title: The influence of resilience on mental health: The role of general well-being.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Nurses are suffering from increasing stress, and nursing is recognized as one of the most stressful job. Their mental health problems are serious and worthy of attention.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between resilience and mental health and general well-being among nurses.
  
  
  METHODS
  A cross-sectional survey was conducted in 2014, using a self-reported questionnaire. Participants were asked to complete the measure of resilience, mental health, and general well-being. The method of randomly cluster sampling was used to select nurses as participants. A survey of 365 nurses was conducted to test the hypothesized model.
  
  
  RESULTS
  This study showed that resilience, mental health, and general well-being correlated with each other. General well-being was an effective predictor of resilience and mental health, whereas it both can moderate and mediate the relationship.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Strategies to increase nurses' general well-being could enhance their resilience and reduce mental health problems. It is important to improve the mental health of nurses and maintain the professional values that ensure career sustainability.
authors.affiliation: School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun, China.
authors.forename: Tingting
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2657-9124
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.affiliation: School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun, China.
authors.forename: Xinna
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Ding
authors.affiliation: School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun, China.
authors.forename: Jingxin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chai
authors.affiliation: School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun, China.
authors.forename: Zhao
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun, China.
authors.forename: Han
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun, China.
authors.forename: Yixi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kong
authors.affiliation: School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun, China.
authors.forename: Songli
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mei
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008603:Mental Health; D008875:Middle Aged; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology*; D000073397:Occupational Stress / Q000523:psychology*; D055500:Resilience, Psychological; D057566:Self Report; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000523:psychology*; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: general well-being; mediating effect; mental health; moderation analysis; nursing; resilience