<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><sec id="j_fon-2018-0007_s_006_w2aab3b7b5b1b6b1aab1c18b1Aa"><h3>Objective</h3><p>The aim of this study was to explore whether positive emotion mediates the relationship between job burnout and turnover intentions among Chinese nurses.</p></sec><sec id="j_fon-2018-0007_s_007_w2aab3b7b5b1b6b1aab1c18b2Aa"><h3>Methods</h3><p>A cross-sectional survey was conducted in the present study. Full-time registered nurses (n = 150) from Grade A hospitals in Tianjin were surveyed. Pearson correlation, hierarchical regression analyses, and the Sobel test were used in the study.</p></sec><sec id="j_fon-2018-0007_s_008_w2aab3b7b5b1b6b1aab1c18b3Aa"><h3>Results</h3><p>The results illustrated that positive emotion mediated the relationship between burnout and nurses’ turnover intention.</p></sec><sec id="j_fon-2018-0007_s_009_w2aab3b7b5b1b6b1aab1c18b4Aa"><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>Nursing administrators should pay more attention to the benefits of positive emotions on working motivation. It is helpful to relieve burnout in the working process so that nurses are willing to remain in their current employment.</p></sec></abstract>

ObjectiveThe aim of this study was to explore whether positive emotion mediates the relationship between job burnout and turnover intentions among Chinese nurses.MethodsA cross-sectional survey was conducted in the present study. Full-time registered nurses (n = 150) from Grade A hospitals in Tianjin were surveyed. Pearson correlation, hierarchical regression analyses, and the Sobel test were used in the study.ResultsThe results illustrated that positive emotion mediated the relationship between burnout and nurses’ turnover intention.ConclusionsNursing administrators should pay more attention to the benefits of positive emotions on working motivation. It is helpful to relieve burnout in the working process so that nurses are willing to remain in their current employment.

Job burnout and turnover intention among nurses in China: the mediating effects of positive emotion

Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Frontiers of Nursing

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ObjectiveThe aim of this study was to explore whether positive emotion mediates the relationship between job burnout and turnover intentions among Chinese...

Job burnout and turnover intention among nurses in China: the mediating effects of positive emotion

Article Category: Original article

Published Online: Mar 26, 2018

Page range: 43 - 47

Received: Sep 18, 2017

Accepted: Oct 14, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/fon-2018-0007

Keywords
positive emotion, burnout, turnover intentions

© 2018 Shanxi Medical Periodical Press

This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License, which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Job burnout and turnover intention among nurses in China: the mediating effects of positive emotion

Article Category: Original article

Published Online: Mar 26, 2018

Page range: 43 - 47

Received: Sep 18, 2017

Accepted: Oct 14, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/fon-2018-0007

Keywordspositive emotion, burnout, turnover intentions

© 2018 Shanxi Medical Periodical Press

This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License, which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Keywords
positive emotion, burnout, turnover intentions