A Study on the Correlation between Contemporary Nurses'Balanced Psychological Contract and Perceived Professional Benefits

LIU Liling; LUO Jiang; LI Liqun; ZHAO Fengying

doi:10.3969/j.issn.1672-7185.2025.03.006

Abstract：Objective To investigate the mental health status of nurses in a Grade 3A hospital in Fujian,and to explore the correlation between nurses'balanced psychological contract and their perceived professional benefits.Methods From December 20th,2022 to January 12th,2023,general data questionnaire,self-rating Anxiety Scale(SAS),self-rating Depression Scale(SDS),psychological contract Scale and nurses'sense of career benefit questionnaire were used to investigate and analyze the recent situation of psychological stress,such as anxiety and depression,and their perceived professional benefits among 260 nurses in a Grade 3A hospital in Fujian Province.Results Among 260 nurses,56(21.54%)were anxious and 112(43.08%)were depressed.Women nurses,nurses with intermediate or senior professional titles,nurses with a bachelor's degree or above,and surgical nurses had relatively higher scores on the anxiety self-rating scale(P<0.05).The depression self-rating scale scores of senior professional title nurses were relatively high(P<0.05).There was no significant difference in the self-rating scores of anxiety and depression among nurses of different ages,different years of service,whether they were married,and whether they had co-residents(P>0.05).Linear regression analysis showed that balanced psychological contracts had an impact on nurses'perceived professional benefits,and the total score of balanced psychological contracts was negatively correlated with the total score of perceived professional benefits(r=-0.137,P<0.05).Conclusion The level of psychological capital of nurses in Grade 3A hospitals needs to be improved.Hospitals should pay attention to the nurses'career development,and improve nurses'psychological adjustment ability,which is important to their career achievement.