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Objective:To explore the relationship between work connectivity behavior after-hours, self-regulatory fatigue and work engagement of nurses, so as to provide reference for developing strategies to improve nurses′work engagement.Methods:This was a cross-sectional survey study. A total of 661 nurses from 10 hospitals in Shandong Province were selected as subjects by convenience sampling method from June to August 2022. The Work Connectivity Behavior After-hours Scale, Self-Regulatory Fatigue Scale and Work Engagement Scale were used to measure the work connectivity behavior after-hours, self-regulatory fatigue level and work engagement level. A structural equation model was constructed to evaluate the mediating effect of self-regulatory fatigue on work connectivity behavior after-hours and work engagement.Results:The scores of work connectivity behavior after-hours, self-regulatory fatigue and work engagement of nurses were (37.66 ± 7.05), (42.98 ± 10.55) and (34.29 ± 6.58) points, respectively. The total effect of work connectivity behavior after hours on work engagement was -0.336 6. The work connectivity behavior after-hours was positively correlated with self-regulatory fatigue ( r = 0.423, P<0.01) and work engagement was negatively correlated with work connectivity behavior after-hours and self-regulatory fatigue ( r = -0.361, -0.479, both P<0.01). Self-regulatory fatigue had a partial mediating effect on work connectivity behavior after-hours and work engagement, accounting for 46.61% of the total effect. Conclusions:Self-regulatory fatigue has a mediating effect on the relationship between nurses′ work connectivity behavior after-hours and work engagement. Nursing managers should reduce the degree of self-regulatory fatigue of nurses by preventing their work connectivity behavior after-hours, so as to improve the work involvement level of nurses.
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Ego-depletion is a phenomenon in which an individual's cognitive, emotional and behavioral control ability or willingness declines after long-term self-control. Patients with chronic diseases need to change their lifestyles for a long time, understand and master the knowledge of the disease, and they are prone to self-depletion after diagnosis. This paper summarized the research progress of ego-depletion in patients with chronic diseases through the concept of ego-depletion, subjective measurement tools, and the current research status of ego-depletion in patients with chronic diseases, and provided inspiration for future research directions, with a view to providing ideas for further research on ego-depletion in patients with chronic diseases.
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Objective To investigate the relationship between the lifestyle actual-ideal self-discrepancy and the self-regulatory fatigue.Methods A sample of 434 healthy undergraduate students were recruited from September to October 2015.They were inquired the demographic information questionnaire,the lifestyle actual-ideal self-discrepancy of Chinese Adolescent Lifestyles Scale(CALS) and the Self-Regulatory Fatigue Scale (SRF-S).Results The scores of lifestyle actual-ideal self-discrepancy in study habits ranked the highest(1.00(0.60,1.40)),followed by physical exercise(0.86(0.43,1.29)),sleep status(0.80(0.40,1.00)),diet (0.75 (0.50,1.25)),recreational activities (0.63 (0.00,1.00)),coping style (0.50 (0.25,0.75)),interpersonal relationship (0.46(0.17,0.67)) and health habits(0.25(0.00,0.50)).Furthermore,the scores of actual-ideal self-discrepancy in interpersonal relationship,study habits,sleep,physical exercise,coping style and diet were positively correlated with the scores of self-regulatory fatigue (r=0.22,0.19,0.19,0.16,0.13,0.12,P＜0.05).There was no relationship between the scores of actual-ideal self-discrepancy and the scores of self-regulatory fatigue in health habits and recreational activities(r=0.31,0.04).Conclusion The actual-ideal self-discrepancy in interpersonal relationship,study habits,physical exercise,coping style,sleep and diet were positively correlated with the self-regulatory fatigue.The reduction in these lifestyle actual-ideal self-discrepancy may help college students ease their self-adjustment fatigue.
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Objective:To evaluate the reliability and validity of the Chinese version of the Self-Regulatory Fa-tigue Scale (SRF-S)in Chinese young people.Methods:A sample of 553 young people from a university and a state-owned enterprise was administrated with the SRF-S,the Simplified Coping Style Questionnaire (SCSQ)and the Dual-Mode Self-Control Scale (DMSC-S).Item analysis was conducted to identify valid items and revise the scale.Then the construct validity of the revised scale was tested through confirmatory factor analysis.Finally,a sam-ple of 238 graduate students was retested two weeks later to examine the reliability of the scale.Results:Item analy-sis showed that the SRF-S had satisfactory item discrimination (r >0.38).Confirmatory factor analysis showed that the whole scale had a three-order factor and good construct validity (χ2 /df=5.08,RMSEA =0.09,NFI =0.90, NNFI =0.90,CFI =0.92,IFI =0.92,GFI =0.90)after removing 2 items with factor loadings lower than 0.32,and the range of factor loading was between 0.37 and 0.71.The SRF-S total and subscale scores were positively corre-lated with the scores of negative coping and poor control (r =0.25 -0.58,Ps <0.001),and were negatively associ-ated with the scores of positive coping and good self-Control (r =-0.22 --0.47,Ps <0.001).The Cronbach's αcoefficients were 0.84 for the total scale,and 0.64 to 0.69 for the three subscales,respectively;the test-retest relia-bility coefficients were 0.73 for the total scale,and 0.62 to 0.67 for the three subscales,respectively.Conclusion:It suggests that the Chinese version of SFR-S could be used as an effective and reliable tool for assessing self-regu-latory fatigue state among Chinese young people.
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Objective To learn how the process of self-regulatory fatigue (SRF) mediates the effect of leadership styles on job satisfaction of young workers.Methods 723 young workers recruited from a business enterprise were required to response to questionnaire survey, including leader behavior description, self-regulatory fatigue and job satisfaction questionnaire.Results All young workers' job satisfaction was 3.78±0.69,31 years old and above were higher than 30 years old and under(t=-3.246, P＜0.01) ,and there was no significant difference in gender and education.Job satisfaction was significantly positively correlated with leadership style (r initiating structure =0.210, r ideration =0.272), and was significantly negatively correlated with self-regulatory fatigue (r=-0.333).Two dimensions of leadership styles,initiating structure (β=0.227, t=2.659, P＜0.01) and consideration (β=0.270, t=5.035, P＜0.01), had the predicted effects of job satisfaction (R 2 =0.098).Consideration dimension of leadership style had more influence on job satisfaction at the high level of self-regulatory fatigue (β=0.266, t=4.929, P＜0.01);the effect of initiating structure dimention on job satisfaction was influenced by gender (t=-5.154, P＜0.01);self-regulatory fatigue was mediator between leadership styles and job satisfaction, and the consideration dimension of leadership style had more mediation effect on job satisfaction than that of initiating structure dimention of leadership style (mediationconsideration=0.317,mediationinitiating structure=0.268).Conclusion Two dimensions of leadership style can affect job satisfaction, and are mediated by self-regulatory fatigue.The intervention of self-regulatory fatigue can help to improve the job satisfaction of young workers.