Can social support enhance sense of coherence and perceived professional benefits among Chinese registered nurses? A mediation model

Journal of Nursing ManagementVolume 28, Issue 3 p. 488-494 ORIGINAL ARTICLE Can social support enhance sense of coherence and perceived professional benefits among Chinese registered nurses? A mediation model Tingting Zhan MSc, Tingting Zhan MSc Nursing Manager, Co-Chief Superintendent Nurse orcid.org/0000-0002-0407-8716 Nursing Department, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Hefei, China Department of Surgical Nursing, College of Nursing, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, ChinaSearch for more papers by this authorHuiping Li MSc, Corresponding Author Huiping Li MSc Professor hulihuizi@163.com School of Nursing, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China Correspondence Huiping Li, School of Nursing, Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230031, China. Email: hulihuizi@163.comSearch for more papers by this authorXiaotong Ding MSc, Xiaotong Ding MSc Lecturer yhsyddy@163.com School of Nursing, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, ChinaSearch for more papers by this author Tingting Zhan MSc, Tingting Zhan MSc Nursing Manager, Co-Chief Superintendent Nurse orcid.org/0000-0002-0407-8716 Nursing Department, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Hefei, China Department of Surgical Nursing, College of Nursing, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, ChinaSearch for more papers by this authorHuiping Li MSc, Corresponding Author Huiping Li MSc Professor hulihuizi@163.com School of Nursing, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China Correspondence Huiping Li, School of Nursing, Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230031, China. Email: hulihuizi@163.comSearch for more papers by this authorXiaotong Ding MSc, Xiaotong Ding MSc Lecturer yhsyddy@163.com School of Nursing, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, ChinaSearch for more papers by this author First published: 16 December 2019 https://doi.org/10.1111/jonm.12931Citations: 10 Funding information The study was funded by International Scientific and Technological Cooperation Program (1303063025). Tingting Zhan and Xiaotong Ding contributed equally to this work and are co-first authors. Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Abstract Aim To investigate the mediation role of social support in the relationship between a sense of coherence and the perception of professional interests among Chinese registered nurses. Background Job burnout is become exceedingly common among registered nurses. Perceived professional benefits and a sense of coherence can help regulate nurses' negative emotions, reduce job burnout and turnover intention and increase nurses' subjective well-being. However, little is known about the mediating effect of social support on sense of coherence and perceived professional benefits. Methods From May to August 2017, data from 765 Chinese registered nurses were collected from a 4-part questionnaire: general information, the sense of coherence scale, social support rating scale and perceived professional benefits questionnaire. The independent factors of perceived professional benefits were tested by multiple regression analysis. Structural equation model was used to study the moderating effect of social support. Results The mean perceived professional benefits score differed across professional title (p < .001). Social support mediated 58% of the relationships between a sense of coherence and perceived professional benefits. Conclusion In conclusion, our study revealed that social support partially mediates the relationship between a sense of coherence and perceived professional benefits among Chinese registered nurses. Therefore, interventions based on social support to enhance the sense of coherence and to strengthen nurses' perceived professional benefits should be developed. Implications for Nursing Management Nursing managers should create more learning opportunities to improve nurses' abilities in clinical nursing and the social support of nurses through many ways, so as to enhance nurses' sense of coherence and nurses' perceived professional benefits. Citing Literature Volume28, Issue3April 2020Pages 488-494 RelatedInformation