TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2019//
TI  - The mediating role of self-efficacy in the relationship between workplace bullying, mental health and an intention to leave among nurses in Taiwan
JO  - International journal of occupational medicine and environmental health
A1  - Hsieh, Yu-Hui
A1  - Wang, Hsiu-Hung
A1  - Ma, Shu-Ching
SP  - 245
EP  - 254
VL  - 32
IS  - 2
N2  - OBJECTIVES: The aim of the study was to examine the relationship between workplace bullying, mental health and an intention to leave among nurses, and the mediating role of self-efficacy. MATERIAL AND METHODS: This cross-sectional study was conducted among 385 nurses in Taiwan. Data were collected by means of self-report questionnaires, including the <i>Negative Acts Questionnaire-Revised</i>, the <i>General Self-Efficacy Scale</i>, the <i>Chinese Health Questionnaire</i>, and the <i>Employee's Turnover Intentions and Job Destination Choices Scale</i>. Descriptive statistics, Pearson's correlation and hierarchical regression analyses were used. <br><br>RESULTS: Bullying was found to negatively correlate with self-efficacy and mental health, and positively with an intention to leave. Self-efficacy positively correlated with mental health, and negatively with an intention to leave. Hierarchical regression showed that bullying and self-efficacy were significant predictors of both mental health and an intention to leave. Self-efficacy partially mediated the relationship between bullying and mental health, as well as an intention to leave. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Self-efficacy acted as a mediator of workplace bullying, mental health and an intention to leave among nurses. It could protect victims from the devastating effects of bullying behaviors.<br><br>This work is available in Open Access model and licensed under a CC BY-NC 3.0 PL license.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1232-1087
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.13075/ijomeh.1896.01322
ID  - ref1
ER  -