title: The relationships among personality, social support, and resilience of abused nurses at emergency rooms and psychiatric wards in Taiwan.
abstract: The aim of the authors in this study was to identify factors associated with resilience that helped abused nurses face and cope with violent events. The data for this cross-sectional study were collected from June 2013 to December 2013; 272 participants were recruited from emergency rooms and psychiatric wards in four hospitals in central Taiwan. Among these participants, 230 (84.6%) met the inclusion criterion and completed all questionnaires; 69 (30%) of them reported having experienced only verbal violence; 46 (20%) reported having experienced only physical violence, and 115 (50%) reported having experienced a combination of verbal and physical violence. The following were positively associated with resilience score: having a college education or greater (exp(β)= 1.045, p = .018), extraversion (exp(β)= 1.012 per unit increase in the score, p < .001), family support (exp(β)= 1.004 per unit increase in the score, p = .031), peer support (exp(β)= 1.008 per unit increase in the score, p = .006), and lower level of neuroticism (exp(β)= 0.983 per unit increase in the score, p < .001); 43.6% of the variance in resilience was explained by the variables assessed. Adequate support and advanced education are important for abused nurses to enhance their resilience.
authors: a College of Nursing , Kaohsiung Medical University , Kaohsiung City , Taiwan.
authors: Hsiu-Fen
authors: HF
authors: Hsieh
authors: b Department of Nursing , Changhua Christian Hospital , Changhua City , Taiwan.
authors: Shu-Chen
authors: SC
authors: Chang
authors: a College of Nursing , Kaohsiung Medical University , Kaohsiung City , Taiwan.
authors: Hsiu-Hung
authors: HH
authors: Wang
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D000374:Aggression / Q000523:psychology*; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000523:psychology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D005120:Extraversion, Psychological; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D000075384:Neuroticism; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010555:Personality Inventory; D011567:Psychiatric Department, Hospital; D055500:Resilience, Psychological; D012944:Social Support; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013624:Taiwan; D064450:Workplace Violence / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
keywords: Abuse; nurses; personality traits; resilience; social support