Abstract
Objective To explore the regulative or mediating effect of perceived social support on the relationship between alexithymia and negative psychology of nurses. Methods A total of 503 nurses were surveyed by Toronto Alexithymia Scale-20(TAS-20), Perceived Social Support Scale(PSSS) and Genera Health Questionnaire-20 (GHQ-20). Results The scores of alexithymia, perceived social support and negative psychology of nurses were(54.82±8.43), (61.9±9.78)and (3.70±2.61), respectively.Alexithymia was significant positive correlated with negative psychology(r=0.49, P 0.05.The model fit indexes of perceived social support′s partial mediating effect on the relationship between alexithymia and negative psychology were χ2/df=1.645, RMSEA=0.036, CFI=0.995, IFI=0.995, RFI=0.960, TLI=0.984, NFI=0.987, GFI=0.993, AGFI=0.973.The model was proved well. Conclusion Perceived social support partially mediates the relationship between alexithymia and negative psychology, instand of regulating it. Key words: Alexithymia; Negative psychology; Perceived social support; Mediating effect
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