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Work stress, perceived social support, self‐efficacy and burnout among Chinese registered nurses

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Liu, Ying, Aungsuroch, Yupin·2019·Journal of Nursing Management

Abstract

AIMS: To establish a model and identify structural relationships between Chinese nurses' perceived social support, self-efficacy, work stress and burnout. BACKGROUND: The prevalence of burnout among nurses tends to be high worldwide. A better understanding of relationships between the study variables can help hospital managers apply effective programmes to reduce burnout. However, no studies have identified the structural relationships between these variables in one model, simultaneously. METHODS: We conducted a cross-sectional survey to complete questionnaires from 444 nurses working in three Chinese general tertiary hospitals. The proposed model was examined by structural equation modelling. RESULTS: The proposed model was partially supported by empirical data. The total effect of work stress on burnout was large. Both work stress and the perceived social support moderately and directly affected burnout. Work stress also indirectly affected burnout through perceived social support. Work stress directly influenced perceived social support and self-efficacy. Perceived social support directly affected self-efficacy. However, self-efficacy did not directly influence burnout. CONCLUSIONS: This study validated a model and identified a deep understanding of structural relationships between the selected variables among Chinese nurses. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING MANAGEMENT: Apart from reducing work stressors, hospital managers should utilize more social support strategies when designing intervention programmes to reduce burnout.

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    Self-efficacy did not directly influence burnout.

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    Work stress had a total positive effect on burnout (standardized coefficient 0.61).

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    Work stress had a direct negative effect on self-efficacy (standardized coefficient -0.15).

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    Work stress directly influenced self-efficacy.

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    Work stress was positively correlated with burnout (r = 0.59).

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    The modified model fits the data (p = .08, χ2/df = 1.39, SRMR = 0.03, RMSEA = .03).

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    In this study, workload was the most common stressor among nurses, followed by the nature of nursing work, family, nurses' expectations, interpersonal relationships, and contact with patients.

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    The proposed model was partially supported by the research data, and the model fit was good.

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    The work stress scale had total Cronbach's alpha 0.98 and subscale alphas from 0.85 to 0.93 in this study.

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    Perceived social support moderately correlated with burnout among 400 Iranian nurses (Babaeiamiri, 2016).

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    Multi-stage random sampling was used to extract 500 registered nurses from three general tertiary hospitals in Dalian.

    “Therefore, multi-stage random sampling was utilized to extract 500 registered nurses (RNs), who came from three general tertiary hospitals in the Dalian city of Liaoning Province in China during June, 2018.”
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    Co-worker support and salary highly influenced self-efficacy (Hu et al., 2018).

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    Fit index thresholds for the study model were χ2/df < 3, SRMR < 0.07, NFI > 0.90, GFI > 0.90, and RMSEA < 0.07 (Hair et al., 2010).

    “the following indicators were established to evaluate the study model: (a) χ 2 /df < 3; (b) standardized root mean residual (SRMR) is <0.07;(c) normed fit index (NFI) is more than 0.90; (d) goodness of fit index (GFI) is more than 0.90; and (e) root mean square error of approximation (RMSEA) is <0.07 (Hair et al., 2010).”
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    Self-efficacy can directly or indirectly through psychological resilience influence mental health, including burnout (Rees et al., 2015).

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    444 questionnaires were analyzed after deleting 11 outliers with absolute Z score greater than three.

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    Social support plays a mediating role in stress influencing mental well-being (Jesse et al., 2014).

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    A reliability score higher than 0.8 indicates appropriate reliability (Polit & Beck, 2004).

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    Social support significantly decreases burnout among ICU nurses (Li et al., 2015).

    “Li, Ruan, and Yuan (2015) also found that social support significantly decreases nurses' burnout among 356 ICU nurses.”
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    Positive self-efficacy beliefs protect an individual from the effects of work stress (Brown, 2012).

    “Brown (2012) stated that positive beliefs of self-efficacy are a key modifiable cognition, which could protect an individual from the effects of WS.”
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    The perceived social support scale had overall Cronbach's alpha 0.95 and subscale alphas 0.90 and 0.93 in this study.

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    Work stress and perceived social support each had a moderate direct effect on burnout.

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    Individuals with positive self-efficacy are more adaptable to workplace stressors and experience less burnout (Bandura, 1997; Molero et al., 2018; Yao et al., 2018).

    “When individuals have positive beliefs of personal self-efficacy, they tend to be more adaptable to handling workplace stressors (Bandura, 1997), experience less workplace burnout (Molero, Perez-Fentes, & Gazquez, 2018;Yao et al., 2018)”
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    455 completed questionnaires were returned, giving a response rate of 91%.

