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Effects of Social Support and Emotional Intelligence in the Relationship between Emotional Labor and Burnout among Clinical Nurses

Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing Administration 2012;18(3):271-280.
Published online: September 30, 2012

1Doctoral Student, College of Nursing, Washington University, USA.

2Professor, Red Cross College of Nursing, Chung-Ang University, Korea.

Correspondence: Yom, Young-Hee. Red Cross College of Nursing, Chung-Ang University, 221 Heukseok-dong, Dongiak-gu, Seoul, Korea. 156-756. Tel: 82-2-820-5700, Fax: 82-2-824-7961, yhyom@cau.ac.kr
• Received: April 30, 2012   • Revised: July 26, 2012   • Accepted: September 7, 2012

Copyright © 2012 Korean Academy of Nursing Administration

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  • Purpose
    The purpose of this study was to identify the effects of social support and emotional intelligence in the relationship between emotional labor and burnout among clinical nurses.
  • Methods
    The sample for this study consisted of 382 nurses from four hospitals located in Seoul or Gyunggi Province. Data were analyzed using frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, t-test, ANOVA, Scheffé test, Pearson Correlation, Hierarchical Multiple Regression, and Path Analysis.
  • Results
    It was found that: (a) emotional labor had a positive effect on burnout, while social support and emotional intelligence had negative effects on burnout; (b) social support and emotional intelligence moderated the relationship between emotional labor and burnout, and (c) social support mediated the relationship between emotional labor and burnout, whereas emotional intelligence did not.
  • Conclusion
    The results of the study indicate that high levels of support had a buffering effect and mitigated the negative effects of the emotional labor on burnout. Therefore, strategies to enhance social support for nurses are needed and further research needs to be done to refine this study.

This article is a short form of the first author's master's thesis.

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Figure 1
Conceptual model
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Table 1
Descriptive Statistics and Correlations among Emotional Labor, Social Support, Emotional Intelligence and Burnout (N=382)
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Table 2
Difference of Burnout by General Characteristics (N=382)
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Table 3
Summary of Hierarchical Multiple Regression with Burnout
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Table 4
Standardized Direct, Indirect and Total Effects
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    Effects of Social Support and Emotional Intelligence in the Relationship between Emotional Labor and Burnout among Clinical Nurses
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    Figure 1 Conceptual model
    Effects of Social Support and Emotional Intelligence in the Relationship between Emotional Labor and Burnout among Clinical Nurses

    Descriptive Statistics and Correlations among Emotional Labor, Social Support, Emotional Intelligence and Burnout (N=382)

    Difference of Burnout by General Characteristics (N=382)

    Summary of Hierarchical Multiple Regression with Burnout

    Standardized Direct, Indirect and Total Effects

    Table 1 Descriptive Statistics and Correlations among Emotional Labor, Social Support, Emotional Intelligence and Burnout (N=382)

    Table 2 Difference of Burnout by General Characteristics (N=382)

    Table 3 Summary of Hierarchical Multiple Regression with Burnout

    Table 4 Standardized Direct, Indirect and Total Effects

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