[Prediction of psychological capital through components of spirituality among nurses]

ABSTRACT

Spirituality is an important and protective factor in nurses' health. This research was administered with the aim of predicting the psychological capital through spirituality at work among nurses. Research method was correlation and the statistical population was the nurses of a public hospital, among them one hundred and frothy five persons were selected using accessible sampling method. Data gathering instruments were the previous made questionnaires, their reliability and validity has been verified, including psychological capital questionnaire and spirituality at workplace questionnaire. Data were analyzed using multiple regression analysis. The results of regression analysis revealed that among four components of spirituality at workplace, sense of community [p<0.01] and spiritual connection [p<0.05] have predictive power on self efficacy, spiritual connection [p<0.01] has predictive power on hope, and sense of community [p<0.05] has predictive power on positive life orientation. None of four components of spirituality at workplace have predictive power on resiliency. The results of current research showed that components of spirituality at workplace could reinforce the nurses' psychological capital. Therefore, reinforcement of spirituality is necessary in hospital environment, for better managing nurses' psychological capital