Perceived Social Support and Presenteeism Among Nurses: Mediation of Psychological Capital
Yueling Ma1, Xiangeng Zhang, Wanying Ni
1Author affiliations: Senior Nurse (Ma), Registered Nurse (Ni), and Professor (Wang), College of Nursing, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine; and Professor (Dr Zhang) and Teaching Assistant (Zeng), Sichuan Nursing Vocational College, Chengdu City, China.
Objective:
The aim of this study was to explore the mediating role of psychological capital in the relationship between perceived social support and presenteeism among nurses.
Background:
The concept of presenteeism explored in this study refers to the behavior of nurses who hold on to their jobs despite poor physical or mental health, manifested in poor work productivity and loss of productivity. Perceived social support and psychological capital may help reduce presenteeism. However, there is limited knowledge about the association between perceived social support, psychological capital, and presenteeism among nurses.
Methods:
Data were collected through questionnaires from 468 RNs. Data analysis used Pearson's correlation analysis, multiple linear regression, and structural equation model.
Results:
The results indicated that perceived social support and psychological capital were significantly negatively correlated with nurses' presenteeism. Structural equation modeling revealed that psychological capital mediated the relationship between perceived social support and presenteeism, with a partial mediating effect of -0.191, accounting for 28% of the total effect.
Conclusions:
These results identified structural relationships between the 3 variables of perceived social support, psychological capital, and presenteeism and provided a theoretical reference for developing strategies to decrease nurses' presenteeism.
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