OCCUPATION AND HEALTH ›› 2026, Vol. 42 ›› Issue (11): 1574-1579.

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Overview of the study on the multiple mediating mechanisms of psychological resilience in the transmission of occupational stress among nurses

HE Yifan1, LIU Lingling2()   

  1. 1 School of Clinical MedicineQinghai University,XiningQinghai 810016, China
    2 Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai UniversityXiningQinghai 810000, China
  • Received:2025-08-05 Revised:2025-08-18 Online:2026-06-01 Published:2026-06-10
  • Contact: LIU Lingling,E-mail:105506847@qq.com

Abstract:

With the rapid development of the medical industry,nurses are under increasing occupational pressure,and the problem of occupational burnout has become prominent. As a psychological trait that can play a positive regulatory role under pressure,psychological resilience has attracted the attention of scholars in terms of the transmission mechanism of nurses' occupational stress and the buffering effect on nurses' occupational burnout. This paper comprehensively analyzes relevant domestic and foreign literature to explore the mechanism of psychological resilience in the transmission process of nurses' occupational stress and its buffering effect on occupational burnout. The study found that psychological resilience affects the occurrence and development of occupational burnout through multiple mediating pathways,and plays a regulatory and protective function. The main mediating pathways include:psychological capital mediating pathway,self-efficacy plays a key role in alleviating occupational burnout;empathy mediating pathway,moderate empathy can alleviate burnout,and excessive empathy causes fatigue;social support mediating pathway,team cohesion and leadership support enhance psychological resilience and indirectly alleviate occupational burnout. In view of the current problem of generally high psychological stress among nurses,it is proposed to carry out systematic intervention from the individual,organizational and social levels to improve the level of psychological resilience of nurses. Future related research should focus on the Chinese localization of psychological resilience measurement tools,conduct pilot studies on multi-center nurse psychological resilience assessment and clinical psychological intervention programs,and establish a scientific and effective psychological intervention model.

Key words: Psychological resilience, Occupational stress, Occupational burnout, Multiple mediation model, Intervention strategy

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