OCCUPATION AND HEALTH ›› 2025, Vol. 41 ›› Issue (9): 1153-1157.

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Impact of psychological flexibility and work family boundary infiltration on occupational burnout among obstetric and gynecological nurses

PENG Chan1, WU Zhenzhen1, GAN Yanling1, GUO Tingting1, PENG Zizi1, WANG Jing2   

  1. 1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology,Wuhan Third Hospital,Wuhan,Hubei 430074,China;
    2. Department of Gynecology,Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University,Wuhan,Hubei 430060,China
  • Received:2024-08-14 Revised:2024-08-26 Online:2025-05-01 Published:2025-12-12
  • Contact: WANG Jing,Attending physician,E-mail:kivi2008@163.com

Abstract: Objective To understand the impact of psychological flexibility and work family boundary infiltration on occupational burnout among obstetric and gynecological nurses. Methods Convenience sampling method was used to survey 182 obstetric and gynecological nurses from 6 grade-A tertiary hospitals in Wuhan from January to February 2024 using the psychological flexibility scale,work family boundary penetration scale,and occupational burnout scale,and the data were analyzed. Results The psychological flexibility,work family boundary penetration,and occupational burnout scores of obstetric and gynecological nurses were (35.37±6.24),(47.85±7.48),and (61.35±9.26)points,respectively. The psychological flexibility scores of obstetrics and gynecology nurses with different ages,years of work,professional title,monthly income,and monthly night shift numbers were compared,and the differences were statistically significant(all P<0.05). There were statistically significant differences in the work family boundary penetration and occupational burnout scores among obstetric and gynecological nurses of different ages,length of service,professional title,marital status,monthly income,and monthly night shift numbers(all P<0.05). The psychological flexibility of obstetric and gynecological nurses was negatively correlated with occupational burnout(r=-0.645,P<0.01),and work family boundary penetration was positively correlated with occupational burnout(r=0.614,P<0.01). The psychological flexibility was negatively correlated with the work family boundary penetration(r=-0.592,P<0.01). Psychological flexibility partially mediated the relationship between work family boundary penetration and occupational burnout,with a mediating effect of 0.195,accounting for 36.38% of the total effect. Conclusion The work family boundary penetration and psychological flexibility of obstetric and gynecological nurses can directly affect their level of occupational burnout,and their psychological flexibility partially mediates the impact of work family boundary penetration on occupational burnout.

Key words: Obstetrics and gynecology nurse, Psychological flexibility, Work family boundary Penetration, Occupational burnout, Influence factor

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