Influence of nurses'sense of control on subjective well-being and mediating role of self-esteem

doi:10.3969/j.issn.1009-6493.2017.21.012

Abstract：Objective:To probe into the influence of nurses''sense of control and self-esteem on subjective well-being,and to verify the mediating role of self-esteem between sense of control and subjective well-being.Methods:A total of 397 nurses in Xi''an were investigated by using the sense of control scale,self-esteem scale and subjective well-being scale.Results:The total score of nurses''control sense was 17.59±4.74,higher than that of non adult students norm(11.0±5.6).The total score of self-esteem scale was 32.12±4.22,higher than the average value(20).The total score of subjective well-being scale was 57.25±11.74,among them positive emotion score was 22.07±7.68,the negative emotion score was 15.58±5.00,and the life satisfaction score was 19.59±5.74.There were statistically significant differences in total scores of subjective well-being among nurses with different marital status,childbearing status and form of employment(P<0.05).There was a negative correlation between nurses''sense of control and subjective well-being(P<0.05),and self-esteem was positively related to subjective well-being(P<0.05).Regression analysis showed that the sense of control could predict self-esteem and subjective well-being,and self-esteem could predict subjective well-being.Structural equation modeling showed that self-esteem had mediating effects between the sense of control and subjective well-being.Conclusions:Nurses''sense of control could influence subjective well-being,and self-esteem played an important mediating role in it.