.16333. Epub 2024 Jul 14.
In the nursing profession, the concept of self-compassion has been associated with burnout. However, to date, the fine-grained relationships between different dimensions of self-compassion and symptoms of burnout have not been investigated. Network analysis provides a new avenue for exploring the fine-grained correlation paths of two related variables.
To analyse the nuanced associations between self-compassion and burnout using network analysis in a large cohort of Chinese nurses.
A cross-sectional multi-centre survey design study.
Participants were recruited from 30 hospitals in China between April and May 2022. These nurses completed the Chinese Maslach Burnout Inventory-General Survey (C-MBI-GS) and Self-Compassion Scale-Short Form (SCS-SF). Network analysis was performed to illustrate the complex nuanced relationships between self-compassion and burnout.
A total of 1467 nurses (age 32.2 [18-56] years; 89.9% were female) participated in the study. Nodes Mindfulness and Isolation had the highest centralities measured by strength. Nodes Mindfulness, reduced personal accomplishment and Isolation were the most negative and positive influential nodes that bridged self-compassion and burnout. There were no differences in terms of gender, age, professional title and job tenure in the structure or connectivity of the self-compassion and burnout network.
Different components of self-compassion were specifically associated with different dimensions of burnout in registered nurses. Among these, Mindfulness, Isolation and Reduced personal accomplishment were the three most important components of self-compassion for burnout symptoms.
No patient or public contribution.
Understanding the intricate connections between self-compassion and burnout will allow hospital administrators to prioritize the elements of Mindfulness and Isolation within self-compassion and the dimension of Reduced personal accomplishment within burnout when designing preventative measures and interventions aimed at reducing nurse burnout.
在护理行业中，自我同情的概念与职业倦怠相关。然而，迄今为止，自我同情的不同维度与职业倦怠症状之间的细微关系尚未得到研究。网络分析为探索两个相关变量的细微关联路径提供了一条新途径。
在一大群中国护士中，使用网络分析来分析自我同情与职业倦怠之间的细微关联。
一项横断面多中心调查设计研究。
2022年4月至5月期间，从中国30家医院招募参与者。这些护士完成了中文版的马氏职业倦怠量表通用版（C-MBI-GS）和自我同情量表简版（SCS-SF）。进行网络分析以阐明自我同情与职业倦怠之间复杂的细微关系。
共有1467名护士（年龄32.2[18-56]岁；89.9%为女性）参与了该研究。正念和孤立节点的强度中心性最高。正念、个人成就感降低和孤立节点是连接自我同情与职业倦怠的最具负面和正面影响的节点。自我同情和职业倦怠网络的结构或连通性在性别、年龄、职称和工作年限方面没有差异。
自我同情的不同组成部分与注册护士职业倦怠的不同维度具体相关。其中，正念、孤立和个人成就感降低是职业倦怠症状中自我同情的三个最重要组成部分。
无患者或公众贡献。
了解自我同情与职业倦怠之间的复杂联系，将使医院管理人员在设计旨在减少护士职业倦怠的预防措施和干预措施时，能够优先考虑自我同情中的正念和孤立要素以及职业倦怠中的个人成就感降低维度。
