Analysis on mediating effect of psychological resilience on personal occupational fatigue and work engagement among obstetric nurses in tertiary hospitals in Suzhou City
Objective To understand the mediating effect of psychological resilience between occupational fatigue and work engagement of obstetric nurses,and provide reference for alleviating occupational fatigue of obstetric nurses.Methods A simple lot drawing method was used to distribute questionnaires to 203 obstetric nurses in four tertiary hospitals in Suzhou City from June to September 2022.The questionnaire includes general information sheet,occupational fatigue scale,psychological resilience scale and work engagement scale.And the data were analyzed.Results The psychological resilience score of 203obstetric nurses in Suzhou was(86.01±10.45)points,occupational fatigue score was(17.32±2.93)points,and work engagement score was(68.08±6.05)points.The psychological resilience of obstetric nurses was negatively correlated with occupational fatigue(r=-0.472,P<0.05),and positively correlated with work engagement(r=0.619,P<0.05).Occupational fatigue was negatively correlated with work engagement(r=-0.424,P<0.05).The direct effect values of occupational fatigue on psychological resilience and work engagement of obstetric nurses were-0.260 and-0.400,respectively,and the direct effect value of psychological resilience on work engagement was 0.180.Psychological resilience partially mediated the relationship between occupational fatigue and work engagement among obstetric nurses,accounting for 21.69%of the total effect.Conclusion The psychological resilience of 203 obstetric nurses from four tertiary hospitals in Suzhou City plays a partial mediating role between occupational fatigue and work engagement.Improving the psychological resilience of obstetric nurses is beneficial for reducing their occupational fatigue and promoting work engagement.