The influence of grit on nurse job satisfaction: Mediating effects of perceived stress and moderating effects of optimism

Frontiers in Psychology

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Cui Yang¹  Lu Yang²  Dongmei Wu³ 

[1] School of Nursing, Chengdu Medical College;School of Psychology, Chengdu Medical College;Department of Nursing, The Clinical Hospital of Chengdu Brain Science Institute, MOE Key Laboratory for Neuroinformation, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

关键词: Nurse;    grit;    perceived stress;    Job Satisfaction;    optimism;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1094031

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

Nurse job satisfaction, defined as the positive emotional state experienced by nurses regarding their profession, factors related to job performance and outcomes, can affect their career planning and development. Grit, defined as an individual's relentless effort and enduring enthusiasm for long-term goals, is essential for developing nurses' competence, increasing job satisfaction, and reducing the willingness to leave the profession. The present study aims to explore the correlation between grit and job satisfaction, whether perceived stress could act as a mediator of the relationship and whether optimism moderated the mediating effect among nurses working in hospitals in southwest China. The cross-sectional study utilized self-reported data gathered from 709 nurses in southwest China. To analyze mediating and moderating effects, bootstrapping regressions were conducted. As expected, Perceived pressure mediated the relationship between grit and job satisfaction (indirect effect = 0.195, 95%CI [0.145,0.250]). Furthermore, moderated mediated analysis revealed that optimism moderated grit's impact on perceived stress (moderating effect = 0.036, 95% CI [0.010, 0.061]). Based on these results, it could be concluded that low levels of grit might reduce nurses' job satisfaction as their perceived stress levels increase. However, optimism among nurses could diminish this negative effect. Nursing managers should actively seek to improve the grit and optimism of hospital nurses while reducing their perceived pressure, thereby improving job satisfaction.

【 授权许可】

CC BY