An exploratory study on resilience and its influencing factors of nurses

VernacularTitle:护士心理弹性状况及其影响因素
Author: Yaxin REN ; Ying ZHOU ; Meiling HUANG ; Xinrong LU ; Shouzhen CHENG ; Shengmao PAN
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Nurse; Resilience; Influencing factors
From: Chinese Journal of Behavioral Medicine and Brain Science 2014;23(3):258-260
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To explore the resilience and its influencing factors of nurses.Methods I 356 nurses from 11 comprehensive hospitals of Guangzhou were assessed by Conner-Davidson Resilience Scale,General Self-Efficacy Scale,Simplified Coping Style Questionnaire and Chinese Nurse Job Stress Scale.Results ①The score of nurses' resilience was (59.99± 13.59) and it was significantly lower (t=-t4.656,P＜0.001) than that of the domestic norm (65.4±13.9,n=560).There were statistic difference (P＜0.05) among the total score and 3 dimensions scores of resilience on different educational level and professional rank of nurses.②Nurses' resilience had a obvious positive correlation with the educational level,professional rank,self-efficacy,positive coping(P＜ 0.01),and a obvious negative correlation with the negative coping and job stress(P＜0.01).It can be assumed that educational level,self-efficacy,coping style and job stress had good predictive ability (47.4％).Conclusion The nurses have low resilience than general population.Educational level,self-efficacy,coping style and job stress are influencing factors of resilience.