How to foster nurses’ well-being and performance in the face of work pressure? : The role of mindfulness as personal resource

Autor: Elias Janssen, Adelien Decramer, Anouk Decuypere, Mieke Audenaert, Isabeau Van Strydonck
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: JOURNAL OF ADVANCED NURSING
ISSN: 0309-2402
1365-2648
Popis: The aim of this study was to study the simultaneous relationships of work pressure with the performance and well-being of nurses and to explore whether mindfulness moderates these relationships.A cross-sectional survey design.We conducted a cross-sectional survey of 1,021 nurses from 103 Belgian care homes for older people, in 2017. Data were analysed using hierarchical multiple regression and simple slope analyses.Work pressure was positively associated with empathetic care, job performance and emotional exhaustion and negatively associated with work engagement. Mindfulness was positively related to empathetic care, job performance and work engagement and negatively related to emotional exhaustion. Regarding the moderations, mindfulness moderated the relationships between work pressure and both performance outcomes, as well as between work pressure and work engagement. Contrary to what we expected: (a) mindfulness showed no significant buffering effect of work pressure on emotional exhaustion; (b) the relationship between work pressure and both empathic care and job performance was stronger when mindfulness was low (vs. high); and (c) mindfulness strengthened instead of weakened the negative relationship between work pressure and work engagement. However, in high work pressure settings, more mindful individuals still had better job performance and work engagement outcomes than less mindful individuals.Our findings explain conflicting outcomes on the effects of work pressure by suggesting that work pressure can function both as a hindrance and a challenge job demand depending on the outcome. Furthermore, by exploring the role of mindfulness as a personal resource, we add to the literature on the role of personal resources in the job demands-resources (JD-R)-model which is particularly relevant in the context of increasing work pressure.Nurses are confronted with increasing work pressure. The present findings indicate that the implementation of mindfulness strategies can be beneficial for nurses dealing with work pressure, contributing to nursing practice and JD-R theory.目的: 本研究旨在确定工作压力与护士绩效和幸福感之间的关系,并探讨是否可以利用正念调节这些关系。 设计: 横断面调查设计。 方法: 2017年,我们对103家比利时养老院的1021名护士进行横断面调查。采用分层回归和简单斜率分析法,对数据进行分析。 结果: 工作压力与同情心、工作绩效和情绪耗竭呈正相关,与工作投入呈负相关。正念与同情心、工作绩效和工作投入呈正相关,与情绪耗竭呈负相关。就调节性能而言,正念可用于调节工作压力与绩效结果之间的关系,并可用于调节工作压力与工作投入之间的关系。然而,和我们的预期相反:(a)正念对情绪耗竭等工作压力无明显的缓冲作用;(b)如果正念水平较低(对应高),则工作压力与同情心和工作绩效的联系更为紧密;以及(c)正念强化而不是削弱工作压力与工作投入之间的负相关。然而,如果工作压力较大,更专注的个体仍然比专注程度较低的个体有更好的工作表现,且将获得更有效的工作投入结果。 结论: 根据研究结果,可获知,工作压力所带来的影响相互矛盾,且工作压力可能成为工作要求的障碍和挑战,具体取决于结果。此外,探索正念作为个人资源的作用,并据此编写有关个人资源在工作要求-资源(JD-R)模型中作用的文献,其中,该模型在工作压力日益增加的背景下尤为重要。 影响: 护士面临的工作压力越来越大。研究结果显示,正念策略的实施有助于护士应对工作压力,且有助于护理实践和工作要求-资源理论的发展。.
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