Correlation analysis of occupational burnout,D-type personality and emotional intelligence among clinical nurses in four county-level hospitals in Jiangyou City
Objective To explore the mediating effect of emotional intelligence between job burnout and D-type personality among clinical nurses in county-level hospitals,provide scientific basis for nursing managers to formulate targeted measures.Methods From January to March 2022,1 181 nurses in four county-level hospitals in Jiangyou City were surveyed by using general information questionnaire,job burnout questionnaire,D-type personality scale,and emotional intelligence scale.Results The job burnout score of clinical nurses was(54.33±24.50)points,and 612(51.82%)had job burnout.The emotional intelligence score was(64.01±16.57)points,the D-type personality score was(16.29±8.98)points,and the detection rate of D-type personality was 34.21%.There were statistically significant differences in the job burnout scores among clinical nurses with different age,length of service,department,hospital level,rank,professional title,marital status,highest education,night shift,specialist/further training(all P<0.05).There were statistically significant differences in the D-type personality scores among clinical nurses with age,years of service,department,rank,hospital level,highest education,and participation in night shift(all P<0.05).There was statistically significant difference in emotional intelligence score among clinical nurses in different departments(P<0.05).The total score and dimension score of D-type personality were positively correlated with total score and dimension score of job burnout(all P<0.05),the total score and dimension score of emotional intelligence were negatively correlated with total score and dimension score of job burnout(all P<0.05).The mediating effect of emotional intelligence between D-type personality and job burnout was 0.233,95%CI was 0.156-0.271(P<0.05),the total effect was 0.678,95%CI was 0.521-0.748(P<0.05),and the mediating effect accounted for 34.4%of the total effect.Conclusions The clinical nurses in county-level hospitals have a higher level of job burnout,and emotional intelligence has a mediating effect between job burnout and D-type personality.The nursing managers should formulate intervention measures according to the personality characteristics of nurses to improve their emotional intelligence level,maintain their mental health,and promote the stable development of the team.