Investigation and analysis of male nurses' social support, job burnout and subjective well-being

VernacularTitle:男护士领悟社会支持、工作倦怠及主观幸福感的调查分析
Author: Wenhua XU ; Liping WANG
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Perceived social support; Job burnout; Subjective well-being; Male nurses
From: Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing 2013;29(21):58-60
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To study the correlation of perceived social support and job burnout with subjective well-being of male nurses.Methods 122 nurses were selected from three large hospitals of Yantai and Weihai region,including 61 male and 61 female nurses,perceived social support scale,job burnout scale and subjective well-being scale were used for investigation.The correlation of perceived social support and job burnout with subjective well-being of male nurses was analyzed.Results Male nurse' occupation self-efficacy score as well as perceived social support score were significantly lower than those of female nurses.The three dimensions of job burnout of male nurses were negatively correlated with subjective well-being and perceived social support,perceived social support and subjective well-being.Perceived social support was positively correlated with subjective well-being.Job burnout and perceived social support could predict subjective well-being.Conclusions The social support and job burnout have a large impact on subjective well-being of male nurses.