The Moderating Effects of Self-esteem and Ego-resilience on the Relationship between Emotional Labor, Depressive Symptom, and Job Satisfaction in Nurses

  • Taeyoun Kim
  • , Kuem Sun Han*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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    Abstract

    Purpose: The purpose of this study is to identify that emotional labor has effect on depressive symptom, job satisfaction, and moderating effect of self-esteem and ego-resilience of nurses. Methods: Data were collected by questionnaires from 224 nurses university hospitals from May 8 to May 19, 2017, analyzing by hierarchical multiple regression. Results: There was a significant positive correlation with emotional labor and depressive symptom. Also emotional labor was significant negative correlation with job satisfaction, self-esteem, and ego-resilience. Ego-resilience had a moderating effect that emotional labor affected depressive symptom and job satisfaction. Conclusion: In this study, Ego-resilience were found to have a significant moderating effect in relation to emotional labor, depressive symptom, and job satisfaction. Therefore, it's needed to consider the ego-resilience when developing emotional labor management program of nurses.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)209-219
    Number of pages11
    JournalJournal of Korean Academy of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing
    Volume30
    Issue number3
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2021 Sept 1

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    Publisher Copyright:
    © 2021 The Korean Academy of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing.

    Keywords

    • Depression
    • Emotion
    • Job satisfaction
    • Psychological resilience
    • Self concept

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Phychiatric Mental Health
    • Health(social science)

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