Abstract
BackgroundJob embeddedness and professional self-concept are among the important nursing components, the existence of which help decrease occupational burnout among nurses. This study aimed to determine the protective role of Professional Self-concept and Job embeddedness on nurses’burnout.MethodsThis descriptive, correlational study had a predictive design and was conducted on nurses working in training and healthcare centers of Babol University of Medical Sciences in 2019. In total, 308 nurses participated in this study and were selected by stratified random sampling. In addition, data were collected using demographic characteristics questionnaire, Professional Self-concept questionnaire, Job embeddedness scale and nurses’ burnout questionnaire. Moreover, data analysis was performed in SPSS version 25 and Smart PLS version 3.3 using correlational statistics and structural equation modeling.ResultsBoth the variables of professional self-concept and job embeddedness, had a significant effect on nurses’ burnout at 99% confidence level (P < 0.001) and the negative beta value for these two variables shows the inverse relationship between both professional self-concept and job embeddedness with nurses’ burnout. The value of the coefficient of determination for burnout indicates that both the variables of professional self-concept and job embeddedness, together explain 78% of the changes in the variable of burnout. The beta coefficient for professional self-concept (− 0.50) is higher than the same coefficient for job embeddedness (− 0.42). As a result, the role of professional self-concept in predicting burnout of clinical nurses has been more than the role of job embeddedness. The indirect effect of professional self-concept on burnout of clinical nurses mediated by job embeddedness has been equal to − 0.347. As a result, it can be said that nurses’ professional self-concept has a significant effect on nurses’ burnout through mediation of job embeddedness.ConclusionAccording to the results of the study, Professional Self-concept had an effective role in nurses’ burnout. In other words, the higher the Professional Self-concept of nurses, the lower their burnout. Therefore, it is suggested that effective interventional strategies be designed by nursing managers through better planning and a supportive workplace be established to improve Professional Self-concept among nurses and decrease their burnout.
Highlights
Job embeddedness and professional self-concept are among the important nursing components, the existence of which help decrease occupational burnout among nurses
There is a close relationship between burnout and stress, they are prone to the problem of burnout which may result in decreased quality of care [1,2,3]
Given the fact that burnout is the most important problem of a profession affecting nursing turnover, and since no research has evaluated the role of self-concept and Job embeddedness on burnout of nurses, this study aimed to determine the protective role of professional self-concept and Job embeddedness on nurses’ burnout
Summary
Job embeddedness and professional self-concept are among the important nursing components, the existence of which help decrease occupational burnout among nurses. Nurses face various stresses during their service. There is a close relationship between burnout and stress, they are prone to the problem of burnout which may result in decreased quality of care [1,2,3]. In a way that one out of seven nurses experiences exhaustion and burnout at the end of a working day [6]. In addition to its adverse effect on the physical and mental health of the personnel, burnout decreases efficiency, organizational commitment, self-esteem, citizenship behaviors, creativity, innovation, and the quality of nursing services [7, 8]. It can lead to aggression towards patients and co-workers and inability to communicate with family and friends [11]
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