Mediating effects of psychological capital on the relationship between workplace violence and professional identity among nurses working in Chinese public psychiatric hospitals: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine the relationship between workplace violence (WPV) and professional identity among Chinese psychiatric nurses and the mediating effects of psychological capital (PsyCap) from this association.

Setting

Seven public tertiary psychiatric hospitals in Liaoning Province, China.

Participants

A total of 952 psychiatric nurses were recruited for this study. Registered nurses who have been engaged in psychiatric nursing for more than 1 year were eligible as participants in this investigation.

Outcome measures

Questionnaires consisting of the Workplace Violence Scale, the Occupational Identity Scale, the Psychological Capital Questionnaire and a demographic data sheet were used to collect participant information. We used hierarchical multiple regressi

SUBMITTER: Chang T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9815003 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature