The effect of psychological capital on resilience in nurses in coronavirus pandemic: The mediating role of empathy

Document Type : Research Paper

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Assistant professor of public administration, Payame Noor University, Amol, Iran

Abstract

Introduction: Psychological capital is very important in the success of people in health care organizations. The present study aimed to analyze the effect of psychological capital on improving resilience in nurses in coronavirus pandemic with the mediating role of empathy.
Materials and Methods: The statistical population of this cross-sectional study was 150 nurses of Shahid Modarres Hospital of Saveh city, Iran. Using a simple random sampling method, 108 cases were selected. Research instrument included the Empathy Scale of Hajiani and Moslehi Nik, and Psychological Capital Questionnaire of Luthans. Data analyzed through Pearson correlation test, structural equation modeling method, bootstrap test and SPSS22 and Lisrel 8.8 software.
Results: The results showed that psychological capital has a significant effect on improving resilience and empathy of nurses and the research model has a good fit (GFI = 0.907, CFI = 0.965, RMSE = 0.079).. Conclusion: The results showed that increasing the psychological capital of nurses depends on increasing their level of empathy and resilience. Managers and head nurses should encourage nurses to believe 

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Journal of Fundamentals of Mental Health
Volume 23, Issue 5
September and October 2021
Pages 349-357

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