Relationship between Vitality and Sense of Psychosocial Coherence with Nurses' Quality of Work Life: the Role Mediating of Self-Differentiation

Mozdeh, Robati; Namani, Ebrahim

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

Robati Mozdeh ¹
Ebrahim Namani ²

¹ MA in Clinical Psychology, Department of Clinical Psychology, Faculty of Humanities, Islamic Azad University of Neyshabur, Neyshabur, Iran.

² Counseling Associate Professor, Department of Educational Sciences, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, Hakim Sabzevari University, Sabzevar, Iran.

Abstract

Introduction: Quality of work life is one of the most important factors that empowers human resources in healthcare system. It also improves employee’s job satisfaction. Because nursing is an important component of health care systems of a country, this survey carried out to determine relationship between vitality and Sense of psychosocial coherence with nurses' quality of work life and the role of mediating self-differentiation.
Materials and Method: A descriptive correlational study design was used. The statistical population of this study included all female nurses of Imam Reza Hospital in Mashhad, that 155 nurses as samples of research was selected through simple random sampling. To measure the variables, Walton's quality of work life questionnaires (1999), Scorner & Friedlander self-discovery questionnaire (1999), and Antofsky's (1992) mental integrity questionnaire were used. Pearson correlation test and path analysis using Amos and SPSS22 software were used to analyze the data.
Results: Results showed that vitality affect directly on quality of work life (0/48) and indirectly through the self-differentiation influenced on quality of work life (0/12); Should be added, psychosocial coherence not affect directly on quality of work life (-0/07) and indirectly through the self-differentiation did not affect on quality of work life (0/02). Conclusion: Based on the findings of this study, it can be concluded that the relationship between vitality with the quality of nurses' work life is not a simple linear relationship and self-differentiation can mediate relationship vitality with the quality of nurses' work life.

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Main Subjects

Psychology

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Journal of Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences

Relationship between Vitality and Sense of Psychosocial Coherence with Nurses' Quality of Work Life: the Role Mediating of Self-Differentiation

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Volume 27, Issue 6
January and February 2021
Pages 744-751

Relationship between Vitality and Sense of Psychosocial Coherence with Nurses' Quality of Work Life: the Role Mediating of Self-Differentiation

References

References

Volume 27, Issue 6January and February 2021Pages 744-751

Volume 27, Issue 6
January and February 2021
Pages 744-751