ArticleJournal of nursing management2025
The Role of Free Will Belief, Gratitude, and Self-Control in Improving Nurses' Job Performance: A Cross-Sectional Study of a Multiple Mediation Model.
Article in Journal of nursing management, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
2 citing papers in PubMed.
- The Association of Fatalistic Determinism With Problematic Smartphone Use in Nurses: A Cross-Sectional Study Assessing the Mediating Roles of Self-Control and Grit.Journal of nursing management · 2026Article
- The Role of Free Will Belief, Gratitude, and Self-Control in Improving Nurses' Job Performance: A Cross-Sectional Study of a Multiple Mediation Model.Journal of nursing management · 2025Article
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
4 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
Aims: The present study aimed to examine the relationships between belief in free will (BFW), gratitude, self-control, and job performance among nurses, with a particular focus on the mediating roles of gratitude and self-control. Background: Job performance is central to human resource management, particularly in nursing, where it has a significant impact on productivity, quality of care, and patient safety. Recent research has highlighted the importance of positive psychological beliefs (e.g., BFW) in an individual's job performance. However, little is known about the underlying psychological mechanisms linking BFW to job performance. Design: A quantitative cross-sectional survey design was used for this research. Methods: Conducted from January 2021 to May 2022 in two southwest cities of China, the study involved a convenience sample of 709 nurses from several hospitals. Participants completed an anonymous online questionnaire that included measures of BFW, gratitude, self-control, and job performance. Data analysis was performed with IBM SPSS 26.0 and Hayes' PROCESS macro, using multiple mediation analyses to examine the relationships and mediating effects between variables. Results: The study found significant positive correlations between BFW, gratitude, self-control, and job performance. Multiple mediation analyses indicated that both gratitude and self-control significantly mediated the relationship between BFW and job performance. The sequential mediation effect of gratitude and self-control on the relationship between BFW and job performance was also statistically significant. Conclusions: BFW may have a positive effect on job performance among nurses, with gratitude and self-control serving as independent and serial mediators. Enhancing these psychological factors may improve nurses' job performance. Implications for Nursing Management: Understanding the impact of psychosocial factors such as BFW, gratitude, and self-control on job performance can help nurse managers develop strategies to improve staff performance and the quality of patient care. By fostering a positive psychological environment, nurse managers can motivate nurses to higher levels of performance. Reporting Method: The STROBE criteria were used to report the survey results.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.