Journal of Korean Academy of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing (정신간호학회지)

The Korean Academy of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing (한국정신간호학회)
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Mediating Effect of Psychological Empowerment in Relationship between Professional Self-concept and Burnout in Psychiatric Nurses

정신간호사의 전문직 자아개념과 소진의 관계에서 심리적 임파워먼트의 매개효과

  • Kim, Gyung-Hee (Seoul Women's College of Nursing) ;
  • Kim, Jiyoung (Red Cross College of Nursing, Chung-Ang University) ;
  • Limb, Juri (Division of Nursing Science, Ewha Womans University)
  • 김경희 (서울여자간호대학) ;
  • 김지영 (중앙대학교 적십자간호대학) ;
  • 임주리 (이화여자대학교 건강과학대학 간호과학부)
  • Published : 2012.09.30
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Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the mediator role of psychological empowerment in the relationship between professional self-concept and burnout in psychiatric nurses. Methods: A cross-sectional correlational survey was conducted in S city and G province with 127 psychiatric nurses working in mental hospitals. Data were collected from March 8 to 16, 2012. The instruments used were the Psychological Empowerment Questionnaire, the Professional Self-concept of Nurses Instrument, and the Tedium Measurement. The collected data were analyzed using t-test, ANOVA, Pearson correlation coefficients and multiple regression with PASW 20.0. Results: Statistically significant relationships were found among professional self-concept, psychological empowerment, and burnout. Psychological empowerment functioned as a mediator between professional self-concept and burnout. Conclusion: The implication of the results is that interventions that focus on psychological empowerment will contribute to the reduction of burnout in psychiatric nurses. This study also contributes to knowledge about the conditions that precede burnout, and shows the important role of psychological empowerment in the relationship between professional self-concept and burnout.

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