The role of workplace social capital on the relationship between perceived stress and professional identity among clinical nurses during the <scp>COVID</scp>‐19 outbreak

Zhang, Yu-Dong; Gao, Ya-Qin; Tang, Yan; Li, Yuhong

doi:10.1111/jjns.12376

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“…A possible reason for such results could be the sudden transition to large-scale WFH practices, which allowed for internal DKS procedures and tools to be available to all employees, regardless of their age, gender, and position, as well as across all organization types (big vs. small, public vs. private), in order to maintain “business as usual” during the pandemic ( Kirchner et al., 2021 ; Waizenegger et al., 2020 ). Following SCT, social relationships between colleagues existed prior to the pandemic ( Zhang et al., 2021 ); hence, the enforced WFH practice did not affect the association between demographics and internal DKS.…”

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Digital knowledge sharing and creative performance: Work from home during the COVID-19 pandemic

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The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting social distancing requirements have led to major disruptions in the world of work. The outcomes of the enforced and large-scale work from home (WFH) practices are currently largely unexplored. This study aims to address this gap in the research by investigating the external and internal digital knowledge sharing (DKS) and creative performance (CP) of employees under these extraordinary circumstances. The social capital theory was utilized as the theoretical lens for examining the associations of DKS and CP with demographic, individual, and organizational factors. An online cross-sectional survey was carried out among knowledge workers based in Norway during the pandemic lockdown. The study results indicate that internal and external DKS are significant predictors of CP in the WFH context during the COVID-19 pandemic. Females and older employees are more likely to engage in external DKS than their counterparts. Furthermore, individual motivation is found to be positively associated with internal DKS, external DKS, and CP. The findings suggest that increased use of digital platforms helps increase CP in the WFH setting resulting from the pandemic. Various theoretical and practical implications are discussed, and future research avenues are proposed.

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Digital knowledge sharing and creative performance: Work from home during the COVID-19 pandemic

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“… Liu et al (2020) shared that Chinese health care providers reported stronger identification to their professional duty since COVID-19. Previous studies have also shown that medical staff with high levels of professional identity might perceive their occupation positively, which may improve their ability to resist stress, thereby reducing their perception of stress ( Zhang et al, 2021b ). When occupational stressors are not perceived as threatening to one sense of self, the stress response may not be activated.…”

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Three Mental Health Symptoms of Frontline Medical Staff Associated With Occupational Stressors During the COVID-19 Peak Outbreak in China: The Mediation of Perceived Stress and the Moderation of Social Support

Zou

Zhang

et al. 2022

Front. Psychol.

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The outbreak of COVID-19 epidemic has increased work demands for medical staff and has a certain impact on their mental health. The present study aimed to examine the role of perceived stress and social support in explaining the association between the occupational stressors and three mental health symptoms (i.e., anxiety, depression, and insomnia) of frontline medical staff. Five hundred twenty five frontline medical staff were investigated online after the outbreak of the COVID-19 (16 February, 2020–2 March, 2020) in China. The results found that the prevalence of anxiety, depression, and insomnia among frontline medical staff were 39.8, 29.9, and 37.9%, respectively. Occupational stressors were associated with anxiety, depression, and insomnia symptoms. Perceived stress significantly mediated this link. Social support moderated the second half of the indirect effect of occupational stressors on anxiety and depression symptoms. Under the epidemic situation of COVID-19, for frontline medical staff, high perceived stress and low social support may increase vulnerability for mental health symptoms triggered by occupational stressors. Thus, improving the social support and promoting the cognitive reappraisal of perceived stress may help to maintain mental health among medical staff.

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“…Therefore, given the importance of a healthy work environment for patients, nurses, and organizations, researchers and professional organizations have emphasized promoting nurse work environments [ 7 , 9 – 11 ] . The World Health Organization (2020) called for urgent investment by improving work conditions [ 12 ].…”

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The changes in the nursing practice environment brought by COVID-19 and improvement recommendations from the nurses’ perspective: a cross-sectional study

Cheng

Zhu

Zuo

et al. 2022

BMC Health Serv Res

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Background The COVID-19 pandemic has brought an opportunity to increase investment in the nursing practice environment, which has greatly impacted patients, nurses, and organizations. However, there were limited studies concerning the changes in the practice environment since the COVID-19 pandemic and the way to improve it from nurses’ perspectives. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted among 460 nurses from seven hospitals in Sichuan, China. Both the quantitative and qualitative data were collected from an online questionnaire. The quantitative data were collected using the Chinese version of the Practice Environment Scale-Nursing Work Index and compared with available norms in 2010. The qualitative data were collected through an open question following the scale and analyzed by content analysis. Results The mean of the score of the practice environment scale was 3.44 (SD = 0.56) out of 4.00. The score of the total scale and the dimensions were significantly higher than the norms, apart from nurse-physician relations and nurse participation in hospital affairs. The qualitative findings revealed positive changes in nursing foundations for quality of care, nurse participation in hospital affairs and nurse-physician relations, and poor staffing and resource adequacy. The improvement in the working model and ward environment is the primary concern of nurses. Conclusions The COVID-19 pandemic brought some positive changes in the nursing practice environment, but more efforts are needed to solve those nagging and important problems, such as staff shortages and low participation. Nursing managers and hospital leaders were encouraged to listen to nurses’ concerns and value this suitable opportunity for changing and improving to achieve better health services and coping ability to deal with emergency events going forward. Improving the ward environment and taking a professional model instead of sticking to the tedious process might be worthwhile.

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The role of workplace social capital on the relationship between perceived stress and professional identity among clinical nurses during the COVID‐19 outbreak

Cited by 29 publications

References 68 publications

Digital knowledge sharing and creative performance: Work from home during the COVID-19 pandemic

Digital knowledge sharing and creative performance: Work from home during the COVID-19 pandemic

Three Mental Health Symptoms of Frontline Medical Staff Associated With Occupational Stressors During the COVID-19 Peak Outbreak in China: The Mediation of Perceived Stress and the Moderation of Social Support

The changes in the nursing practice environment brought by COVID-19 and improvement recommendations from the nurses’ perspective: a cross-sectional study

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