The role of workplace social capital on the relationship between perceived stress and professional identity among clinical nurses during the COVID‐19 outbreak

Aim Workplace social capital refers to relationship networks formed by individuals in an organization through long‐term mutually beneficial interactions and cooperation with members. These relationship networks can create value and resources for organizations and individuals. This current study aime...

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Published in:Japan Journal of Nursing Science 2021-01, Vol.18 (1), p.e12376-n/a
Main Authors: Zhang, Yu‐dong, Gao, Ya‐qin, Tang, Yan, Li, Yu‐hong
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
clinical nurses
COVID-19
COVID‐2019 epidemic
Cross-Sectional Studies
Disease Outbreaks
Humans
Identity
Nurses
Nursing
Occupational stress
Pandemics
perceived stress
Professional identity
SARS-CoV-2
Social Capital
Surveys and Questionnaires
Work environment
Workplace
workplace social capital
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Summary:Aim Workplace social capital refers to relationship networks formed by individuals in an organization through long‐term mutually beneficial interactions and cooperation with members. These relationship networks can create value and resources for organizations and individuals. This current study aimed to explore the potential impact of workplace social capital on the association between perceived stress and professional identity in clinical nurses during the COVID‐19 outbreak. Methods In this cross‐sectional study, 308 Chinese clinical nurses filled out the Chinese Workplace Social Capital Scale, the Chinese Perceived Stress Scale, and the Chinese Nurse's Professional Identity Scale. Descriptive analysis, independent samples t test, analysis of variance, Pearson correlation analyses, and bootstrap method were performed to analyze the data. Results Perceived stress was negatively correlated with professional identity (r = −0.455, p  .05). Instead, it mediated that relationship (95% CI −0.61 to −0.19, p 
ISSN:1742-7932
1742-7924
DOI:10.1111/jjns.12376