Relationships among psychological capital, creative tendency, and job burnout among Chinese nurses

Aims To evaluate relationships among psychological capital, creative tendency, and job burnout among Chinese nurses. Background Nurses are particularly susceptible to job burnout and kinds of factors related to their burnout. However, limited studies focus on the relationships among nurses' psychological capital, creative tendency, and job burnout in China. Design A cross‐sectional design. Methods A convenience sample of 200 female nurses was recruited from a grade A tertiary hospital in Shandong province from December 2016–January 2017. Data were collected using self‐reported questionnaires, including the Chinese version of the Maslach Burnout Inventory‐General Survey, Creativity Assessment Packet, Psychological Capital Questionnaire, and the socio‐demographic questionnaire. Results Nurses' psychological capital and creative tendency was negatively related to job burnout and psychological capital was positively related to creative tendency. Moreover, creative tendency partially mediated the relationship between psychological capital and job burnout. Conclusions Interventions aimed at strengthening nurses' creative tendencies and psychological capital could reduce the occurrence of job burnout. Impact This study identified the psychological capital and creative tendency affecting job burnout among Chinese nurses. The psychological capital and creative tendency was negatively related to job burnout; creative tendency partially mediated the relationship between psychological capital and job burnout among Chinese nurses. Nurses should pay attention to their own creative personality and take the advantage of it to release job burnout. Nurse managers are called on to strengthen nurses' psychological capital and creativity in this study by designing effective strategies for preventing job burnout among nurses. 目的 评估中国护士心理资本、创造性倾向与工作倦怠之间的关系 背景 护士尤其容易受到工作倦怠及其相关因素的影响。然而,中国国内对护士心理资本、创造性倾向与工作倦怠之间关系的研究较为有限。 设计 横向设计。 方法 2016年12月至2017年1月,山东省某三级甲等医院的200名女护士被作为便利样本招募。数据收集采用自我报告的问卷,其中包括中文版的Maslach职业倦怠调查、创造力评估包、心理资本问卷和社会人口学问卷。 结果 护士的心理资本和创造性倾向与工作倦怠呈负相关,心理资本与创造性倾向呈正相关。创造性倾向在一定程度上调节了心理资本与工作倦怠的关系。 结论 加强护士创造性倾向和心理资本的干预可以减少工作倦怠的发生。 影响 本研究确定了心理资本和创造性倾向对中国护士工作倦怠的影响。心理资本和创造性倾向与工作倦怠呈负相关;创造性倾向在一定程度上调节了中国护士心理资本与工作倦怠的关系。护士应关注自身的创造性人格并以此为契机缓解工作倦怠。本研究呼吁护理管理者通过设计有效的策略来预防护士的工作倦怠、从而增强护士的心理资本和创造力。