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. 2023 Aug 15:14:1202048.
doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1202048. eCollection 2023.

Resilience and stress as predictors of work engagement: the mediating role of self-efficacy in nurses

Elard Cabrera-Aguilar  1 , Margarita Zevallos-Francia  1 , Mardel Morales-García  2 , Andrés Alexis Ramírez-Coronel  3   4   5 , Sandra B Morales-García  6 , Liset Z Sairitupa-Sanchez  7 , Wilter C Morales-García  8   9   10
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Resilience and stress as predictors of work engagement: the mediating role of self-efficacy in nurses

Elard Cabrera-Aguilar et al. Front Psychiatry. .

Abstract

Background: Nurses face high levels of stress and work demands, which can affect their work engagement and psychological well-being. Resilience and self-efficacy have been identified as important resources to improve nurses' adaptation and work engagement.

Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the mediating role of self-efficacy in the relationship between resilience and stress on work engagement in Peruvian nurses.

Methods: A cross-sectional design was used, and data were collected from a sample of 459 nurses. Self-report questionnaires were administered to measure self-efficacy, resilience, stress, and work engagement. SEM analyses were performed to examine the relationship between these variables, and a mediation analysis was conducted to evaluate the role of self-efficacy as a mediator in the relationship between resilience, stress, and work engagement.

Results: The results indicated a positive relationship between resilience, self-efficacy, and work engagement, as well as a negative relationship between stress and work engagement. Additionally, self-efficacy mediated the relationship between resilience and work engagement, as well as the relationship between stress and work engagement in nurses.

Conclusion: Personal resources such as self-efficacy are a key factor in the relationship between resilience (work resources), stress (work demands), and work engagement of Peruvian nurses. Strengthening self-efficacy and resilience can improve work engagement and personal satisfaction of nurses. Hospital administrators and nursing managers should consider the importance of resilience, stress, work engagement, and self-efficacy in registered nurses and develop effective strategies to improve them. This can have a positive impact on the quality of care provided to patients and on the job satisfaction of nurses.

Keywords: nurses; resilience; self-efficacy; stress; work engagement.

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The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.

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Theoretical model.
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Result of the explanatory structural of work commitment.
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