OCCUPATION AND HEALTH ›› 2026, Vol. 42 ›› Issue (2): 145-149.

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Influence and mediating role of fear of missing out and psychological capital on occupational burnout among nurses in pharmacy department

ZHAO Yuling, XU Zexin   

  1. First Affiliated Hospital of Hebei North University,Zhangjiakou,Hebei 075000,China
  • Received:2025-05-18 Revised:2025-05-26 Online:2026-01-15 Published:2026-02-06

Abstract:

Objective To investigate the state of fear of missing out,psychological capital level and degree of occupational burnout of nurses in the pharmacy department,analyze the influence and mediating role of fear of missing out and psychological capital on occupational burnout,and provide objective evidence for improving the occupational burnout of nurses in the pharmacy department. Methods From September 2024 to January 2025,174 nurses in the pharmacy department of nine grade-A tertiary hospitals in Hebei Province were selected by the simple random sampling method as the research subjects. The fear of missing out scale,psychological capital scale and occupational burnout scale were applied in the investigation,and the correlation between the three was analyzed. The differences in fear of missing out,psychological capital and occupational burnout scores among different factors were compared. A structural equation model was established using AMOS 25.0 software to analyze the mediating role of psychological capital between fear of missing out and occupational burnout. Results The scores of fear of missing out,psychological capital and occupational burnout in the pharmacy nurses were (28.49±5.74),(88.65±15.48) and (60.47±11.75)points,respectively. There were statistically significant differences in the scores of fear of missing out among pharmacy nurses of different age,professional technical level,nursing work experience,average weekly nursing hours,average monthly income,and marital status(all P<0.05). There were statistically significant differences in the scores of psychological capital among pharmacy nurses of different age,professional technical level,nursing work experience,and average monthly income(all P<0.05). There were statistically significant differences in the scores of occupational burnout among pharmacy nurses of different age,professional technical level,nursing work experience,average weekly nursing hours,and average monthly income(all P<0.05). The job burnout of nurses in the pharmacy department was positively correlated with fear of missing out(P<0.01),and negatively correlated with psychological capital(P<0.01). The fear of missing out was negatively correlated with psychological capital(P<0.01). The psychological capital of pharmacy nurses partially mediated between fear of missing out and occupational burnout,with a mediating effect value of 0.260,accounting for 44.22% of the total effect. Conclusions The job burnout of pharmacy nurses is positively correlated with fear of missing out and negatively correlated with psychological capital. The psychological capital plays a partial mediating role between fear of missing out and occupational burnout. Improving the psychological capital of pharmacy nurses can significantly improve fear of missing out and occupational burnout.

Key words: Pharmacy department nurse, Fear of missing out, Psychological capital, Occupational burnout, Influencing factor

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