The Effects of Psychological Resilience on Aggression: A Study on Nurses

Abstract

Aim: Psychological resilience is a process that includes a person's ability to cope with the difficulties they face in life. Nurses have an important role in the health sector and serve in a stressful and demanding work environment. The aim of this study is to understand the effect of nurses' psychological resilience levels on aggression. Method: The sample of the study consisted of 278 nurses working in a medical faculty hospital. The 'Brief Psychological Resilience Scale' was used to measure psychological resilience and the 'Aggression Scale' was used to measure aggression. The data collected in the study were analyzed with descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation and simple linear regression. Results: Psychological Resilience Scale was found to be 3.16. Mean score for Aggression Scale; It was found to be 2.45, 2.04 for the Physical Aggression sub-dimension, 2.50 for the Anger sub-dimension, 2.59 for the Hostility sub-dimension and 2.71 for the Verbal Aggression sub-dimension. According to the correlation analysis, there is a very weak negative significant relationship between psychological resilience and aggression. According to the results of the regression analysis between psychological resilience and aggression, an increase in the level of psychological resilience is associated with a negative effect on the level of aggression. Conclusion: As a result of the study, it was determined that as the professional years and experience of nurses increased, their psychological resilience levels also increased. This shows that professional experience has a positive effect on psychological resilience. In addition, individuals with high levels of psychological resilience generally show less aggression, while as the level of aggression increases, the levels of physical aggression, anger, hostility and verbal aggression also increase.

Keywords

• psychological resilience
• aggression
• nurse
• resilience