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Mediating and moderating effects of learned resourcefulness on depressive symptoms and positive ideation in hospital nurses in Taiwan
Author(s) -
Chung ChunChih,
Lin MeiFeng,
Ching YungChieh,
Kao ChingChiu,
Chou YiYing,
Ho PingHui,
Chang HsiuJu
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
research in nursing and health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.836
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1098-240X
pISSN - 0160-6891
DOI - 10.1002/nur.21505
Subject(s) - suicidal ideation , depressive symptoms , depression (economics) , clinical psychology , psychology , mental health , ideation , marital status , psychiatry , medicine , suicide prevention , poison control , cognition , medical emergency , population , environmental health , economics , macroeconomics , cognitive science
Learned resourcefulness (LR) is important in facilitating mental health in individuals experiencing depression, and positive ideation plays a further protective role in the prevention of suicidal ideation. The purpose of this study was to explore whether LR mediates or moderates the relationship between depressive symptoms and positive ideation in hospital nurses. Participants were 807 full‐time hospital nurses. The relationship between depressive symptoms and positive ideation was both mediated and moderated by LR after controlling for age, job title, and marital status. Continuing education and counseling strategies may increase nurses' LR and thereby enhance positive ideation and reduce risk of depression and suicide. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Res Nurs Health 35:576–588, 2012