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Relationship between fear of COVID-19 and mental health of Chinese nurses: The mediating effects of psychological capital and burnout.
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- Relationship between psychological capital and nursing burnout: A systematic review and meta-analysis.International nursing review · 2025Pooled it
- Exploring the mediating effect of burnout between fear of COVID-19, job-related stress and turnover intention among elderly care workers.BMC health services research · 2025Observational
- Mediating role of future fear of violence between the direct violence and witnessed violence and psychological capital: a study of doctors and nurses.BMC health services research · 2025Article
- Burnout, Work Engagement and Other Psychological Variables During the COVID-19 Pandemic Among Nursing Students with Clinical Experience: A Pre-Post Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Predicting fear of COVID-19 based on depression, anxiety, and stress in administrative employees by emphasizing the role of ethnicity.BMC infectious diseases · 2025Article
- Relationship between fear of COVID-19 and mental health of Chinese nurses: The mediating effects of psychological capital and burnout.Nursing open · 2024Article
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Abstract
aimThe aim of the study was to investigate the correlation between fear of COVID-19 and mental health of nurses and the effects of psychological capital and burnout in this relation.
designA cross-sectional study.
methodsThe online surveys were conducted among mainland Chinese nurses. Participants (n = 445; average age 32.89 ± 6.76 years) completed an online-questionnaire based on the Fear of COVID-19 Scale, the Psychological Capital Scale, Maslach Burnout Inventory Human Services Survey for Medical Professionals Scale and the 12-Item Short Form Health Survey. Data analysis was conducted by Pearson's correlation analysis, Harman single-factor test and the bootstrap method for mediating effect testing.
results(1) The study demonstrated a significant direct effect of fear of COVID-19 on nurses' mental health, as well as on mediating factors such as burnout and psychological capital. (2) Regression analyses confirmed that while psychological capital bolstered mental health, burnout undermined it, with fear of COVID-19 further imposing a negative influence. (3) Fear of COVID-19 exerted an effect on the mental health of nurses by the independent and chain intermediary functions of psychological capital and burnout, resulting in a total mediating effect of -0.233.
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