TY - JOUR
T1 - Pediatric nurses’ grit and nursing intention during the COVID-19 pandemic
T2 - Mediating and moderating effects of mindset and psychological collectivism
AU - Chu, Young Soo
AU - Oh, Won Oak
AU - Park, Il Tae
AU - Lee, Anna
AU - Jung, Myung Jin
N1 - Funding Information:
This study could not have been undertaken without the support from the pediatric nurses who work at Korea University Medicine. The authors thank them for their contribution to the research.
Funding Information:
This study was supported by a 2021 Nursing Research Institute Grant of Korea University.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2021. Korean Academy of Child Health Nursing.
PY - 2021/10
Y1 - 2021/10
N2 - Purpose: This study aimed to identify the mediating and moderating effects of mindset and psychological collectivism, respectively, on the relationship between grit and nursing intention for children with emerging infectious diseases, including coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), among pediatric nurses. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional descriptive study with 230 pediatric nurses. Results: Grit directly impacted mindset (β=.27, p<.001) and nursing intention (β=.20, p=.001). The direct effect of mindset on nursing intension (β=.28, p<.001) and the indirect effect of grit on nursing intension via mindset (β=.08, p<.001) were significant. Accordingly, mindset mediated the effect of grit on nursing intention. The effects of grit and psychological collectivism (β =.19, p=.003), respectively, on nursing intention were significant. However, the interaction between grit and psychological collectivism was not significant. Thus, psychological collectivism did not moderate the effect of grit on nursing intention. Conclusion: The findings demonstrate the importance of pediatric nurses’ grit and mindset on their intended care for patients in critical situations. Cultivating a gritty culture and developing interventions to enhance nurses’ personality traits associated with their performance will be crucial, and such measures are especially salient for pediatric nurses to face the new adjustments required in the era of COVID-19.
AB - Purpose: This study aimed to identify the mediating and moderating effects of mindset and psychological collectivism, respectively, on the relationship between grit and nursing intention for children with emerging infectious diseases, including coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), among pediatric nurses. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional descriptive study with 230 pediatric nurses. Results: Grit directly impacted mindset (β=.27, p<.001) and nursing intention (β=.20, p=.001). The direct effect of mindset on nursing intension (β=.28, p<.001) and the indirect effect of grit on nursing intension via mindset (β=.08, p<.001) were significant. Accordingly, mindset mediated the effect of grit on nursing intention. The effects of grit and psychological collectivism (β =.19, p=.003), respectively, on nursing intention were significant. However, the interaction between grit and psychological collectivism was not significant. Thus, psychological collectivism did not moderate the effect of grit on nursing intention. Conclusion: The findings demonstrate the importance of pediatric nurses’ grit and mindset on their intended care for patients in critical situations. Cultivating a gritty culture and developing interventions to enhance nurses’ personality traits associated with their performance will be crucial, and such measures are especially salient for pediatric nurses to face the new adjustments required in the era of COVID-19.
KW - COVID-19
KW - Caring
KW - Intention
KW - Pediatric nursing
KW - Personality
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U2 - 10.4094/chnr.2021.27.4.395
DO - 10.4094/chnr.2021.27.4.395
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85120998669
SN - 2287-9110
VL - 27
SP - 395
EP - 403
JO - Child Health Nursing Research
JF - Child Health Nursing Research
IS - 4
ER -