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    The finding that perceived social support directly negatively influenced burnout was similar to Babaeiamiri's (2016) study finding.

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    The finding that perceived social support directly positively affected self-efficacy was consistent with Hu et al.'s (2018) study results.

    “Additionally, we found that PSS directly, positively affected self-efficacy with a small effect size (H2), which was consistent with Hu et al.'s (2018) study results.”
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    The researcher's workplace Institutional Review Board approved this study.

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    SEM with generalized least squares estimation was used because multivariate normality was violated.

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    The cross-sectional design cannot provide a better understanding of causal relationships between study variables.

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    Four assumptions (linearity, normality, multicollinearity, homoscedasticity) were assessed before running the model.

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    The General Self-Efficacy Scale had Cronbach's alpha 0.94 in this study.

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    The existing CNSS and PSSS instruments have acceptable construct validity and reliability but relatively high Cronbach's alpha for the total scale.

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    No prior studies have simultaneously examined the structural relationships among work stress, perceived social support, self-efficacy, and burnout in one model.

    “Although some studies have shown a bivariate effect between WS, self-efficacy, PSS and burnout (Babaeiamiri, 2016;Hu et al., 2018;Jin et al., 2015;Khamisa et al., 2017;Laschinger et al., 2015;Yang et al., 2019), no studies have been found to put these variables in one model simultaneously.”
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    The sample of nurses from three tertiary hospitals in Dalian is representative of Chinese registered nurses.

    “multi-stage random sampling was utilized to extract 500 registered nurses (RNs), who came from three general tertiary hospitals in the Dalian city of Liaoning Province in China during June, 2018.”
    “This study validated a model and identified a deep understanding of structural relationships between the selected variables among Chinese nurses.”
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    The cross-sectional design can support the directional causal relationships specified in the model.

    “In this study, the research design was a cross-sectional questionnaire survey.”
    “Work stress directly influenced perceived social support and self-efficacy.”
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    China has a serious shortage of registered nurses.

    “Since China face a serious shortage of RNs, this can significantly increase every nurse's daily workload.”
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    When nurses are too busy to care for their families, family members may not understand them, leading nurses to feel a loss of family support.

    “Furthermore, when nurses are too busy to take care of their own families, the family members may not understand them.Thus, nurses may feel a loss of support from families.”
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    When a patient's condition suddenly changes and requires revival, nurses sometimes cannot handle the situation effectively, which may reduce their self-efficacy.

    “What is more, when a patient's condition suddenly changes and they need to be revived, sometimes nurses cannot handle the situation effectively.In such cases, it may significantly reduce nurses' self-efficacy.”
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  • Participants' perceived social support level was far less than that of cancer patients, cancer patients' caregivers, and health providers.

    “This study also found that participants' perceived social support level was far less than the cancer patient, cancer patient's caregivers, and health providers (Liu and Aungsuroch, 2019; Uslu et al., 2019).”

    From Mediator role of presence of meaning and self-esteem in the relationship of social support and death anxiety (2022) · cites this paper as Liu and Aungsuroch, 2019

    Section 3.2 reports the Chinese nurses’ mean perceived social support score, but does not compare it with scores for cancer patients, caregivers, or health providers. Searches for those groups and for a comparison of support levels found no passage establishing the claimed difference; the reference to a study of cancer patients is not itself a comparison. (LLM, conf=0.72)

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Authors
Liu, Y., & Aungsuroch, Y.
Affiliations
Chulalongkorn University (TH)
Corresponding author
  • Liu, Ying
  • Aungsuroch, Yupin
Venue
Journal of Nursing Management
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2019-08-09
Volume
27
Issue
7
Pages
1445-1453
ISSN
  • 0966-0429 (ISSN-L)
  • 1365-2834
OpenAlex
W2960992860
Cited by
197
References
51
Citations by year
2026: 17 · 2025: 30 · 2024: 39 · 2023: 30 · 2022: 33 · 2021: 27 · 2020: 16 · 2019: 4 · 2013: 1
FWCI
25.13
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Journal of Nursing Management (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • Washington State University
  • Department of Education of Liaoning Province (WQ2017004)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Stress and Burnout Research
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › Occupational Therapy › Occupational Health and Burnout
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
Keywords
burnout, occupational stress, perceived social support, self-efficacy, registered nurses, Chinese nurses, nurse well-being, mediating role of social support
MeSH terms
Occupational Stress, Adult, Burnout, Professional, China, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Humans, Job Satisfaction, Male, Middle Aged, Nurses, Perception, Social Support, Self Efficacy

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