Abstract
Background: Nurses’ disaster readiness is influenced by stress, self-efficacy, and family support. Understanding the mediating roles of these factors is crucial for enhancing preparedness and ensuring effective patient care during disasters. With the increasing occurrence of disasters, understanding how stress impacts disaster readiness and the potential mediating roles of self-efficacy and family support is essential.
Aim: To examine whether self-efficacy and family support mediate the relationship between stress and disaster readiness among nurses.
Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted with 476 registered nurses. Data were collected on demographics, work-related characteristics, the Perceived Stress Scale-14, the General Self-Efficacy Scale, perceived family support, and the Readiness for Disaster Response Scale. Descriptive statistics and Pearson’s correlations were used to analyze data. The mediating roles of self-efficacy and family support were assessed using the PROCESS macro in SPSS, with indirect effects evaluated through 10,000 bootstrap samples.
Results: Stress negatively correlated with self-efficacy and family support, while self-efficacy positively correlated with family support. Disaster readiness was negatively correlated with stress and positively correlated with self-efficacy and family support. Self-efficacy significantly mediated the relationship between stress and disaster readiness, but family support did not show significant indirect effects.
Conclusion: The findings emphasize self-efficacy's critical role in mitigating stress's impact on disaster readiness. Although family support is beneficial, it did not significantly mediate the stress-disaster readiness relationship. Self-efficacy is a key mediator in the relationship between stress and disaster readiness among nurses. Enhancing self-efficacy can improve disaster preparedness and well-being in high-stress environments.
Implications for Nursing and Health Policy: This study advocates integrating stress-reduction and self-efficacy interventions into nursing education and policies.
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Presentation
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Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
Cross-Sectional
Research Approach
Quantitative Research
Keywords:
Acute Care, Competence, Stress and Coping, Disaster Preparation
Recommended Citation
Pan, Hsueh-Hsing and Hsiao, Peng-Ching, "Perceived Stress and Compassion Satisfaction Among Nurses: The Mediating Role of Disaster Readiness" (2025). International Nursing Research Congress (INRC). 160.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/inrc/2025/presentations_2025/160
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36th International Nursing Research Congress
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Sigma Theta Tau International
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Seattle, Washington, USA
Conference Year
2025
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Perceived Stress and Compassion Satisfaction Among Nurses: The Mediating Role of Disaster Readiness
Seattle, Washington, USA
Background: Nurses’ disaster readiness is influenced by stress, self-efficacy, and family support. Understanding the mediating roles of these factors is crucial for enhancing preparedness and ensuring effective patient care during disasters. With the increasing occurrence of disasters, understanding how stress impacts disaster readiness and the potential mediating roles of self-efficacy and family support is essential.
Aim: To examine whether self-efficacy and family support mediate the relationship between stress and disaster readiness among nurses.
Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted with 476 registered nurses. Data were collected on demographics, work-related characteristics, the Perceived Stress Scale-14, the General Self-Efficacy Scale, perceived family support, and the Readiness for Disaster Response Scale. Descriptive statistics and Pearson’s correlations were used to analyze data. The mediating roles of self-efficacy and family support were assessed using the PROCESS macro in SPSS, with indirect effects evaluated through 10,000 bootstrap samples.
Results: Stress negatively correlated with self-efficacy and family support, while self-efficacy positively correlated with family support. Disaster readiness was negatively correlated with stress and positively correlated with self-efficacy and family support. Self-efficacy significantly mediated the relationship between stress and disaster readiness, but family support did not show significant indirect effects.
Conclusion: The findings emphasize self-efficacy's critical role in mitigating stress's impact on disaster readiness. Although family support is beneficial, it did not significantly mediate the stress-disaster readiness relationship. Self-efficacy is a key mediator in the relationship between stress and disaster readiness among nurses. Enhancing self-efficacy can improve disaster preparedness and well-being in high-stress environments.
Implications for Nursing and Health Policy: This study advocates integrating stress-reduction and self-efficacy interventions into nursing education and policies.
Description
This study examines how self-efficacy and family support mediate the impact of stress on nurses' disaster readiness. Results highlight self-efficacy as a significant mediator, enhancing disaster readiness, while family support shows no significant mediation effect. Findings suggest integrating self-efficacy interventions in nursing education to strengthen disaster readiness and resilience.