title: Can We Predict Burnout among Student Nurses? An Exploration of the ICWR-1 Model of Individual Psychological Resilience.
abstract: The nature of nursing work is demanding and can be stressful. Previous studies have shown a high rate of burnout among employed nurses. Recently, efforts have been made to understand the role of resilience in determining the psychological adjustment of employed nurses. A theoretical model of resilience was proposed recently that includes several constructs identified in the literature related to resilience and to psychological functioning. As nursing students are the future of the nursing workforce it is important to advance our understanding of the determinants of resilience in this population. Student nurses who had completed their final practicum were invited to participate in an online survey measuring the key constructs of the ICWR-1 model. 422 students from across Australia and Canada completed the survey between July 2014 and July 2015. As well as several key demographics, trait negative affect, mindfulness, self-efficacy, coping, resilience, and burnout were measured. We used structural equation modeling and found support for the major pathways of the model; namely that resilience had a significant influence on the relationship between mindfulness, self-efficacy and coping, and psychological adjustment (burnout scores). Furthermore, as predicted, Neuroticism moderated the relationship between coping and burnout. Results are discussed in terms of potential approaches to supporting nursing students who may be at risk of burnout.
authors.affiliation: School of Psychology and Speech Pathology, Curtin University Perth, WA, Australia.
authors.forename: Clare S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Rees
authors.affiliation: School of Psychology and Exercise Science, Murdoch University Perth, WA, Australia.
authors.forename: Brody
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Heritage
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, Curtin University Perth, WA, Australia.
authors.forename: Rebecca
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Osseiran-Moisson
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing and Midwifery, Flinders University Adelaide, SA, Australia.
authors.forename: Diane
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Chamberlain
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, The University of Adelaide Adelaide, SA, Australia.
authors.forename: Lynette
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cusack
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, Midwifery and Indigenous Health, Charles Sturt University Bathurst, NSW, Australia.
authors.forename: Judith
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Anderson
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Southern Queensland Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
authors.forename: Victoria
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Terry
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Southern Queensland Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
authors.forename: Cath
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rogers
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Applied and Professional Studies - School of Business, Nipissing University Toronto, ON, Canada.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hemsworth
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing and Midwifery, Monash University Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
authors.forename: Wendy
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Cross
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, The University of AdelaideAdelaide, SA, Australia; School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Southern QueenslandBrisbane, QLD, Australia.
authors.forename: Desley G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Hegney
keywords: burnout; nursing; resilience; students