Love, Compassion, and Personality as Predictors of Burnout in Nurses: A Path Analysis Study.

ABSTRACT: Background/Objectives: This study examined how personality traits, compassion, and love are associated with the three dimensions of burnout among nurses, while accounting for demographic factors such as gender, age, and work shift. Methods: A total of 403 nurses participated in this cross-sectional study and completed validated self-report measures of personality, compassionate love, and burnout, as well as an in-house, exploratory Love Instrument. Path analysis was used to examine patterns of direct and indirect associations among the study variables while controlling demographic covariates. Results: Men reported higher psychoticism and depersonalization, whereas women scored higher in compassion. Neuroticism was associated with greater emotional exhaustion and depers

SUBMITTER: Batiridou AL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12898037 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature