Abstract: Objective To evaluate the status quo of character strengths,positive emotions and job burnout among community nurses in Xuzhou City of Jiangsu Province,analyze the correlation among them. Methods From June 2021 to March 2022,,810 nurses from community hospitals in Xuzhou City of Jiangsu Province were selected by convenience sampling method and surveyed using the three-dimensional inventory of character strengths（TICS）,the positive and negative affective scales（PANAS）,and the maslach burnout inventory（MBI）. Results The total scores of TICS,PANAS and MBI in nurses was （10.66±1.60）,（29.41±7.53） and（36.64±20.81）points,respectively. The community nurses' character strengths were positively correlated with positive emotion and negatively correlated with job burnout（r=0.552,-0.337,both P<0.01）,and positive emotion was negatively correlated with job burnout（r=-0.491,P<0.01）. The character strengths had a negative predictive effect on job burnout,and positive emotion was a mediating variable between character strengths and job burnout,with a mediating effect of -0.188,accounting for 42.1% of the total effect. Conclusions The nurses' character strengths,positive emotions,and job burnout are closely related,and character strengths can indirectly affect community nurses' job burnout through positive emotion regulation. The survey suggests that managers should pay more attention to nurses' character strengths and positive emotions,and provides evidence for the use of strengths interventions as a management strategy to reduce nurses' job burnout.

Key words: Community nurses, Character strengths, Positive psychology, Positive emotions, Job burnout