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Distressed and stress resistant nurses.

K W Boey1

  • 1Department of Social Work, University of Hong Kong. kwboey@hkucc.hku.hk

Issues in Mental Health Nursing
|April 10, 1999
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Nurses with higher self-esteem, internal locus of control, and strong family support better manage work stress. Behavioral coping strategies are more effective than cognitive ones for stress resistance in nursing.

Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Nursing
  • Occupational Health

Background:

  • Nursing profession faces high work stress.
  • Adaptation to stress impacts nurse mental health and performance.
  • Personality, coping, and family support are potential moderators.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine the relative contribution of personality, coping, and family support to stress adaptation in nurses.
  • To identify factors differentiating stress-resistant nurses from distressed nurses.
  • To inform interventions for enhancing nurse resilience.

Main Methods:

  • Quantitative study with 1,043 nurses from Singapore public hospitals.
  • Utilized the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12) for mental health assessment.
  • Employed discriminant function analysis to determine coping strategy effectiveness.

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Main Results:

  • Stress-resistant nurses exhibited higher self-esteem and internal locus of control.
  • Negative emotion-focused coping was less frequent in stress-resistant nurses.
  • Behavioral coping strategies contributed more to stress resistance than cognitive strategies.

Conclusions:

  • Personality traits (self-esteem, locus of control) and family support are crucial for stress adaptation in nursing.
  • Behavioral coping is a more potent strategy for stress resistance than cognitive coping.
  • Findings highlight the importance of supporting nurses' well-being and developing effective coping mechanisms.