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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Public Health
Sec. Occupational Health and Safety
Volume 12 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1420384
This article is part of the Research Topic How Workplace Behaviors Impact Mental Health: Does Diversity Matter? View all 28 articles

Self-Compassion and Work Engagement Among Chinese Nurses: Exploring Mediating Effects of Depression, Anxiety, and Stress

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YAN Yang YAN Yang 1Hongjuan Chang Hongjuan Chang 2Shuangxi Guo Shuangxi Guo 3Lei X. Gao Lei X. Gao 4LINA Wang LINA Wang 1Ma Anna Ma Anna 1*
  • 1 School of Nursing,Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, China
  • 2 Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
  • 3 The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, China
  • 4 Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, Henan Province, China

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    Objective: Work engagement significantly influences both the quality of nursing care and nurses' job performance. In this study, we aimed to explore the mediating effects of negative emotions on the relationship between self-compassion and work engagement among Chinese nurses.A cross-sectional study was performed on nurses in a tertiary A hospital located in Henan province from September, 2023 to December, 2023. Custom-designed digital surveys were disseminated to gather pertinent data. Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) were utilised to analyse the data and determine relationships among self-compassion, negative emotions and work engagement.Results: A total of 1,201 nurses were included. According to the statistical model, self-compassion (β= 0.116, CI: -0.036 to-0.008, P < 0.001) and negative emotions (β= -0.372, CI: -0.053 to -0.033, P < 0.001) were correlated with work engagement. Furthermore, our analysis revealed that negative emotions partially mediated the relationship between self-compassion and work engagement ( β = 0.174, CI: -0.066 to -0.020, P < 0.01).: These findings indicate that incorporating self-compassion and negative emotion regulation in interventions targeting work engagement may enhance the overall level of work engagement among nurses, thereby improving job satisfaction and the quality of patient care.

    Keywords: self-compassion, Negative emotions, work engagement, Nurses, structural equation modelling

    Received: 20 Apr 2024; Accepted: 03 Sep 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Yang, Chang, Guo, Gao, Wang and Anna. 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: Ma Anna, School of Nursing,Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, China

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