Self-esteem in mental health nurses: Its relationship to stress, coping and burnout
| Autor: | Leonard Fagin, Daniel Bromn, Heather Bartlett, John Leary, Jerome Carson |
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| Rok vydání: | 1997 |
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030506 rehabilitation
Coping (psychology) Research and Theory media_common.quotation_subject Self-esteem Stress coping social sciences Burnout behavioral disciplines and activities Mental health humanities 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine behavior and behavior mechanisms 030212 general & internal medicine 0305 other medical science Psychology media_common Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | NT Research. 2:361-369 |
| ISSN: | 1361-4096 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/174498719700200508 |
| Popis: | This paper examines the relationship between self-esteem and stress, coping and burnout in mental health nurses (n=568). Self-esteem is said to be one of the most important moderating variables in determining the effects of stress on individuals. The modified Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale was administered to nurses in both hospital and community, along with a range of other standardised measures. While there were no significant differences in self- esteem between the two groups of mental health nurses, smokers and drinkers in the sample were found to have significantly lower levels of self- esteem. Equally, nurses who felt happy with their life, were physically fit and who had job security, had higher self-esteem scores. Self-esteem correlated highest with measures of stress. Multiple regression analyses showed that happiness was one of the best predictors of self-esteem. Evidence is also presented on the discriminative validity of the concept of self-esteem. Enhancing nurses' levels of self-esteem may help reduce staff stress levels. Future nursing stress research needs to examine the role of other moderating variables. |
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