Effect of the psychological capital on subjective well-being of nurses in a tertiary hospital

ObjectiveTo investigate the effects of the psychological capital on subjective well-being of nurses in a tertiary hospital.

MethodsTwo hundred and forty-two nurses in a tertiary hospital were investigated using the questionnaire of general information, psychological capital scale and subjective well-being scale, and their correlations were analyzed.

ResultsThe total scores of the psychological capital and subjective well-being of nurses were(86.62±10.59) and (75.28±10.49), respectively.The differences of the total score of subjective well-being, and satisfaction with life and interest dimension scores of nurses with different marital status were statistically significant(P < 0.05), and the differences of the total score of subjective well-being and energy dimension score of nurses with different ages were statistically significant(P < 0.05 to P < 0.01).The differences of the total score of subjective well-being, satisfaction with life and interest dimension scores, energy dimension score and health worries dimension score of nurses with different titles were statistically significant(P < 0.05).The difference of the energy dimension score in nurses with different working hours was statistically significant(P < 0.05), the differences of the control of emotional and behavioral dimension scores were statistically significant in nurses with different departments(P < 0.05).The results of multiple stepwise regression analysis showed that the optimism and resilience entered the regression equation(P < 0.05 to P < 0.01), and the two variables could explain the 16.5% variation of the total subjective well-being score.

ConclusionThe psychological capital and subjective well-being of nurse are optimistic, the psychological capital has significant predicting effect on subjective well-being, and the more optimistic is, the higher the degree of toughness and stronger the subjective well-being are.