A study on general self-efficacy and job burnout of the clinical nurses in Leshan city

VernacularTitle:乐山市临床护士一般自我效能感与职业倦怠的调查研究
Author: Jufen YU ; Zhiqun MA
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: nurse; questionnaires; self-efficacy; job burnout
From: Chongqing Medicine 2014;(8):957-959
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To investigate the general self-efficacy of the clinical nurses and explore the relationship between general self-efficacy and job burnout .Methods 473 clinical nurses from 13 hospitals of the third and the second grade in Leshan city were recruited and investigated with general self-efficacy scale and mashach burnout inventory .Results (1)The mean score of the clini-cal nurses′general self-efficacy was(2 .63 ± 0 .49) scores ,which was lower than that of military nurses (2 .69 ± 0 .58) scores (P<0 .05) .(2)There was a significant difference of nurses′general self-efficacy in different employment types ,administrative positions , marital statuses ,length of service and professional titles (P<0 .05) .(3)The score of general self-efficacy was negatively correlated with that of emotional exhaustion and of depersonalization (P<0 .01) ,but positively correlated with that of personal accomplish-ment(P<0 .01) .Conclusion Nurses′overall general self-efficacy was at a moderate level .Administrators could reduce nurses′job burnout more effectively by improving their self-efficacy .