Self-Controlled Perspective: Nurses' Perceived Social Undermining and Knowledge-Sharing Behavior in Public Hospitals

Area of Science:

• Healthcare Management
• Organizational Psychology
• Nursing Research

Background:

• Nurses operate in high-risk environments, facing social interactions that can impair self-regulation.
• Perceived social undermining from supervisors and coworkers is a significant stressor in nursing.

Purpose of the Study:

• To investigate how perceived social undermining affects nurses' knowledge-sharing behavior.
• To examine the mediating role of self-regulation impairment in this relationship.
• To identify potential mitigating factors for self-regulation impairment.

Main Methods:

• A conceptual framework was developed linking social undermining to self-regulation impairment and knowledge sharing.
• Data were collected from nurses in public hospitals using a multisource, multiwave approach.
• Statistical analyses were employed to test the hypothesized relationships.

Main Results:

• Perceived social undermining significantly depletes nurses' self-control resources.
• This depletion of self-control impairs nurses' knowledge-sharing behavior.
• Social adaptability and resource management ability were found to mitigate the negative effects of social undermining.

Conclusions:

• Social undermining negatively impacts nurses' self-regulation and knowledge sharing.
• Interventions enhancing social adaptability and resource management may improve knowledge sharing in nursing.
• Findings offer insights for healthcare research on improving workplace environments and nurse retention.