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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Psychol.
Sec. Organizational Psychology
Volume 15 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1419855

The Role of Psychological Factors on Improving Work Engagement among Nurses

Provisionally accepted
Hasan Abuaruz Hasan Abuaruz 1*Ahmad Rayan Ahmad Rayan 2Suhair Al-Ghabeesh Suhair Al-Ghabeesh 1Mirna Fawas Mirna Fawas 3Rayan Jaafeer Rayan Jaafeer 4Hana Alyami Hana Alyami 5
  • 1 Al-Zaytoonah University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan
  • 2 Zarqa University, Zarqa, Zarqa, Jordan
  • 3 American University of the Middle East, Kuwait City, Kuwait
  • 4 Beirut Arab University, Beirut, Lebanon
  • 5 Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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    Background: Work engagement is affected by many psychological variables including emotional intelligence, psychological empowerment, and resilience that are not well-studied among nurses.Purpose: This study aims to examine the impact of emotional intelligence on the work engagement of critical care nurses, and the mediating role of resilience and psychological empowerment.Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional design was adopted in this study among 150 critical care nurses at one university hospital in Saudi Arabia. Independent t-test and correlational Work Engagement among Nurses 2 analysis were used to assess relationships between study variables. A multi-step regression model was used to assess the mediatory effect.The results showed that a statistically significant positive association exists between each of the study variables (p<0.01). The regression model showed that higher resilience (p<0.001) and psychological empowerment (p<0.001) predicted higher work engagement. The model predicted 33.3% of the changes in work engagement scores among critical care nurses.To enhance work performance and quality of care rendered at critical care units, higher emphasis should be placed on emotional intelligence and other significant psychological variables.

    Keywords: Emotional Intelligence, resilience, psychological empowerment, Critical care nurses, work engagement

    Received: 22 Apr 2024; Accepted: 31 Jul 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Abuaruz, Rayan, Al-Ghabeesh, Fawas, Jaafeer and Alyami. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Hasan Abuaruz, Al-Zaytoonah University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan

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