The mediating effects of ICU nurses psychological capital on job stress and job satisfaction

Abstract

Objective To understand the job well-being status of ICU nurses, and to explore the mediating role of psychological capital in job stress and job well-being. Methods ICU nurses' general data questionnaire, the Nurse Questionnaire Psychological Capital, Chinese Nurses' Work Stressor Scale and Work Well-Being Scale were used to investigate 224 ICU nurses in three grade a general hospitals. Results Total score of psychological capital for ICU nurses was (4.46±0.55) points, the total average working pressure was (2.14±0.37) points, the happiness score was (4.36±0.67) points. Psychological capital and job well-being were positively correlated (r=0.513, P< 0.01), job stress and job well-being was negatively correlated (r=-0.454, P< 0.05). The structural equation results showed that psychological capital played an intermediary role in the sense of ICU nurses job stress and job happiness. Conclusions Hospital nursing managers should pay more attention to the mental health of ICU nurses and lower their work stress, so as to improve the work well-being of ICU nurses and improve the quality of ICU nursing. Key words: Intensive care units; Nurses; Psychological capital; Job stress; Job well-being