The association of occupational stress, social support, type D personality with physical health of nurses

Abstract

Objective To investigate the association of occupational stress,social support,type D personality and physical health of nurses.Methods Cross-sectional study design was adopted.We used cluster sampling to investigate 1 287 nurses serving in one tertiary hospital and two second-class hospitals in Guangzhou.The questionnaire was anonymous answered.The content of questionnaire included the demographic data,occupational stress of nurses,social support,type D personality and physical health,etc.SPSS 13.0 was used for statistical analysis,including descriptive analysis,Pearson correlation analysis and path analysis.Results 1 192 of questionnaires were effective.The occupational stress was negatively related with the physical health status and social supports,and social support was positively related with the physical health status.The type D personality was negatively related with social supports and the physical health status,while positively related with occupational stress.Conclusions Occupational stress can make directly negative effect on the physical health.Social support has a directly protective effect on physical health.Type D personality makes direct and indirect negative effect on the physical health of nurses. Key words: Occupational stress; Social support; Type D personality; Physical health; Nurse