Enhancing nurses’ mental health: Psychological well-being mediates the link between professional self-concept and perfectionism with implications for health promotion
Milad Amiri, Marziyeh Gholami, Yahya Khosjnod Motlagh, Negar Khosh Akhlagh, Elina PirouzBACKGROUND:
Exploring various dimensions of mental health is essential for delivering high-quality care. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the relationship between professional self-concept, psychological well-being, and perfectionism among nurses. Understanding these relationships can aid in planning strategies to enhance the factors influencing the quality of nursing care.
MATERIALS AND METHODS:
This cross-sectional study was conducted in 2023 among 150 nurses working in clinical wards of hospitals in Yasuj, Iran. Participants were selected using stratified random sampling. Data were collected through self-reported questionnaires. Pearson correlation was used to examine the relationships between variables, and the research model was tested using path analysis. Mediation effects were evaluated using the bootstrapping method. Data analysis was performed using SPSS version 26 and PLS version 3.
RESULTS:
The mean and standard deviation of professional self-concept, psychological well-being, and perfectionism were 211.55 ± 32.353, 76 ± 10.530, and 90.45 ± 17.271, respectively. A significant relationship was found between professional self-concept and psychological well-being, as well as between psychological well-being and perfectionism (
CONCLUSION:
Given the necessity of maintaining a positive professional attitude and avoiding perfectionism as a potential threat to mental health, special attention should be paid to nurses’ psychological well-being as a mediating factor. Thus, promoting psychological well-being among nurses is strongly recommended.