OCCUPATION AND HEALTH ›› 2026, Vol. 42 ›› Issue (8): 1040-1044.

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Effects of role breadth self-efficacy and career resilience on job burnout in geriatric nurses

QIN Yi, SUN Lu, QIAN Lei, XU Jie, DA Jing()   

  1. Nanjing Drum Tower HospitalNanjingJiangsu 210000, China
  • Received:2025-06-19 Revised:2025-07-24 Online:2026-04-15 Published:2026-05-18
  • Contact: DA Jing,E-mail:983336708@qq.com

Abstract:

Objective To understand the effects of role breadth self-efficacy and career resilience on job burnout of geriatric nurses,and to provide a reference for reducing the level of job burnout of geriatric nurses. Methods From August to December 2024,a total of 196 geriatric nurses from 15 tertiary general hospitals in Jiangsu Province were selected as the survey subjects by random sampling method(random number table method). The role breadth self-efficacy scale,career resilience scale and job burnout scale were used to investigate and analyze the correlation between the three. Results The role breadth self-efficacy score of the 196 geriatric nurses was (24.58±5.21)points,the career resilience score was (82.76±10.28)points,and the job burnout score was (62.27±11.53)points. The role breadth self-efficacy of geriatric nurses was statistically significant different in gender,age,nursing work hours,education level,professional and technical titles,marital status,average monthly income,and average number of night shifts per month(all P<0.05). The career resilience and job burnout of geriatric nurses were statistically significant different in age,nursing work hours,professional and technical titles,average monthly income,and average number of night shifts per month(all P<0.05). Role breadth self-efficacy and career resilience were negatively correlated with job burnout(r=-0.511,-0.492,both P<0.01),while role breadth self-efficacy was positively correlated with career resilience(r=0.584,P<0.01). Career resilience played a partial mediating role between role breadth self-efficacy and job burnout in geriatric nurses,with a mediating effect value of -0.206,accounting for 32.49% of the total effect. Conclusion Career resilience plays a partial mediating role in the effect of role breadth self-efficacy on job burnout of geriatric nurses,and can reduce job burnout by improving role self-efficacy and career resilience of geriatric nurses.

Key words: Geriatric nurses, Role breadth self-efficacy, Career resilience, Job burnout, Influencing factors

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