Correlation between self-efficacy, fatigue and competitive attitude among nurses

Abstract

Objective To study the competitive attitude of nurses and analyse the correlation between self-efficacy,fatigue and competitive attitude.Methods Totals of 762 nurses in one Grade A hospital were investigated with the general information questionnaire,General Self-Efficacy Scale (GSES),Fatigue Scale ( FS14),and competitive attitude scale.The competition of nurses and its influencing factors,and its correlation with self-efficacy,fatigue were explored.Results The average score of self-efficacy of nurses was (2.47 ±0.54),and that of the norm was (2.86 ±0.52),the difference was statistically significant (t =- 11.96,P ＜0.01 ).Self-efficacy was positively correlated with benign competition( r =-0.231,P ＜0.01 ) and there was no significantly correlation with the over-competition ( r =0.037,P ＞ 0.01 ).Body fatigue and mental fatigue was negatively correlated with the benigu competition(r =- 0.231,- 0.149,respectively; P ＜ 0.01 ) and positively correlated with the over-competition ( r =0.212,0.164,respectively; P＜ 0.01 ).Equation model via multiple regression was that:Ybenign competition =17.892 + 8.285 self-efficacy-0.896body fatigue + 0.337 excessive competition; Yexcessive competition =17.597 + 0.136 benign competition + 0.635 body fatigue + 2.008 selfefficacy.Conclusions There is a correlation between self-efficacy,fatigue and competitive attitude,and the reasonable suggestions for improving intervention self-efficacy,reducing fatigue,perfecting competition system construction,enhancing benign competition and reducing excessive competition should be implemented. Key words: Nurses; Fatigue; Competitive behavior; Self-efficacy