Analysis of the Mediating Role of Self-Efficacy and Self-Esteem on the Effect of Workload on Burnout's Influence on Nurses' Plans to Work Longer

At the present time, we know that there is a positive relationship between self-efficacy and self-esteem in which positive beliefs about one's own efficacy increase one's sense of self-worth as stressful situations of a heavy workload are coped with successfully, and this, in turn, affects...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published inFrontiers in psychology Vol. 9; p. 2605
Main Authors Molero, María Del Mar, Pérez-Fuentes, María Del Carmen, Gázquez, José Jesús
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Switzerland Frontiers Media S.A 18.12.2018
Subjects
burnout – professional
mediating model
Psychology
self-efficacy
self-esteem
workload
burnout – professional
mediating model
self-esteem
workload
psychology
self-efficacy
Online AccessGet full text

Cover

More Information
Summary:At the present time, we know that there is a positive relationship between self-efficacy and self-esteem in which positive beliefs about one's own efficacy increase one's sense of self-worth as stressful situations of a heavy workload are coped with successfully, and this, in turn, affects the nurses' plans to work longer. Analyze the mediating role of self-efficacy and self-esteem in the effect of workload, measured as the number of users attended to during a workday, on burnout in nursing professionals. A sample of 1307 nurses aged 22 to 60 years who were administered the , the , and the , and workload, measured as the number of users attended to during the workday. The results show that professionals with high levels of self-efficacy also scored higher on global self-esteem. Burnout correlated negatively with both variables (self-efficacy and self-esteem). Three clusters were found with the variables (self-efficacy, self-esteem, and workload) showing significant differences in burnout scores among clusters. Self-efficacy and self-esteem function as buffers of the negative effects of workload on burnout. Organizations should design interventions for promoting the personal resources of their workers through training activities and organizational resources (e.g., redesigning job positions) to promote satisfaction and wellbeing of employees, making their stay at work greater.
Bibliography:ObjectType-Article-1
SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1
ObjectType-Feature-2
content type line 23
Edited by: Gabriela Topa, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED), Spain
This article was submitted to Organizational Psychology, a section of the journal Frontiers in Psychology
Reviewed by: Juan Luis Castejon, University of Alicante, Spain; Antonio Valle, University of A Coruña, Spain; Celestino Rodríguez, Universidad de Oviedo, Spain
ISSN:1664-1078
1664-1078
DOI:10.3389/fpsyg.2018.02605