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A re‐examination of the individual differences approach that explains occupational resilience and psychological adjustment among nurses
Author(s) -
Heritage Brody,
Rees Clare S.,
OsseiranMoisson Rebecca,
Chamberlain Diane,
Cusack Lynette,
Anderson Judith,
Fagence Anna,
Sutton Katie,
Brown Janie,
Terry Victoria R.,
Hemsworth David,
Hegney Desley G.
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of nursing management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.925
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1365-2834
pISSN - 0966-0429
DOI - 10.1111/jonm.12820
Subject(s) - burnout , psychological resilience , psychology , structural equation modeling , workforce , context (archaeology) , sample (material) , nursing management , occupational stress , clinical psychology , social psychology , nursing , medicine , paleontology , statistics , chemistry , mathematics , chromatography , biology , economics , economic growth
Aims This study re‐examines the validity of a model of occupational resilience for use by nursing managers, which focused on an individual differences approach that explained buffering factors against negative outcomes such as burnout for nurses. Background The International Collaboration of Workforce Resilience model (Rees et al., 2015, Frontiers in Psychology, 6, 73) provided initial evidence of its value as a parsimonious model of resilience, and resilience antecedents and outcomes (e.g., burnout). Whether this model's adequacy was largely sample dependent, or a valid explanation of occupational resilience, has been subsequently un‐examined in the literature to date. To address this question, we re‐examined the model with a larger and an entirely new sample of student nurses. Methods A sample of nursing students ( n = 708, Age M ( SD ) = 26.4 (7.7) years), with data examined via a rigorous latent factor structural equation model. Results The model upheld many of its relationship predictions following further testing. Conclusions The model was able to explain the individual differences, antecedents, and burnout‐related outcomes, of resilience within a nursing context. Implications for Nursing Management The results highlight the importance of skills training to develop mindfulness and self‐efficacy among nurses as a means of fostering resilience and positive psychological adjustment.