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Background: Work engagement in nurses is influenced by a variety of factors, with compassion fatigue identified as a negative predictor and resilience identified as a positive predictor. Although mindful self-care (MSC) may influence work engagement, this potential relationship has not been validated in the literature.
Purpose: This study was designed to examine the relationship between MSC and work engagement in a sample population of nurses in Israel and to investigate the potential mediating effects of compassion fatigue, resilience, and internal health locus of control (IHLC) on this relationship.
Methods: A quantitative cross-sectional study design was used, and data were collected from 845 nurses working in different clinical settings in Israel. A self-administered questionnaire was administered online between March and June 2023 to assess MSC, compassion fatigue, resilience, IHLC, and work engagement. A hypothesized model based on the Job Demands-Resources Theory was proposed. Descriptive statistics and path analysis were utilized in data analysis.
Results: The proposed model demonstrated a good fit with the empirical data, explaining 17.2% of the variance in work engagement. Direct relationships were identified between work engagement and, respectively, MSC, compassion fatigue, resilience, and IHLC (β=-0.131, p < .01; β=0.011, p < .01; β=0.116, p < .05; β=0.280, p < .01, respectively). The relationship between MSC and work engagement was shown to be mediated by compassion fatigue and resilience (β=0.068, p < .01), while compassion fatigue was shown to partially mediate the relationship between MSC and resilience (β=0.025, p <01). IHLC was not found to be significantly associated with work engagement.
Conclusions: MSC is a significant predictor of work engagement among nurses. Practicing MSC increases personal resilience and prevents compassion fatigue, leading to higher work engagement. Thus, we recommend nurse managers promote the regular practice of MSC, along with traditional self-care behaviors, among nurses to improve work engagement.
背景：护士的工作投入受到多种因素的影响，同情心疲劳被确定为负面预测因子，而弹性被确定为积极预测因子。虽然正念自我照顾（MSC）可能会影响工作投入，但这种潜在的关系尚未在文献中得到证实。目的：本研究旨在探讨以色列护士的同情疲劳和工作投入之间的关系，并探讨同情疲劳、恢复力和内在健康控制点（IHLC）在这一关系中的潜在中介作用。方法：采用定量横断面研究设计，收集了845名在以色列不同临床环境工作的护士的数据。研究人员于2023年3月至6月在网上进行了一份自我填写的问卷，以评估MSC、同情疲劳、恢复力、IHLC和工作投入。基于工作需求-资源理论，提出了一个假设模型。数据分析采用描述性统计和通径分析。结果：该模型与实证数据拟合良好，能解释17.2%的工作投入方差。工作投入分别与MSC、同情疲劳、弹性和ihplc有直接关系(β=-0.131, p < 0.01；β=0.011, p < 0.01；β=0.116, p < 0.05；β=0.280, p < 0.01)。MSC与工作投入的关系被同情疲劳和心理弹性介导（β=0.068, p < 0.01），而同情疲劳在MSC与心理弹性之间具有部分中介作用（β=0.025, p）。结论：MSC是护士工作投入的显著预测因子。实践MSC可以增强个人弹性，防止同情疲劳，从而提高工作投入。因此，我们建议护士管理者促进MSC的常规实践，以及传统的自我护理行为，以提高护士的工作敬业度。
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