{"id":7192,"date":"2025-06-28T17:20:31","date_gmt":"2025-06-28T17:20:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/can-personal-psychological-resources-reduce-burnout-and-turnover-in-australian-hospital-nurses\/"},"modified":"2025-06-29T05:09:00","modified_gmt":"2025-06-29T05:09:00","slug":"can-personal-psychological-resources-reduce-burnout-and-turnover-in-australian-hospital-nurses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/can-personal-psychological-resources-reduce-burnout-and-turnover-in-australian-hospital-nurses\/","title":{"rendered":"Can personal psychological resources reduce burnout and turnover in Australian hospital nurses?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This article was originally published as: <strong>Can personal psychological resources reduce burnout and turnover in Australian hospital nurses?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Original Article Link: <a href='https:\/\/www.ajan.com.au\/index.php\/AJAN\/article\/view\/1129' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Read Original Article<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Download PDF: <a href='https:\/\/www.ajan.com.au\/index.php\/AJAN\/article\/download\/1129\/191' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Click Here to Download PDF<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Abstract<\/h2>\n<p>Objective: To examine whether personal psychological resources safeguard hospital nurses against adverse workplace consequences, particularly job burnout and the desire to leave the profession.<br \/>\nBackground: Nursing research has extensively documented the adverse effects of job burnout and staff turnover. With the current nursing shortage, it is imperative to identify resources and strategies that can mitigate adverse workplace outcomes. However, the role of personal psychological resources, or psychological capital, in aiding nurses to perform effectively in their work environment remains relatively unexplored.<br \/>\nStudy design and methods: This study adopted a cross-sectional survey design. The survey assessed nurses\u2019 experienced burnout (MBI-HSS), psychological capital (PCQ-24), and intentions to leave nursing. Hospital nurses (n= 258) from six states of Australia responded to an online anonymous survey between June and November 2022.<br \/>\nResults: Respondents indicated a high degree of experienced burnout: 68.6% experienced high emotional exhaustion, 31.8% had high depersonalisation, and 31.8% had low personal accomplishment. Additionally, 38.8% had high intentions to leave the profession. Emotional exhaustion (p&lt;.001, b=.56) and personal accomplishment (p=.006, b=-.15) were significant predictors of turnover intentions. Higher psychological capital was significantly associated with lower emotional exhaustion (p&lt;.001, b=-.42), lower depersonalisation (p&lt;.001, b=-.29), higher personal accomplishment (p&lt;.001, b=.60), and lower turnover intentions (p&lt;.001, b=.44).<br \/>\nDiscussion: Much of the nursing burnout and intent to leave literature focuses on negative rather than positive aspects of the work environment. Positive responses to workplace stimuli promote positive attitudes such as empowerment, job satisfaction, and organisational commitment that have a tangible impact on personal and occupational wellbeing. This may explain why nurses with stronger personal psychological resources experienced less burnout and voiced fewer intentions to leave the profession.<br \/>\nConclusion: The health and wellbeing of nurses should be a priority for healthcare organisations; the working conditions nurses face in Australian hospitals cause many to be negatively impacted by work stress.<br \/>\nImplications for Research, Policy, and Practice: Nurses would benefit from initiatives to enhance their psychological resources. Targeted interventions to develop psychological capital should be examined in a nursing population. This can change policy, thereby benefitting the healthcare system.<br \/>\nWhat is already known about the topic?<\/p>\n<p>Australia is currently facing a shortage of qualified nurses.<br \/>\nHospital nurses often experience job burnout and high levels of turnover due to the challenging nature of their work environment.<br \/>\nPersonal psychological resources have been linked to positive workplace outcomes, such as job satisfaction and organisational commitment, in various settings.<\/p>\n<p>What this paper adds: <\/p>\n<p>It demonstrates that nurses possessing greater personal psychological resources experience lower levels of burnout and are less likely to consider leaving the profession.<br \/>\nThe paper suggests that implementing targeted interventions designed to enhance nurses\u2019 personal psychological resources could be a viable approach for mitigating burnout and turnover intentions (TI).<\/p>\n<h2>Authors<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Sam Eley<\/li>\n<li>Peter Hassmen<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Keywords<\/h2>\n<p>Depersonalisation, emotional exhaustion, intent to quit, nurse retention, nursing, psychological capital<\/p>\n<h2>References<\/h2>\n<p>References not available for this article.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This article was originally published as: Can personal psychological resources reduce burnout and turnover in Australian hospital nurses? 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