Personality Hardiness and Burnout in Female Staff Nurses
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It was concluded that hardy nurses are more burnout resistant than are nonhardy nurses and effects of personality and age in burnout appear to be independent and additive rather than interactive.
Abstract
This study examined the burnout‐moderating effects of personality hardiness among female nurses. Hardiness is defined as personality disposition that functions as a moderator variable to mitigate the effects of stressful events. One hundred staff nurses completed the Kobasa and Maddi Hardiness Scale , the Jones Burnout Scale for Health Professionals (SBS‐HP), and measures of selected demographic variables. The results showed that burnout and hardiness were inversely related (r =−.39, p < .001) and that 41 percent of the variation in burnout scores could be accounted for by the linear combination of low hardiness and younger age. A 2×2 analysis of variance demonstrated that effects of personality and age in burnout appear to be independent and additive rather than interactive. It was concluded that hardy nurses are more burnout resistant than are nonhardy nurses.