The Impact of Work Stress on Health of Mental Health Nurses-Emotional Intelligence as the Moderator

碩士 === 慈濟大學 === 公共衛生學系碩士班 === 102 === In recent years, mental health nurses, who are at the forefront of the health care system, have not only provided health care to patients with mental disorders but also contributed their clinical nursing experience, making them an indispensable and valuable asse...

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Main Authors: CHAO-CHIN YANG, 楊超欽
Other Authors: Cheng-I Chu
Format: Others
Language:zh-TW
Published: 2013
Online Access:http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/2z8wag
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Summary:碩士 === 慈濟大學 === 公共衛生學系碩士班 === 102 === In recent years, mental health nurses, who are at the forefront of the health care system, have not only provided health care to patients with mental disorders but also contributed their clinical nursing experience, making them an indispensable and valuable asset to the health care system. This study investigated the relationship between work stress and the health of mental health nurses, as well as the moderating effect of emotional intelligence. Mental health nurses from the three mental health hospitals in Taiwan were selected using the purposive sampling method. This study used a structured questionnaire to investigate the emotional intelligence, work stress, and health condition of the subjects. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, the T test, one-way ANOVA, the Pearson correlation coefficient, hierarchical regression analysis, and structural equation modeling techniques to investigate the impact of emotional intelligence on work stress and the health of the subjects, as well as the causal model of the study variables. The results of this study showed that work stress is negatively associated with the health of mental health nurses (path coefficient=-.27, p<.05), emotional intelligence is negatively associated with the work stress of mental health nurses (path coefficient=-.21, p<.05), and emotional intelligence is positively associated with the health of mental health nurses (path coefficient=.33, p<.01). The moderating effect of emotional intelligence was not found. These results were expected to provide a reference for hospital managers and related institutes in the health and education fields.