The Mediating Effect of Resilience on the Relationship between Emotional Labor and Happiness of Clinical Nurses.
10.5807/kjohn.2017.26.1.40
- Author:
Hyun Ji KIM
1
;
Hyunkyung CHOI
Author Information
1. Kyungpook National University Hospital, Daegu, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Clinical nurse;
Emotional labor;
Happiness;
Resilience;
Mediation
- MeSH:
Cross-Sectional Studies;
Happiness*;
Hospitals, General;
Korea;
Negotiating*
- From:Korean Journal of Occupational Health Nursing
2017;26(1):40-46
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to investigate the mediating effect of resilience on the relationship between emotional labor and happiness of clinical nurses. METHODS: A descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted with 224 clinical nurses who had one or more years of clinical experiences from four general hospitals in D city in Korea. Data collected from the survey using self-reported questionnaires were analyzed by t-test, one-way ANOVA, Pearson's correlation coefficients, and multiple regression analysis using IBM SPSS statistics 21.0 program. RESULTS: There were statistically significant correlations among variables; a negative correlation between happiness and emotional labor, a positive correlation between happiness and resilience, and a negative correlation between emotional labor and resilience. Meanwhile, resilience had a partial mediating effect on the relationship between emotional labor and happiness. That is, resilience can play an important role between emotional labor and happiness of clinical nurses as a mediator. CONCLUSION: Considering the findings of this study, developing programs that can improve resilience of clinical nurses who experience emotional labor are needed to increase their level of happiness.
