Han Yangyang, Su Aihua, Xuli Yi, Lv Yueming, Jing Fujie
School of Acupuncture-Tuina, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China.
School of Nursing, Shandong First Medical University and Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, China.
Front Public Health. 2025 Mar 17;13:1519192. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1519192. eCollection 2025.
Perceived overqualification has attracted considerable attention from labor economists and managers, who perceive it as a risk factor affecting workforce stability. Mindfulness is closely associated with emotional labor, however, the potentiatl mechanisms underlying the relationship between mindfulness and emotional labor remain ambiguous. This study seeks to investigate the mediating role of perceived overqualification in the relationship between emotional labor and mindfulness among clinical nurses.
A total of 354 clinical nurses were assessed using the Mindful Attention Awareness Scale, the Perceived Overqualification Scale, and the Emotional Labor Scale. The SPSS version 27.0 statistical analysis software was employed for the basic organization and analysis of the survey data. A structural equation model was used to assess the mediating role of perceived overqualification between mindfulness and the emotional labor of clinical nurses.
The study indicated that the level of mindfulness and emotional labor among clinical nurses was moderate to high, whereas perceived overqualification was moderate. A significant negative correlation was observed between perceived overqualification and mindfulness (r = -0.270, < 0.001). In contrast, mindfulness was significantly positive correlated with deep acting (r = 0.110, < 0.05) and significantly negatively correlated with surface acting and emotional expression requirements (r = -0.294, r = -0.278, < 0.001). Furthermore, perceived overqualification acted as a mediator between mindfulness and surface acting as well as between mindfulness and emotional expression requirements, with mediating effect sizes of 20% and 12.5%, respectively.
By promoting mindfulness among clinical nurses while reducing their perceived overqualification may enhance their emotional labor capabilities, thereby fostering positive outcomes for their physical and mental health, and contributing to the advancement of high-quality nursing services.
感知到的学历过高已引起劳动经济学家和管理者的广泛关注，他们将其视为影响劳动力稳定性的一个风险因素。正念与情绪劳动密切相关，然而，正念与情绪劳动之间关系的潜在机制仍不明确。本研究旨在探讨感知到的学历过高在临床护士情绪劳动与正念关系中的中介作用。
使用正念注意觉知量表、感知学历过高量表和情绪劳动量表对354名临床护士进行评估。采用SPSS 27.0统计分析软件对调查数据进行基本整理和分析。运用结构方程模型评估感知学历过高在临床护士正念与情绪劳动之间的中介作用。
研究表明，临床护士的正念水平和情绪劳动水平为中等偏高，而感知学历过高程度为中等。感知学历过高与正念之间存在显著负相关（r = -0.270，P < 0.001）。相比之下，正念与深层表演显著正相关（r = 0.110，P < 0.05），与表层表演及情绪表达要求显著负相关（r = -0.294，r = -0.278，P < 0.001）。此外，感知学历过高在正念与表层表演以及正念与情绪表达要求之间起中介作用，中介效应大小分别为20%和12.5%。
通过提高临床护士的正念水平同时降低其感知到的学历过高程度，可能会增强他们的情绪劳动能力，从而为其身心健康带来积极结果，并有助于推动高质量护理服务的发展。
