Influences of Type D Personality, Positive Psychological Capital, and Emotional Labor on the Burnout of Psychiatric Nurses

Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships between type D personality, positive psychological capital, emotional labor, and burnout in psychiatric nurses. Methods: The participants were 187 psychiatric nurses from 12 mental health hospitals in South Korea selected through convenience sampling. Data were collected July-August 2019 through self-reporting questionnaires. Results: Burnout significantly correlated with emotional labor, and positive psychological capital. Emotional labor, positive psychological capital, and type D personality were significant factors, explaining approximately 65.6% of the variance in burnouts. Conclusion: Based on these results, emphasizing the importance of understanding emotional labor and careful management of type D personality, an intervention program focusing on reinforcing positive psychological capital is needed to prevent burnout.