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KMID : 0869520140200010063
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Journal of East-West Nirsing Research
2014 Volume.20 No. 1 p.63 ~ p.71
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The Mediating Effect of Social Support and Stress on Optimism and Psychological Well-being in Clinical Nurses
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Son Su-Kyung
Kim Mi-Sook
Lee Young-Sin
Park Hae-Kyung
Noh Mi-Young
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Abstract
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Purpose: This study proposed to identify the mediating effect of social support and stress on optimism and psychological well-being in clinical nurses.
Methods: Data were collected through structured questionnaires. The participants of this study were 207 clinical nurses who worked at hospitals in the metropolitan cities of B & U. Data were collected from September 3 to September 30, 2013. The data were analyzed using t-test, ANOVA, Scheffe’s test, Pearson’s correlation coefficients, and multiple regression with SPSS WIN v 20.0.
Results: The mean scores of optimism, social support, stress, psychological well-being were 3.61±0.62, 3.65±0.64, 0.82±0.59, 3.36±0.38 respectively. Social support and stress showed mediating effects between optimism and psychological well-being.
Conclusion: Based on this study, intervention programs to reduce stress and create support systems for clinical nurses should be developed to improve their psychological well-being.
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KEYWORD
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Optimism, Social support, Stress, Psychological well-being, Nurses
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