The impact of psychological capital on emergency and critical care nurses' work engagement: the mediating effect of psychological resilience.

Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S P Pub Date : 2026-04-03 eCollection Date: 2026-01-01 DOI:10.1590/1980-220X-REEUSP-2025-0290en

Yuyan Wu, Kecai Xu, Peili Xu, Yefei Wang, Chaoliang Tang

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Objective: This study addresses this gap by examining how Psychological Capital directly impacts Work Engagement and how Psychological Resilience mediates this relationship among emergency and critical care nurses.

Method: This study employed a cross-sectional survey design, utilizing random sampling to select 1,400 emergency and critical care nurses from 23 hospitals in China. Participants were asked to complete validated questionnaires measuring Psychological Capital, Psychological Resilience, and Work Engagement. Data were analyzed using Pearson's correlation and structural equation modeling (SEM) to test the direct effects of Psychological Resilience and its mediating effects in the relationship between Psychological Capital and Work Engagement.

Results: The results showed that Psychological Capital positively influences Work Engagement among emergency and critical care nurses. Additionally, Psychological Resilience plays a significant mediating role in this relationship, suggesting that nurses with higher Psychological Capital are more engaged in their work, partly due to their enhanced resilience.

Conclusion: This study provides valuable insights for improving emergency and critical care nurses' mental health and Work Engagement.

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心理资本对急危护士工作投入的影响：心理弹性的中介作用。

目的：本研究旨在探讨心理资本如何直接影响急危护士的工作投入，以及心理弹性如何在这种关系中起中介作用。方法：本研究采用横断面调查设计，随机抽样抽取全国23家医院的1400名急危护士。参与者被要求完成有效的问卷，测量心理资本、心理弹性和工作投入。采用Pearson相关分析和结构方程模型（SEM）对数据进行分析，检验心理弹性在心理资本与工作投入关系中的直接作用及其中介作用。结果：心理资本对急危护士的工作投入有正向影响。此外，心理弹性在这一关系中起着显著的中介作用，这表明心理资本高的护士更投入工作，部分原因是他们的心理弹性增强。结论：本研究为提高急危护士的心理健康水平和工作敬业度提供了有价值的见解。

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