Social Support Moderates the Relationship Between Death Anxiety and Psychological Distress Among Israeli Nurses

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ملخص

Based on the stress-buffering model, the current study sought to examine the moderating role of perceived social support in the association between death anxiety and psychological distress among nurses. Select variables found in previous studies to correlate with psychological distress served in the current study as covariates to control for their relationship with psychological distress among nurses. These include gender, years of professional experience, self-rated health, self-efficacy, and self-defined burnout. Structured questionnaires were administered to a sample of 795 professionally active nurses in Israel. Psychological distress was assessed by the 6-item Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K6), death anxiety was assessed by a single item scale designed by Abdel-Khalek, and perceived social support was assessed by the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS). The research findings show that higher levels of death anxiety were associated with higher levels of psychological distress only among nurses with lower levels of perceived social support. The study indicates that in order to reduce the level of distress experienced by nurses it is important to take action to reduce their death anxiety and enhance their social support mechanisms.

اللغة الأصليةالإنجليزيّة
الصفحات (من إلى)1502-1514
عدد الصفحات13
دوريةPsychological Reports
مستوى الصوت124
رقم الإصدار4
المعرِّفات الرقمية للأشياء
حالة النشرنُشِر - أغسطس 2021

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