Influence of grit and mental toughness on job burnout of internal medicine nurses in tertiary hospitals in Nanjing City
Objective To explore the influence of grit and mental toughness of internal medicine nurses on job burnout,and provide reference for reducing job burnout.Methods From May to July 2022,228 internal medicine nurses from three tertiary hospitals in Nanjing City were selected by convenient sampling method as the research objects.A questionnaire survey was conducted using the strength of grit scale,mental toughness scale and job burnout scale,and the data was analyzed.Results The grit,mental toughness and job burnout score of internal medicine nurses in three tertiary hospitals in Nanjing City were(32.46±4.82),(81.78±14.26)and(58.47±11.32)points,respectively.The comparison of grit scores among internal medicine nurses of different ages,years of service,professional titles,marital status,and monthly income showed statistically significant differences(all P＜0.05).The comparison of mental toughness scores among internal medicine nurses of different ages,years of service,professional titles,marital status,and monthly income showed statistical significance(all P＜0.05).The comparison of job burnout scores among internal medicine nurses of different ages,years of service,professional titles,and monthly income showed statistical significance(all P＜0.05).The grit score of internal medicine nurses was positively correlated with their mental toughness score,and negatively correlated with their job burnout score(both P＜0.01).The score of mental toughness was negatively correlated with the score of job burnout(P＜0.01).The results of stratified regression analysis showed that grit and mental toughness were the influencing factors of job burnout among internal medicine nurses,which could explain 33.1％ of the total variation in job burnout among internal medicine nurses.Conclusion The grit and mental toughness of internal medicine nurses are closely related to job burnout.Improving the level of grit and mental toughness is beneficial for reducing the level of occupational burnout.
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