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Association between hopelessness and job burnout among Chinese nurses during the COVID-19 epidemic: The mediating role of career calling and the moderating role of social isolation

BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 pandemic has led to an increased workload and work pressure on nurses owing to the unpredictable changes during this challenging situation. Herein, we explored the relationship between hopelessness and job burnout in nurses working in China against the backdrop of the COVID-...

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Autores principales: Zhang, Yinhua, Kuang, Dalin, Zhang, Biaoxin, Liu, Yehai, Ren, Juan, Chen, Lijuan, Ning, Lin, Xie, Xinxin, Han, Jiangying
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10245282/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37303510
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e16898
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author Zhang, Yinhua
Kuang, Dalin
Zhang, Biaoxin
Liu, Yehai
Ren, Juan
Chen, Lijuan
Ning, Lin
Xie, Xinxin
Han, Jiangying
author_facet Zhang, Yinhua
Kuang, Dalin
Zhang, Biaoxin
Liu, Yehai
Ren, Juan
Chen, Lijuan
Ning, Lin
Xie, Xinxin
Han, Jiangying
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description BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 pandemic has led to an increased workload and work pressure on nurses owing to the unpredictable changes during this challenging situation. Herein, we explored the relationship between hopelessness and job burnout in nurses working in China against the backdrop of the COVID-19 outbreak. METHOD: This was a cross-sectional study involving 1216 nurses in two hospitals in Anhui Province. The data was collected using an online survey. The mediation and moderation model was constructed, and the data was analyzed using SPSS PROCESS macro software. RESULTS: Our results showed that the nurses had an average job burnout score of 1.75 ± 0.85. Further analysis revealed a negative correlation between hopelessness and career calling (r = −0.551, P < 0.01) and a positive correlation between hopelessness and job burnout (r = 0.133, P < 0.01). Additionally, a negative correlation was demonstrated between career calling and job burnout (r = −0.138, P < 0.01). Moreover, career calling strongly mediated (by 40.9%) the relationship between hopelessness and job burnout in the nurses. Finally, social isolation in the nurses was a moderating factor for the association between hopelessness and job burnout (β = 0.028, t = 2.851, P < 0.01). CONCLUSION: Burnout severity in nurses increased during the COVID-19 pandemic. Career calling mediated the relationship between hopelessness and burnout, with greater burnout levels in nurses who experienced social isolation. Therefore, we suggest that job burnout in nurses can be improved by mitigating the effects of hopelessness and social isolation through psychological interventions and enhancing their sense of career calling through education to strengthen their professional identity.
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spelling pubmed-102452822023-06-07 Association between hopelessness and job burnout among Chinese nurses during the COVID-19 epidemic: The mediating role of career calling and the moderating role of social isolation Zhang, Yinhua Kuang, Dalin Zhang, Biaoxin Liu, Yehai Ren, Juan Chen, Lijuan Ning, Lin Xie, Xinxin Han, Jiangying Heliyon Research Article BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 pandemic has led to an increased workload and work pressure on nurses owing to the unpredictable changes during this challenging situation. Herein, we explored the relationship between hopelessness and job burnout in nurses working in China against the backdrop of the COVID-19 outbreak. METHOD: This was a cross-sectional study involving 1216 nurses in two hospitals in Anhui Province. The data was collected using an online survey. The mediation and moderation model was constructed, and the data was analyzed using SPSS PROCESS macro software. RESULTS: Our results showed that the nurses had an average job burnout score of 1.75 ± 0.85. Further analysis revealed a negative correlation between hopelessness and career calling (r = −0.551, P < 0.01) and a positive correlation between hopelessness and job burnout (r = 0.133, P < 0.01). Additionally, a negative correlation was demonstrated between career calling and job burnout (r = −0.138, P < 0.01). Moreover, career calling strongly mediated (by 40.9%) the relationship between hopelessness and job burnout in the nurses. Finally, social isolation in the nurses was a moderating factor for the association between hopelessness and job burnout (β = 0.028, t = 2.851, P < 0.01). CONCLUSION: Burnout severity in nurses increased during the COVID-19 pandemic. Career calling mediated the relationship between hopelessness and burnout, with greater burnout levels in nurses who experienced social isolation. Therefore, we suggest that job burnout in nurses can be improved by mitigating the effects of hopelessness and social isolation through psychological interventions and enhancing their sense of career calling through education to strengthen their professional identity. Elsevier 2023-06-07 /pmc/articles/PMC10245282/ /pubmed/37303510 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e16898 Text en © 2023 Published by Elsevier Ltd. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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Zhang, Yinhua
Kuang, Dalin
Zhang, Biaoxin
Liu, Yehai
Ren, Juan
Chen, Lijuan
Ning, Lin
Xie, Xinxin
Han, Jiangying
Association between hopelessness and job burnout among Chinese nurses during the COVID-19 epidemic: The mediating role of career calling and the moderating role of social isolation
title Association between hopelessness and job burnout among Chinese nurses during the COVID-19 epidemic: The mediating role of career calling and the moderating role of social isolation
title_full Association between hopelessness and job burnout among Chinese nurses during the COVID-19 epidemic: The mediating role of career calling and the moderating role of social isolation
title_fullStr Association between hopelessness and job burnout among Chinese nurses during the COVID-19 epidemic: The mediating role of career calling and the moderating role of social isolation
title_full_unstemmed Association between hopelessness and job burnout among Chinese nurses during the COVID-19 epidemic: The mediating role of career calling and the moderating role of social isolation
title_short Association between hopelessness and job burnout among Chinese nurses during the COVID-19 epidemic: The mediating role of career calling and the moderating role of social isolation
title_sort association between hopelessness and job burnout among chinese nurses during the covid-19 epidemic: the mediating role of career calling and the moderating role of social isolation
topic Research Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10245282/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37303510
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e16898
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