Variables affecting interpersonal relationship styles in the emergency department: Female male nurses difference in Turkey

IF 1.8 4区医学 Q2 NURSING

International Emergency Nursing Pub Date : 2025-07-04 DOI:10.1016/j.ienj.2025.101646

Gülseren Keskin , Süreyya Gümüşsoy , Aysun Babacan Gümüş

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Abstract

Background

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected not only people’s daily lives but also their interpersonal relationships.

Aims

It is aimed to evaluate the anxiety levels and ways of distress tolerance of female and male nurses in terms of their interpersonal relationship styles during the COVID-19 pandemic period.

Methods

This descriptive and comparative study was conducted with 525 nurses. Interpersonal Relationship Styles Scale (IRSS), Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) and Distress Tolerance Scale (DTS) were used to collect study data.

Results

A significant difference was found between male and female nurses in terms of BAI (p > 0.05) and DTS (p > 0.05) scale scores. A weak, positive and statistically significant relationship was found between IRSS, dominant, avoidant, insensitive, manipulative, belittling styles and BAI in women.

Conclusion

It was found that the anxiety scores of female nurses were higher than those of male nurses, while male nurses had higher distress tolerance scale scores than female nurses.

Implications for nursing practice and policies

Therapeutic and gender-sensitive interventions that strengthen nurses’ interpersonal relationship skills during crises can reduce distress and anxiety, improve team communication, and support emotional resilience in clinical settings.

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影响急诊科人际关系方式的变量：土耳其女护士与男护士的差异

新冠肺炎疫情不仅影响了人们的日常生活，也影响了人们的人际关系。目的从人际关系方式角度评价新冠肺炎大流行期间男女护士的焦虑水平及痛苦耐受方式。方法对525名护士进行描述性对比研究。采用人际关系风格量表（IRSS）、贝克焦虑量表（BAI）和痛苦承受量表（DTS）收集研究数据。结果男性护士与女性护士在BAI (p >；0.05)和DTS (p >；0.05)量表得分。IRSS、支配型、回避型、不敏感型、操纵型、轻视型与女性的BAI呈弱正相关。结论女护士的焦虑得分高于男护士，而男护士的痛苦耐受量表得分高于女护士。对护理实践和政策的影响在危机中加强护士人际关系技能的治疗性和性别敏感干预措施可以减少痛苦和焦虑，改善团队沟通，并支持临床环境中的情绪弹性。

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International Emergency Nursing NURSING-

CiteScore

3.20

自引率

11.10%

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期刊介绍： International Emergency Nursing is a peer-reviewed journal devoted to nurses and other professionals involved in emergency care. It aims to promote excellence through dissemination of high quality research findings, specialist knowledge and discussion of professional issues that reflect the diversity of this field. With an international readership and authorship, it provides a platform for practitioners worldwide to communicate and enhance the evidence-base of emergency care. The journal publishes a broad range of papers, from personal reflection to primary research findings, created by first-time through to reputable authors from a number of disciplines. It brings together research from practice, education, theory, and operational management, relevant to all levels of staff working in emergency care settings worldwide.