Objective:To examine the alexithymia and work engagement of clinical nurses.Methods:Totally 134 clinical nurses were investigated by using the general information questionnaire,the Toronto Alexithymia Scale(TAS-20)and the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale,and the data were analyzed with SPSS26.0 statistical software.Results:The score of alexithymia in clinical nurses was(55.87±14.46),which reached the critical level of alexithymia.The score of work engagement was(54.31±16.97),which was in the moderate level.Pearson correlation analysis showed a negative relationship between score of each dimension and total score of Alexithymia and work engagement(r=-0.419～-0.581;P＜0.01).Multiple stepwise regression analysis showed that the difficulties in describing of feelings(β=-0.294;P=0.011)and the externally oriented thinking(β=-0.331;P=0.004)had a negative effect on work engagement of clinical nurses.Conclusion:Alexithymia of clinical nurses needs to be improved,and alexithymia has a negative effect on the work engagement.Nursing managers should pay more attention to the point of alexithymia in clinical nurses,take effective measures to improve the emotional management ability of clinical nurses,which has a positive effect on work engagement.
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