Relation of perceived social support,job insecurity and psychological distress among clinical nurses / 中国实用护理杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To examine the potential mediating effect of perceived social support on job insecurity and psychological distress among clinical nurses. Methods A total of 462 clinical nurses in Shandong Province were selected by convenience sampling method. They were assessed with job insecurity scale, perceived social support and 10-item Kessler Psychological Distress Scale ( K10) for the evaluation of job insecurity, self-esteem and psychological distress. Results The mean score of K10 was (23.72 ± 7.22) points among clinical nurses, and 85.9% (397/462) of them had psychological distress problems. The K10 scores were positively correlated with the scores of job insecurity (r=-0.282, P＜0.01), and the K10 scores were negatively correlated with perceived social support scores (r=-0.282, P＜0.01). Job insecurity was negatively correlated with perceived social support (r =-0.365, P＜0.01). The confidence interval from Bootstrap method indicated perceived social support played a partial mediating role between job insecurity and psychological distress,and the value of mediating effect was 13.7% . Conclusion The relation of perceived social support to job insecurity and psychological distress among clinical nurses are intimate. Perceived social support might mediate the relationship between job insecurity and psychological distress.