OCCUPATION AND HEALTH ›› 2026, Vol. 42 ›› Issue (8): 1020-1024.

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Impact of emotional regulation and psychological flexibility of orthopedic nurses on occupational burnout

WEN Xiaomiao, ZHANG Ying(), YANG Xiao   

  1. The First Affiliated Hospital of Hebei North UniversityZhangjiakouHebei 075000, China
  • Received:2025-06-10 Revised:2025-07-16 Online:2026-04-15 Published:2026-05-18
  • Contact: ZHANG Ying,E-mail:yingzi197758@sina.com

Abstract:

Objective To investigate the effects of emotion regulation and psychological flexibility on job burnout of orthopedic nurses,and provide objective scientific evidence for improving the job burnout level of orthopedic nurses and improving clinical nursing work efficiency. Methods A convenient sampling method was used to select 176 orthopedic nurses from 11 grade-A tertiary hospitals in Hebei Province as the survey subjects from January to February 2025. The emotion regulation scale,psychological flexibility scale and occupational burnout scale were used to investigate emotion regulation,psychological flexibility and occupational burnout. Pearson correlation analysis was used to analyze the correlation between emotion regulation,psychological flexibility and occupational burnout. Results The emotional regulation score of orthopedic nurses was (45.68±7.85) points,the psychological flexibility score was (60.75±11.58)points,and the occupational burnout score was (61.71±12.54)points. There were statistically significant differences in emotional regulation,psychological flexibility and occupational burnout scores among orthopedic nurses of different ages,professional titles,years of clinical nursing work experience,average monthly income and average monthly night shift frequency(all P<0.05). The occupational burnout of orthopedic nurses was negatively correlated with emotional regulation and psychological flexibility(r=-0.482,-0.602,both P<0.01),while psychological flexibility was positively correlated with emotional regulation(r=0.547,P<0.01). Emotional regulation and psychological flexibility could jointly explain 33.10% of the variation in occupational burnout among orthopedic nurses. Conclusion Orthopedic nurses have a high level of occupational burnout,and emotional regulation and psychological flexibility have a negative impact on occupational burnout. Nursing management can reduce the level of occupational burnout among orthopedic nurses by improving their emotional regulation ability and psychological flexibility.

Key words: Orthopedic nurse, Emotional regulation, Psychological flexibility, Occupational burnout, Relevance, Influence factor

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