ArticleFrontiers in public health2025
Self-compassion and work engagement among clinical nurses: the mediating role of moral resilience.
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- Professional Values, Moral Resilience and Professional Competence in Critical Care Nursing: A Mediation Analysis.Nursing in critical care · 2026Article
- Adaptation of the state self-compassion scale short form into Turkish: a methodological study.BMC nursing · 2026Article
- The Relationship Between Intensive Care Nurses' Professional Values, Self-Compassion, and Care Behaviors.Nursing in critical care · 2026Article
- Self-Compassion of Nurses Working in Pediatric Hospitals.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Pediatric clinical nurses' role conflict and adaptation status: time for improvement.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
- Examining resilience, moral sensitivity, and work engagement among Chinese anesthesia nurses.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- The mediation effects of moral resilience on the relationship between hospital ethical climate and work engagement among nurses: a cross-sectional study.BMC nursing · 2025Article
- Resilience and Social Support Protect Nurses from Anxiety and Depressive Symptoms: Evidence from a Cross-Sectional Study in the Post-COVID-19 Era.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
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Abstract
Background: As the workload of clinical nursing continues to increase, the mental health of nurses has emerged as a critical area of concern. Self-compassion, moral resilience, and work engagement are essential components in enhancing the mental health of clinical nurses. Although it is well-established that self-compassion significantly contributes to improved work engagement, there remains a notable lack of research investigating the specific mechanisms through which self-compassion influences work engagement, particularly from the perspective of moral resilience. This study aimed to address this gap by examining the relationships among self-compassion, moral resilience, and work engagement in clinical nurses, while also validating the mediating role of moral resilience in the relationship between self-compassion and work engagement. Methods: This study utilized a convenience sampling method to conduct a cross-sectional online survey involving 844 clinical nurses from four tertiary A hospitals in Xi'an, China, between January and March 2024. Participants completed self-report questionnaires that included the Self-Compassion Scale, the Rushton Moral Resilience Scale, and the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale. The data analysis involved descriptive statistics, the Mann-Whitney Results: A significant positive correlation was observed between clinical nurses' self-compassion and moral resilience ( Conclusion: Clinical nurses' moral resilience plays a mediating role in the relationship between self-compassion and work engagement. Nursing managers should prioritize fostering and enhancing the self-compassion and moral resilience of clinical nurses to effectively elevate their levels of work engagement. These targeted interventions can ultimately improve not only the mental health and professional well-being of nurses but also the overall quality of care delivered in medical institutions.
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