Mediating effect of psychological capital on job stress and job burnout in ophthalmic nurses
Objective To understand the mediating effect of psychological capital on job burnout and job stress in ophthalmic nurses.Methods Totally 194 valid questionnaires were collected from ophthalmic nurses in three hospitals in Chongqing from January to March 2023 by convenience sampling method.And the data were analyzed.Results The scores of psychological capital,work stress and job burnout among 194 ophthalmic nurses were(59.69±19.82),(25.10±7.48)and(75.01±20.69)points,respectively.There were statistically significant differences in the scores of psychological capital,work stress and job burnout among ophthalmic nurses with different demographic characteristics(P<0.01).The psychological capital was negatively correlated with job stress and job burnout of ophthalmic nurses(r=-0.701,-0.772,all P<0.01).The job stress was positively correlated with job burnout of ophthalmic nurses(r=0.805,P<0.01).The psychological capital played a partial mediating role between job stress and job burnout of ophthalmic nurses,and the mediating effect was 0.286,accounting for 35.53% of the total effect.Conclusion The psychological capital of 194 ophthalmic nurses is at a low level,while the job stress and job burnout are at a high level,and enhancing the psychological capital of ophthalmic nurses helps to reduce their level of work stress and occupational burnout.