Self‐transcendence, caring and their associations with well‐being

Aims To examine the relationship between nursing staffs’ self‐transcendence and well‐being in long‐term care facilities and to investigate the mediating role of caring behaviours in the aforementioned relationship. Background Factors associated with the well‐being of healthcare providers influence the quality of care delivered. Although an increasing number of studies have shed light on the relationship between self‐transcendence and subjective well‐being, little is known of the mediating effect of caring behaviour in this relationship. Design The cross‐sectional design applied in this study included a questionnaire survey of long‐term care facilities. Methods Structural equation modelling with maximum likelihood estimation was used for empirical analysis of survey data obtained from 276 nurses and nurse‐aids in 55 long‐term care facilities. A bootstrapping method was used to analyse mediating effects. Results Tests of the measurement model and hypothesized model showed an adequate goodness of fit to the sample data. The results showed that nursing staffs’ self‐transcendence was related to their caring behaviours and well‐being. Moreover, caring behaviours partially mediated the relationship between self‐transcendence and well‐being. Conclusion Our findings provide insight into the influence of self‐transcendence and caring behaviours on the well‐being of nursing staffs in long‐term care settings. Further studies are needed to clarify the role of circumstances national wide. 摘要 目的 探讨护理人员自我超越与长期护理机构健康状况之间的关系,并探讨护理行为在上述关系中的中介作用。 背景 与医疗服务提供者的健康状况相关的因素影响着医疗服务的质量。尽管越来越多的研究阐明了自我超越与主观幸福感之间的关系,但对这种关系中关心行为的中介作用知之甚少。 设计 本研究采用的横断面设计包括对长期护理设施的问卷调查。 方法 采用最大相估计结构方程模型对55个长期护理机构的276名护士和护理辅助人员的调查数据进行了实证分析。采用自助法对中介效应进行了分析。 结果 测量模型和假设模型的检验结果与样本数据适合度较好。结果表明,护理人员的自我超越与护理行为和幸福感有关。此外,关爱行为在一定程度上调节了自我超越和幸福感之间的关系。 结论 我们的研究结果为了解自我超越和护理行为对长期护理环境中护理人员的幸福感的影响提供了视角。需要进行进一步的研究来阐明全国范围内情况的作用。