Psychology Research and Behavior Management (Aug 2023)
The Mediating Role of Emotion Management, Self-Efficacy and Emotional Intelligence in Clinical Nurses Related to Negative Psychology and Burnout
Abstract
ChuoChuo Yu,1,* ZhiQun Liu,2,* Mingyang Zhao,3 Yanhui Liu,2 Yuxin Zhang,1 Ai Lin,2 Xiaohan Sang,1 Huan Wan2 1Department of Nursing, Hunan Normal University School of Medicine, Changsha, 410013, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Nursing, The First Hospital Affiliated with Hunan Normal University (Hunan Provincial People`s Hospital), Changsha, 410005, People’s Republic of China; 3Operating Room, Guangzhou Dongsheng Hospital, Guangzhou, 510000, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Huan Wan, Department of Nursing, The First Hospital Affiliated with Hunan Normal University (Hunan Provincial People`s Hospital), No. 61 Jiefang West Road, Changsha City, Hunan Province, 410005, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86 137 8725 7287, Fax +86 731 8227 8012, Email [email protected]: To explore the influence of negative psychology and burnout in clinical nurses, and to analyse the mediating role between self-efficacy and emotional intelligence in emotion management.Methods: From January 2022 to December 2022, 12,704 clinical nurses from 32 general hospitals in Hunan Province were selected as research participants by convenience sampling. Negative psychology, emotion management, self-efficacy, emotional intelligence and burnout in clinical nurses were measured, and structural equation models were constructed to explore their impact on burnout in clinical nurses.Results: Clinical nurses’ negative psychology had a positive effect on burnout (β=0.60, 95% CI: 0.63– 0.66), emotional intelligence (β=˗0.08, 95% CI: ˗0.10, ˗0.06) and the self-efficacy of emotion management (β=− 0.60, 95% CI: ˗0.05, ˗0.03) on burnout. Moreover, emotional intelligence and emotion management self-efficacy played a mediating role between negative psychology and burnout in nurses.Conclusion: Clinical nurses’ negative psychology had a positive impact on burnout, and emotional intelligence and the self-efficacy of emotion management could alleviate the influence of negative psychology on burnout among nurses. Nurses’ emotional intelligence and emotion management self-efficacy can be improved through practical training to help them cope with emotionally loaded situations and reduce stress responses.Keywords: clinical nurse, job burnout, negative psychology, emotional management self-efficacy, emotional intelligence
