AUTHOR=Jiang Menglin , Zeng Jing , Chen Xiaofang , Rao Qian , Liao Mingshu 

TITLE=Construction of a Model of Nurse Engagement in Long-Term Care Facilities: A Moderated-Mediation Model

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Psychology

VOLUME=13

YEAR=2022

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.798624

DOI=10.3389/fpsyg.2022.798624

ISSN=1664-1078

ABSTRACT=<sec><title>Aim</title><p>The aim of the study is to test a moderated mediation model that focuses on job resources mediating the relationship between organizational climate and nurse engagement in the long-term care facilities and emotional intelligence moderates this mediated relationship.</p></sec><sec><title>Background</title><p>The shortage of nurses is a global problem, especially in the long-term care facilities. We integrated and extended past research exploring the influence of nurse engagement and constructed a model of nurse engagement in the long-term care facilities.</p></sec><sec><title>Method</title><p>A cross-sectional survey was conducted on 494 nurses in long-term care facilities. Nurses were asked to complete a survey of nurse engagement, organizational climate, job resources, and emotional intelligence.</p></sec><sec><title>Results</title><p>The consequence demonstrated that organizational climate increased nurse engagement directly and indirectly <italic>via</italic> job resources. In addition, emotional intelligence plays a moderation role between organizational climate and job resources.</p></sec><sec><title>Conclusion</title><p>These phenomena revealed that a good organizational climate and job resources enable nurses to be more engaged in work. Nurse with high-emotional intelligence can take advantage of resources and improve their engagement.</p></sec>