Effect of Emotional Coaching Program for Clinical Nurses on Resilience, Emotional Labor, and Self-efficacy
- Author:
Kyung RYU
1
;
Jong Kyung KIM
Author Information
- Publication Type:ORIGINAL ARTICLE
- From:Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing 2020;50(3):419-430
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:0
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Abstract:
Purpose:This study aimed to assess the effect of the emotional coaching program for hospital nurses.
Methods:The study used anon-equivalent control group pretest-posttest design, and participants included 60 nurses (30 in the experimental group and 30 in thecontrol group) who worked at a general hospital. The experimental group attended four sessions, one per week, with each session lastingtwo and a half hours. Collected data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Fisher’s exact test, x2 test, t-test, paired t-test, and repeatedmeasures ANOVA using SPSS WIN 23.0 program.
Results:Significant differences were shown between the experimental and the controlgroups regarding emotional labor (F=68.40, p<.001), resilience (F=48.77, p<.001), and self-efficacy (F=15.31, p<.001).
Conclusion:Theemotional coaching program for nurses is useful for enhancing nurses’ emotional labor management, resilience, and self-efficacy. In addition,this program may serve as a basis for providing emotional coaching to nurses in the future.
