Effects of core self-evaluations on the job burnout of nurses: the mediator of organizational commitment
Yangen Zhou1, Jiamei Lu2, Xianmin Liu3
1Education Science College, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China; Education Department, Nanjing Normal University Taizhou College, Taizhou, People's Republic of China.
Objective:
To explore the impact of Core self-evaluations on job burnout of nurses, and especially to test and verify the mediator role of organizational commitment between the two variables.
Method:
Random cluster sampling was used to pick up participants sample, which consisted of 445 nurses of a hospital in Shanghai. Core self-evaluations questionnaire, job burnout scale and organizational commitment scale were administrated to the study participants.
Results:
There are significant relationships between Core self-evaluations and dimensions of job burnout and organizational commitment. There is a significant mediation effect of organizational commitment between Core self-evaluations and job burnout.
Conclusions:
To enhance nurses' Core self-evaluations can reduce the incidence of job burnout.
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