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ArticleBMC nursing2025

Strengths use and thriving at work among nurses: a latent profile and mediation analysis.

Jing Wu, Zhenrong Shen, Zidan Ouyang, Yuxuan Xiang, Ru Ding, Yuan Liao, Li Chen

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Jing WuSchool of Nursing, Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0000-5719-6241
Zhenrong ShenSchool of Nursing, Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China.
Zidan OuyangThe First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China.
Yuxuan XiangThe First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China.
Ru DingSchool of Nursing, Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China.
Yuan LiaoSchool of Nursing, Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China.
Li ChenThe First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China. cl_860828@126.com.

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backgroundThe ability to thrive at work has been demonstrated to be closely linked to the development of nurses.Effective utilization of strengths and maintaining hope are essential elements for clinical nurses' ability to flourish in their roles. Nevertheless, the relationship between strengths use, hope, and thriving at work remains underexplored. This study aimed to identify distinct subgroups of clinical nurses based on their strengths use and to examine the mediating effect of hope between strengths use and thriving at work. The findings are intended to inform clinical managers on strategies to enhance nurses' work performance and care quality.

methodsA convenience sample of 568 clinical nurses from two tertiary hospitals in Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, China, was recruited between January and March 2024. The survey collected sociodemographic data and included the Adult Dispositional Hope Scale, Strengths Use Scale, and Thriving at Work Scale. Potential categories of nurse strengths use characteristics were identified using potential profile analysis, and potential relationships between variables were determined using Pearson correlation analysis, Bayesian factor robustness analyses, and Mediation analysis.

resultsLPA identified three distinct groups based on strengths use: low (30.8%), moderate (64.9%), and high (13.2%).The significant mediating effect of hope in the relationship between strengths use based on latent profile analysis and thriving at work was observed (SE = 0.61,95%CI = -10.01, -7.62; SE = 0.76,95%CI = -18.91, -15.91, respectively).

conclusionsThere exists heterogeneity in nurses' strengths use. Hope plays a significant role in mediating the relationship between strengths use and thriving at work. It is recommended that nursing administrators or leaders pay attention to differences in individual levels of strengths use, encourage strengths-based practices and design interventions that foster hope, thereby promoting greater thriving in their professional roles.

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HopeNursing managementStrengths useThriving at work

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