Relationships among psychological capital, social support and mental health of medical staffs
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1674-6554.2011.11.026
- VernacularTitle:医务人员心理资本、社会支持与心理健康的关系
- Author:
Lina YAN
;
Bianling SU
;
Zhenzhong LI
;
Zhenhong LIU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Medical staffs;
Psychological capital;
Social support;
Mental health
- From:
Chinese Journal of Behavioral Medicine and Brain Science
2011;20(11):1040-1042
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
ObjectiveTo explore the relationships among psychological capital,social support and mental health of medical staffs.MethodsAccording to convenience sampling principle,101 medical staffs from one three-grade class A hospital in Hebei participated in the study.They were investigated with questionnaires such as Psychological Capital Questionnaire ( PCQ-24),Social Support Rating Scale (SSRS) and Symptom Checklist 90(SCL-90).Results①The scores of self-efficacy,hope,resilience and optimism were(3.73 ±0.58 ),(3.59 ±0.60),(3.81±0.49),(3.70 ± 0.32),all of which are higher than middle points.There were statistic difference in four subscales of psychological capital(P ＜ 0.05 ).Compared with nurses,doctors scored higher in self-efficacy ( (3.92 ±0.66),(3.59 ±0.48) ).The difference was significant(P＜0.05).Among different educational background there were also statistic differences(P ＜ 0.05 ).②Psychological capital was negatively related to the whole factors of SCL-90(P＜0.0l,or P ＜ 0.05 ),however,social support was negatively related to only part of it(P ＜0.05 ).③Psychological capital could negatively predict mental health(P ＜ 0.01 or P ＜ 0.05 ).ConclusionThis research outlines a strong relationship between psychological capital and mental health of medical staffs.But social support has no a significant impact on mental health.
