Workplace stressors, psychological well-being, resilience, and caring behaviours of mental health nurses: A descriptive correlational study.

Foster, K; Roche, M; Giandinoto, J-A; Furness, T

Workplace stressors, psychological well-being, resilience, and caring behaviours of mental health nurses: A descriptive correlational study.

Foster, K Roche, M

Giandinoto, J-A Furness, T

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Citation:: International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 2020, 29, (1), pp. 56-68
Issue Date:: 2020-02

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dc.contributor.author	Foster, K
dc.contributor.author	Roche, M https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3831-537X
dc.contributor.author	Giandinoto, J-A
dc.contributor.author	Furness, T
dc.date.accessioned	2020-10-13T05:29:58Z
dc.date.available	2019-05-07
dc.date.available	2020-10-13T05:29:58Z
dc.date.issued	2020-02
dc.identifier.citation	International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 2020, 29, (1), pp. 56-68
dc.identifier.issn	1324-3780
dc.identifier.issn	1447-0349
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/143226
dc.description.abstract	There is widespread recognition that workplace stress can have profound negative impacts on nurses' well-being and practice. Resilience is a process of positive adaptation to stress and adversity. This study aimed to describe mental health nurses' most challenging workplace stressors, and their psychological well-being, workplace resilience, and level of caring behaviours, explore the relationships between these factors, and describe differences in workplace resilience for sociodemographic characteristics. In a descriptive correlational study using convenience sampling, data were collected from N = 498 nurses working in mental health roles or settings in Victoria Australia via an online cross-sectional survey. Key findings included weak to strong (r = 0.301 to r = 0.750) positive relationships between workplace resilience with psychological well-being across all stressor categories (consumer/carer; colleague; organizational role; and organizational service). Psychological well-being was moderately high, but lower for nurses indicating consumer/carer-related stressors as their most stressful challenge. There were weak to moderate (r = 0.306 to r = 0.549) positive relationships between workplace resilience and psychological well-being, and no relationship between resilience and caring behaviours. Workplace resilience was lower (P < 0.05) for less experienced nurses compared with those with >5 years' experience, and lower for younger nurses compared with those aged ≥40 years. To improve their resilience and prevent psychological distress, there is prime opportunity to support nursing students with well-being and resilience-building strategies during their undergraduate education, and to support new graduates with similar programmes when they enter the workforce.
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dc.language	eng
dc.publisher	Wiley
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dc.subject	1110 Nursing, 1117 Public Health and Health Services, 1701 Psychology
dc.subject.classification	Nursing
dc.title	Workplace stressors, psychological well-being, resilience, and caring behaviours of mental health nurses: A descriptive correlational study.
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Abstract:

There is widespread recognition that workplace stress can have profound negative impacts on nurses' well-being and practice. Resilience is a process of positive adaptation to stress and adversity. This study aimed to describe mental health nurses' most challenging workplace stressors, and their psychological well-being, workplace resilience, and level of caring behaviours, explore the relationships between these factors, and describe differences in workplace resilience for sociodemographic characteristics. In a descriptive correlational study using convenience sampling, data were collected from N = 498 nurses working in mental health roles or settings in Victoria Australia via an online cross-sectional survey. Key findings included weak to strong (r = 0.301 to r = 0.750) positive relationships between workplace resilience with psychological well-being across all stressor categories (consumer/carer; colleague; organizational role; and organizational service). Psychological well-being was moderately high, but lower for nurses indicating consumer/carer-related stressors as their most stressful challenge. There were weak to moderate (r = 0.306 to r = 0.549) positive relationships between workplace resilience and psychological well-being, and no relationship between resilience and caring behaviours. Workplace resilience was lower (P < 0.05) for less experienced nurses compared with those with >5 years' experience, and lower for younger nurses compared with those aged ≥40 years. To improve their resilience and prevent psychological distress, there is prime opportunity to support nursing students with well-being and resilience-building strategies during their undergraduate education, and to support new graduates with similar programmes when they enter the workforce.

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