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Effects of Core Self-Evaluations on the Job Burnout of Nurses: The Mediator of Organizational Commitment

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  • Yangen Zhou
  • Jiamei Lu
  • Xianmin Liu
  • Pengcheng Zhang
  • Wuying Chen

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Objective: To explore the impact of Core self-evaluations on job burnout of nurses, and especially to test and verify the mediator role of organizational commitment between the two variables. Method: Random cluster sampling was used to pick up participants sample, which consisted of 445 nurses of a hospital in Shanghai. Core self-evaluations questionnaire, job burnout scale and organizational commitment scale were administrated to the study participants. Results: There are significant relationships between Core self-evaluations and dimensions of job burnout and organizational commitment. There is a significant mediation effect of organizational commitment between Core self-evaluations and job burnout. Conclusions: To enhance nurses’ Core self-evaluations can reduce the incidence of job burnout.

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  • Yangen Zhou & Jiamei Lu & Xianmin Liu & Pengcheng Zhang & Wuying Chen, 2014. "Effects of Core Self-Evaluations on the Job Burnout of Nurses: The Mediator of Organizational Commitment," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 9(4), pages 1-4, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0095975
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0095975
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