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guiyuan zou
Shandong Mental Health Center
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Background
Many studies have investigated the related variables of nurses’ psychological distress, but little is known about the underlying mechanism between job insecurity, self-esteem and psychological distress.
Aims
The purpose of this study examined the role of self-esteem as a mediator between job insecurity and psychological distress among Chinese nurses.
Methods
Questionnaires, assessing job insecurity, self-esteem and psychological distress, were collected from 462 nurses at a third-grade class-A hospital in Shandong Province, China.
Results
Results showed that the prevalence of psychological distress among nurses was 83.8%. Regression analysis showed that job insecurity was positively associated with psychological distress, explaining 17.5% of variance in psychological distress. Mediation analysis showed that self-esteem partially mediated the effect of the two dimensions of job insecurity on psychological distress.
Conclusions
Nurses with low self-esteem and high job insecurity deserved attention. Programs that reduce uncertainty and increase predictability and cultivate a supportive, cooperative work climate may promote nurse overall health and foster self-esteem.
Keywords
Job insecurity, self-esteem, psychological distress, mediation, nurse
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guiyuan zou
Shandong Mental Health Center
Corresponding Author
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CURRENT STATUS: Published
View the published article at BMC Nursing.
Version 1
Posted 23 Feb, 2021
No community comments so far
Editorial decision: Major revision
On 17 May, 2021
Reviews received
Received 06 May, 2021
Reviewers agreed
On 26 Apr, 2021
Reviewers invited
Invitations sent on 15 Mar, 2021
Editor assigned
On 15 Mar, 2021
Editor invited
On 19 Feb, 2021
Submission checks complete
On 19 Feb, 2021
First submitted
On 08 Feb, 2021
Metrics
Comments: 0
PDF Downloads: ...
HTML Views: ...
Subject Areas
Nursing
License:
This work is licensed under a CC BY 4.0 License. Read Full License
View the published article at BMC Nursing.
Background
Many studies have investigated the related variables of nurses’ psychological distress, but little is known about the underlying mechanism between job insecurity, self-esteem and psychological distress.
Aims
The purpose of this study examined the role of self-esteem as a mediator between job insecurity and psychological distress among Chinese nurses.
Methods
Questionnaires, assessing job insecurity, self-esteem and psychological distress, were collected from 462 nurses at a third-grade class-A hospital in Shandong Province, China.
Results
Results showed that the prevalence of psychological distress among nurses was 83.8%. Regression analysis showed that job insecurity was positively associated with psychological distress, explaining 17.5% of variance in psychological distress. Mediation analysis showed that self-esteem partially mediated the effect of the two dimensions of job insecurity on psychological distress.
Conclusions
Nurses with low self-esteem and high job insecurity deserved attention. Programs that reduce uncertainty and increase predictability and cultivate a supportive, cooperative work climate may promote nurse overall health and foster self-esteem.
No competing interests reported.
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