The impact of psychological capital on job burnout of Chinese nurses: the mediator role of organizational commitment.

Peng, J; Jiang, X; Zhang, J; Xiao, R; Song, Y; Feng, X; Zhang, Y; Miao, D

The impact of psychological capital on job burnout of Chinese nurses: the mediator role of organizational commitment.

Peng, J Jiang, X Zhang, J Xiao, R Song, Y Feng, X Zhang, Y Miao, D

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Citation:: PLoS One, 2013, 8 (12), pp. e84193 - ?
Issue Date:: 2013

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Field	Value	Language
dc.contributor.author	Peng, J	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Jiang, X	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Zhang, J	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Xiao, R	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Song, Y	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Feng, X	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Zhang, Y	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Miao, D	en_US
dc.date.available	2013-11-12	en_US
dc.date.issued	2013	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	PLoS One, 2013, 8 (12), pp. e84193 - ?	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/10047
dc.description.abstract	BACKGROUND: Nursing has a high risk of job burnout, but only a few studies have explored its influencing factors from an organizational perspective. OBJECTIVE: The present study explores the impact of psychological capital on job burnout by investigating the mediating effect of organizational commitment on this relationship. METHODS: A total of 473 female nurses from four large general hospitals in Xi'an City of China were selected as participants. Data were collected via the Psychological Capital Questionnaire, the Maslach Burnout Inventory-General Survey, and the Organizational Commitment Scale. RESULTS: Both psychological capital and organizational commitment were significantly correlated to job burnout. Structural equation modelling indicated that organizational commitment partially mediated the relationship between psychological capital and job burnout. CONCLUSION: The final model revealed a significant path from psychological capital to job burnout through organizational commitment. These findings extended prior reports and shed some light on the influence of psychological capital on job burnout.	en_US
dc.language	eng	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	PLoS One	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1371/journal.pone.0084193	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Humans	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Questionnaires	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Burnout, Professional	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Hospital Administration	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Models, Psychological	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Nurses	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Organizational Objectives	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	China	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Female	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Surveys and Questionnaires	en_US
dc.title	The impact of psychological capital on job burnout of Chinese nurses: the mediator role of organizational commitment.	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	12	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	8	en_US
utslib.location.activity	United States	en_US
utslib.for	1503 Business and Management	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Business
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Business/Management Discipline
utslib.copyright.status	open_access
pubs.issue	12	en_US
pubs.publication-status	Published online	en_US
pubs.volume	8	en_US

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: Nursing has a high risk of job burnout, but only a few studies have explored its influencing factors from an organizational perspective. OBJECTIVE: The present study explores the impact of psychological capital on job burnout by investigating the mediating effect of organizational commitment on this relationship. METHODS: A total of 473 female nurses from four large general hospitals in Xi'an City of China were selected as participants. Data were collected via the Psychological Capital Questionnaire, the Maslach Burnout Inventory-General Survey, and the Organizational Commitment Scale. RESULTS: Both psychological capital and organizational commitment were significantly correlated to job burnout. Structural equation modelling indicated that organizational commitment partially mediated the relationship between psychological capital and job burnout. CONCLUSION: The final model revealed a significant path from psychological capital to job burnout through organizational commitment. These findings extended prior reports and shed some light on the influence of psychological capital on job burnout.

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