Effect of Job Stress on Burnout among Nurses Responding to COVID-19: The Mediating Effect of Resilience

Yoon Jung Cha, Kang-Sook Lee, Jeong Hee Cho, Ik Soon Choi and Dahyeon Lee
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Yoon Jung Cha: Department of Health Promotion, Graduate School of Public Health and Healthcare Management, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul 06591, Korea
Kang-Sook Lee: Department of Health Promotion, Graduate School of Public Health and Healthcare Management, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul 06591, Korea
Jeong Hee Cho: Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam 13620, Korea
Ik Soon Choi: Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam 13620, Korea
Dahyeon Lee: Department of Health Promotion, Graduate School of Public Health and Healthcare Management, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul 06591, Korea

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 9, 1-9

Abstract: Background: This study was conducted to evaluate the relationship of job stress, burnout, and resilience of 271 nurses who worked alternately at a university hospital in South Korea Province and a state-designated inpatient ward for COVID-19 in Korea. Methods: The study sample included nurses who worked at a university hospital in South Korea, during the period between February 2020 and May 2021. The participants ( n = 271) responded to an online survey between April 2021 and 12 May 2021. The questionnaire included information related to job stress, burn out, and resilience. Results: In phase 1 of regression, job stress had a significant negative effect on resilience of recovery ( β = −0.397, p < 0.001). In phase 2, job stress had a significant positive effect on burnout ( β = 0.513, p < 0.001). In phase 3, resilience had a significant negative effect on burnout ( β = −0.459, p < 0.001). Seventy-five percent of burnout was directly associated with job stress, while 25% of burnout was indirectly associated through mediated effects, through resilience. Conclusions: The promotion of resilience would not only serve as the basis for active coping in situations where burnout and stress are severe, but also serve as a basic driving force for actively overcoming them. Further study to cope with stress and reduce burnout at the organizational level should be conducted.

Keywords: COVID-19; novel infectious disease; burnout; job stress; resilience (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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