Effects of occupational stress on quality of life among nurses:a moderated mediation model
Objective To explore the relationship between occupational stress and quality of life of nurses,the media-ting effects of psychological distress on the relationship between occupational stress and quality of life,as well as the moderating effects of neuroticism in the relationship between occupational stress,psychological distress and quality of life.Methods Totally 459 nurses were surveyed with questionnaires of 8-Item Short Form,Occupational Role Ques-tionnaire,Psychological Distress Scale and the neuroticism subscale of the Big Five Personality Scale.The mediating effects were verified with PROCESS.Results The occupational stress was positively correlated with psychological dis-tress(r=0.513,P<0.01),but negatively related with quality of life(r=-0.409,P<0.01).Psychological distress played a significant mediating role in the relationship between occupational stress and quality of life.In addition,neurot-icism had a moderating effect on the relationship between occupational stress,psychological distress and quality of life.Conclusion Occupational stress can reduce the quality of life of nurses directly or indirectly through increased psycho-logical distress.In addition,high level of neuroticism exacerbates the negative effects of occupational stress on psychologi-cal distress and quality of life.
Quality of lifeOccupational stressPsychological distressNeuroticismNurses