Relationship between work-family conflict and work burnout among operating room nurses:A mediating effect based on perceived social support
HAN Wenjuan
JIANG Chaojun
WANG Mindan
LU Yufen
MAO Chengrong
JIANG Ling
Abstract：Objective To explore the relationship between work-family conflict and work burnout among operating room nurses based on the mediating effect of perceived social support.Methods 58 operating room nurses were selected by convenience sampling method.Data were collected using a general information questionnaire,the Work Family Conflict Scale(WFC),the Maslach Burnout Inventory(MBI)and Perceived Social Support Scale(PSSS).Pearson correlation coefficient analysis was used to examine the correlation among work-family conflict,work burnout and perceived social support among these nurses.Additionally,structural equation modeling was conducted using Amos 24.0 software to analyze and test the mediating effect of perceived social support on work-family conflict and work burnout among operating room nurses.Results A total of 58 questionnaires were distributed,with an effective recovery rate 98.28%(57/58).The total score of the WFC scale was(57.40±3.48),for the MBI scale was(71.09±4.53),and for the PSSS scale was(62.07±4.22).Nurses aged 30-45,married,working for 5-10 years,working night shifts more than 4 times per month,living with family and working more than 8 hours per day had higher WFC scores than those aged lower than 30,unmarried,working for 1-4 years,working night shifts less than 3 times per month,living alone and working less than 8 hours per day(P＜0.05).Nurses aged 30-45,with a work experience over 5 years,working night shifts more than 4 times per month and working more than 8 hours per day had higher MBI scores than those aged lower than 30 years,with a work experience of 1-4 years,working night shifts below 3 times per month and working for below 8 hours per day(P＜0.05).Nurses working more than 8 hours per day had lower PSSS scores compared to those working lower than 8 hours per day(P＜0.05).Pearson correlation coefficient analysis showed that the total score of the WFC scale was positively correlated with the total score of the MBI scale(P＜0.05),and it was negatively correlated with the total score of the PSSS scale(P＜0.05),and the total score of MBI scale was negatively correlated with the total score of PSSS scale(P＜0.05).Work-family conflict positively predictive work burnout(P＜0.05),and it had a negative predictive effect on perceived social support(P＜0.05).Perceived social support had a negative predictive effect on work burnout(P＜0.05).Using the Bootstrap method for testing,the direct effect of work-family conflict on work burnout was 0.534,and the indirect effect through perceived social support was 0.237,and the total effect was 0.771.The proportion of mediating effect was 0.307 4,with the mediating effect accounting for 30.74%of the total effect.Conclusions Operating room nurses have significant work-family conflicts and work burnout,with perceived social support at a moderate level.There are certain correlations among the three factors,and perceived social support plays a mediating effect in the relationship between work-family conflict and work burnout among operating room nurses.
Keywords：Operating roomNursesWork-family conflictWork burnoutPerceived social supportMediating effect
Publication Date：2025-01-19
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：7( 68-74 )