School of Nursing, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, China.
School of Medicine, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Front Public Health. 2024 Sep 23;12:1420384. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1420384. eCollection 2024.
Work engagement significantly influences both the quality of nursing care and nurses' job performance. In this study, we aimed to explore the mediating effects of negative emotions on the relationship between self-compassion and work engagement among Chinese nurses.
A cross-sectional study was performed on nurses in a tertiary A hospital located in Henan province from September, 2023 to December, 2023. Custom-designed digital surveys were disseminated to gather pertinent data. Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) were utilised to analyse the data and determine relationships among self-compassion, negative emotions and work engagement.
A total of 1,201 nurses were included. According to the statistical model, self-compassion (β = 0.116, CI: -0.036 to -0.008, < 0.001) and negative emotions (β = -0.372, CI: -0.053 to -0.033, < 0.001) were correlated with work engagement. Furthermore, our analysis revealed that negative emotions partially mediated the relationship between self-compassion and work engagement (β = 0.174, CI: -0.066 to -0.020, < 0.01).
These findings indicate that incorporating self-compassion and negative emotion regulation in interventions targeting work engagement may enhance the overall level of work engagement among nurses, thereby improving job satisfaction and the quality of patient care.
工作投入度对护理质量和护士工作绩效都有重要影响。本研究旨在探讨自我同情与中国护士工作投入度之间的关系中，负性情绪的中介作用。
2023 年 9 月至 12 月，采用横断面研究方法，对河南省某三级 A 医院护士进行调查。使用定制的数字问卷收集相关数据。采用结构方程模型（SEM）分析数据，确定自我同情、负性情绪与工作投入度之间的关系。
共纳入 1201 名护士。统计模型显示，自我同情（β=0.116，CI：-0.036 至-0.008， < 0.001）和负性情绪（β=-0.372，CI：-0.053 至-0.033， < 0.001）与工作投入度相关。此外，分析表明负性情绪在自我同情与工作投入度之间存在部分中介作用（β=0.174，CI：-0.066 至-0.020， < 0.01）。
这些发现表明，在针对工作投入度的干预措施中纳入自我同情和负性情绪调节，可能会提高护士的整体工作投入度，从而提高护士的工作满意度和患者护理质量。
