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Correlation Structural Model of Perceived Social Support and Family Structure with Mental Toughness in Nurses: Mediating Role of Occupational Stress
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Ebrahim Namani    , Seyed Ahmad Mohammadi Hosseini |
| Hakim Sabzevari University , a.namani@hsu.ac.ir |
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Abstract: (90 Views) |
Introduction: The nursing profession is very stressful. In order to reduce the mental pressure of nurses, useful mental variables such as perceived social support, family structure and mental toughness can play an adaptive role. Therefore, the present study was conducted with the aim of determining the structural pattern of correlation of perceived social support and family structure with mental toughness in nurses with the role of mediating occupational stress.
Methods: The present research method is descriptive-correlation. The statistical population of this research included all the male and female nurses of Sabzevar city in 2024, and 200 nurses were selected as a non-random sample from Vasei and Heshmatieh and Shahidan Mobini hospitals. To collect data from demographic questionnaire, "Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support", "Family Structure Questionnaire", "Mental Toughness Scale", and "Nursing Stress Scale" was used. The validity of the instruments was done by qualitative method and reliability by internal consistency method by calculating Cronbach's alpha coefficient. The findings were analyzed in SPSS. 22 and Amos. 22.
Results: There is a positive, direct and significant correlation between perceived social support (β=0.20) and family solidarity (β=0.30) with mental toughness (P-value <0.05), as well as between job stress(β= -0.40) there is a negative, direct and significant correlation with mental toughness; However, no significant correlation was found between family adaptability (β=0.08) and mental toughness (P-value<0.05). Regarding the mediating role of job stress, the results showed that job stress has a mediating role in the relationship between family adaptability (β=-0.17) and mental toughness (P-value <0.05), but job stress has a mediating role in the relationship between family cohesion (β=0.02) and perceived social support (β=0.09) had no mediating role with mental toughness (P-value<0.05).
Conclusions: The correlation between family adaptability and mental toughness is not a simple linear correlation and job stress can mediate this correlation. It is suggested that hospital officials hold training workshops on family solidarity and family adaptability in order to reduce the job stress of nurses.
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| Keywords: Social Support, Family Structure, Mental Toughness, Occupational Stress, Nurses. |
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Type of Study: Research |
Subject:
health management
Received: 2023/11/5 | Accepted: 2024/12/24 | Published: 2025/07/1
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