Perceived stress mediating the association between mindfulness and resilience among registered nurses

Chen, S-H, Chen, P-J, Lee, C-H, Wu, Y-P, Ahorsu, DK, Griffiths, MD ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8880-6524, Lin, C-Y and Lee, C-H, 2023. Perceived stress mediating the association between mindfulness and resilience among registered nurses. Psychology Research and Behavior Management, 16, pp. 3035-3044. ISSN 1179-1578

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Abstract

Purpose: Resilience continues to be an important concept in the nursing profession due to its significant role in personal healthcare, patients’ healthcare, and leadership. The present study examined the mediating role of perceived stress in the association between mindfulness and resilience among registered nurses in order to understand their importance among those in the Taiwanese nursing profession.

Materials and Methods: Between October and November 2021, a total of 816 registered nurses participated in a cross-sectional survey including psychometric measures assessing perceived stress (Chinese Perceived Stress Scale-10), mindfulness (Chinese Mindful Attention Awareness Scale), and resilience (Chinese Questionnaire of Resilience).

Results: Results indicated that perceived stress mediated the association between mindfulness and resilience (standardized coefficient = 0.251, p< 0.001), although there was no significant association between mindfulness and resilience (standardized coefficient = 0.042, p=0.16). This suggests that perceived stress may function as both distress and eustress because mindfulness was not directly associated with resilience but indirectly via perceived stress.

Conclusion: Nurses and their administrators should focus on different ways of coping with stress so that they become more resilient in facing other stressors. Future studies may be conducted to examine the mediating role of perceived stress in the association between other coping strategies and resilience among registered nurses.

Item Type:	Journal article
Publication Title:	Psychology Research and Behavior Management
Creators:	Chen, S.-H., Chen, P.-J., Lee, C.-H., Wu, Y.-P., Ahorsu, D.K., Griffiths, M.D., Lin, C.-Y. and Lee, C.-H.
Publisher:	Dove Medical Press
Date:	7 August 2023
Volume:	16
ISSN:	1179-1578
Identifiers:	Number Type 10.2147/PRBM.S412918 DOI 1789566 Other
Rights:	© 2023 the author(s). This work is published and licensed by Dove Medical Press Limited. The full terms of this license are available at https://www.dovepress.com/terms.php and incorporate the Creative Commons Attribution - Non Commercial (unported, v3.0) License. By accessing the work you hereby accept the Terms. Non-commercial uses of the work are permitted without any further permission from Dove Medical Press Limited, provided the work is properly attributed.
Divisions:	Schools > School of Social Sciences
Record created by:	Jonathan Gallacher
Date Added:	07 Aug 2023 15:40
Last Modified:	07 Aug 2023 15:40
URI:	https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/49515

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