title: Nursing a case of the blues: an examination of the role of depression in predicting job-related affective well-being in nurses.
abstract: The current study explored the effect of depression, optimism, and anxiety on job-related affective well-being in 70 graduate nurses. It was predicted that depression and anxiety would have a significant negative effect on job-related affective well-being, whereas optimism would have a significant positive effect on job-related affective well-being. Questionnaires were completed online or in hard-copy forms. Results revealed that depression, optimism, and anxiety were all significantly correlated to job-related affective well-being in the expected direction, however, depression was found to be the only variable that made a significant unique contribution to the prediction of job-related affective well-being. Possible explanations for these findings are explored.
authors.affiliation: Queensland University of Technology, Faculty of Education, Brisbane, Australia.
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Morrissy
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Boman
authors.forename: Amanda
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mergler
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology; D002321:Career Choice; D003469:Culture; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007206:Individuality; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009726:Nurses / Q000523:psychology*; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology; D011793:Queensland; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult