Determination of Psychological Capital Levels of Nurses

Year 2025, Volume: 28 Issue: 2, 167 - 176, 17.06.2025

Aliye Yaşayacak , Makbule Tokur Kesgin

https://doi.org/10.17049/jnursology.1478643

Abstract

Objective: In the study, it was aimed to determine the psychological capital levels of nurses.

Methods: The descriptive study was conducted with 138 nurses working in a training and research hospital. Data were collected with Personal Information Form and Psychological Capital Scale. Descriptive analyses, independent groups t test, Anova test and Pearson correlation test were used in the analysis of data.

Results: The total score of the Nurses' Psychological Capital Scale was found to be 105.11±12.97. When looking at the sub-dimensions of the scale, the highest average score was calculated as "self-efficacy" score average of 28.06±4.81, and the lowest average score was calculated as "optimism" score average of 23.18± 3.39. As a result of the study, a statistically significant difference was found between positive psychological capital level and marital status, total professional years, working time in the institution, number of shifts per month, department worked, working status, weekly working hours and working style (P <.05).

Conclusion: This study revealed that nurses' psychological capital levels were generally high. The highest score was observed in the self-efficacy sub-dimension, while the lowest was observed in the optimism sub-dimension. Significant relationships were found between psychological capital and some demographic and professional variables. These findings show that regular monitoring of nurses' psychological capital and consideration of the influencing factors can contribute to improvements in areas such as workload management, working hours and shift planning. The findings obtained can provide significant contributions in terms of nursing management, human resources practices and vocational training programs.

Keywords

Nursing , motivastion , positive , psychology , mental health

Ethical Statement

This study was approved by Bolu Abant İzzet Baysal University Clinical Research Ethics Committee (04.05.2021 date, decision no: 2021/121).

Supporting Institution

there is no

Hemşirelerin Psikolojik Sermaye Düzeylerinin Belirlenmesi

Abstract

Amaç: Çalışmada, hemşirelerin psikolojik sermaye düzeylerinin belirlenmesi amaçlanmıştır.

Yöntemler: Tanımlayıcı tipte olan çalışma, bir eğitim araştırma hastanesinde çalışmakta olan 138 hemşire ile yapılmıştır. Veriler, “Kişisel Bilgi Formu ve Psikolojik Sermaye Ölçeği” ile toplanmıştır. Verilerin analizinde tanımlayıcı analizler, bağımsız gruplarda t testi, Anova testi ve Pearson korelasyon testi kullanılmıştır.

Bulgular: Hemşirelerin Psikolojik Sermaye Ölçeği Toplam puan ortalaması 105.11±12.97 olarak bulunmuştur. Ölçek alt boyutlarına bakıldığında en yüksek puan ortalaması öz-yeterlilik alt boyutunda olup puanı ortalaması 28.06±4.81, en düşük puan ortalaması iyimserlik alt boyutunda ve puanı ortalaması 23.18±3.39 bulunmuştur. Çalışma sonucunda olumlu psikolojik sermaye düzeyi ile medeni durum, meslekte toplam çalışma yılı, kurumda çalışma süresi, aylık nöbet sayısı, çalışılan bölüm, çalışma statüsü, haftalık çalışma saati ve çalışma biçimi açısından istatistiksel açıdan anlamlı farklılık saptanmıştır (P<.05).

Sonuç: Bu çalışma, hemşirelerin psikolojik sermaye düzeylerinin genel olarak yüksek olduğunu ortaya koymuştur. En yüksek puan öz-yeterlilik, en düşük ise iyimserlik alt boyutunda gözlenmiştir. Psikolojik sermaye ile bazı demografik ve mesleki değişkenler arasında anlamlı ilişkiler saptanmıştır. Bu bulgular, hemşirelerin psikolojik sermayesinin düzenli izlenmesinin ve etkileyen faktörlerin göz önünde bulundurulmasının; iş yükü yönetimi, çalışma saatleri ve nöbet planlaması gibi alanlarda yapılacak iyileştirmelere katkı sağlayabileceğini göstermektedir. Elde edilen bulgular, hemşirelik yönetimi, insan kaynakları uygulamaları ve mesleki eğitim programları açısından önemli katkılar sunabilir.

Keywords

Hemşirelik , motivasyon , pozitif , psikoloji , ruh sağlığı

Ethical Statement

Bu çalışma Bolu Abant İzzet Baysal Üniversitesi Klinik Araştırmalar Etik Kurulu (04.05.2021 tarih, karar no: 2021/121) tarafından onaylanmıştır.

Supporting Institution

Yoktur.

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