Relationships between emotional intelligence, mental resilience, and adjustment disorder in novice nurses: a cross-sectional study in China
ObjectiveThis study aims to explore the relationship among adjustment disorder, emotional intelligence, and mental resilience in newly licensed registered nurses.MethodThis study adopts a cross-sectional design to explore the factors influencing work adaptation and mental resilience among newly grad...
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| author | Man Peng Meijuan Xu Hui Yang Qiuxuan Zhang Lijun Lai Yanmei Liu Qimei Xie Xuexia Ma Xiaoqun Mao |
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| description | ObjectiveThis study aims to explore the relationship among adjustment disorder, emotional intelligence, and mental resilience in newly licensed registered nurses.MethodThis study adopts a cross-sectional design to explore the factors influencing work adaptation and mental resilience among newly graduated nurses with <3 years of clinical experience. The research was conducted by distributing a comprehensive, multi-part questionnaire to a targeted sample of new nurses across various healthcare settings. The questionnaire was meticulously designed to capture a holistic view of the participants' personal, professional, and psychological profiles, which included the Personal and Professional Characteristics Questionnaire, the Work Adaptation Difficulties Scale, the Mental Resilience Scale, and the 10-item Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale.ResultsA total of 445 new nurses completed the questionnaire. The mean age of participants was 24.50 ± 2.77 years. Adjustment disorder negatively affected mental resilience (r = −0.460**, P < 0.001) and emotional intelligence (EI) (r = −0.380**, P < 0.001). Conversely, mental resilience positively influenced emotional intelligence (r = 0.714**, P < 0.001). The emotional perception (EP) dimension was negatively correlated with adjustment disorder (r = −0.396**, P < 0.001) but positively associated with increased mental resilience (r = 0.702**, P < 0.001).ConclusionFindings suggest that higher levels of emotional intelligence and psychological resilience contribute significantly to enhanced work adaptation and the mitigation of psychological stress among nurses. Furthermore, job satisfaction appears to be a key predictor in the onset of adjustment disorders. These results underscore the necessity for head nurses and hospital administrators to adopt proactive measures aimed at promoting the psychological well-being of nursing professionals. Targeted interventions that foster emotional resilience and job satisfaction may serve as effective strategies to prevent maladaptive adjustment outcomes in high-stress clinical environments. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-1e231d8eb48e463cbc496848a3ebc94f2025-08-20T03:46:33ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Public Health2296-25652025-06-011310.3389/fpubh.2025.15672521567252Relationships between emotional intelligence, mental resilience, and adjustment disorder in novice nurses: a cross-sectional study in ChinaMan Peng0Meijuan Xu1Hui Yang2Qiuxuan Zhang3Lijun Lai4Yanmei Liu5Qimei Xie6Xuexia Ma7Xiaoqun Mao8Department of Urology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, ChinaDepartment of Urology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, ChinaDepartment of Urology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, ChinaDepartment of Urology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, ChinaDepartment of Urology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, ChinaDepartment of Urology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, ChinaDepartment of Urology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, ChinaDepartment of Urology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, ChinaDepartment of Nursing, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, ChinaObjectiveThis study aims to explore the relationship among adjustment disorder, emotional intelligence, and mental resilience in newly licensed registered nurses.MethodThis study adopts a cross-sectional design to explore the factors influencing work adaptation and mental resilience among newly graduated nurses with <3 years of clinical experience. The research was conducted by distributing a comprehensive, multi-part questionnaire to a targeted sample of new nurses across various healthcare settings. The questionnaire was meticulously designed to capture a holistic view of the participants' personal, professional, and psychological profiles, which included the Personal and Professional Characteristics Questionnaire, the Work Adaptation Difficulties Scale, the Mental Resilience Scale, and the 10-item Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale.ResultsA total of 445 new nurses completed the questionnaire. The mean age of participants was 24.50 ± 2.77 years. Adjustment disorder negatively affected mental resilience (r = −0.460**, P < 0.001) and emotional intelligence (EI) (r = −0.380**, P < 0.001). Conversely, mental resilience positively influenced emotional intelligence (r = 0.714**, P < 0.001). The emotional perception (EP) dimension was negatively correlated with adjustment disorder (r = −0.396**, P < 0.001) but positively associated with increased mental resilience (r = 0.702**, P < 0.001).ConclusionFindings suggest that higher levels of emotional intelligence and psychological resilience contribute significantly to enhanced work adaptation and the mitigation of psychological stress among nurses. Furthermore, job satisfaction appears to be a key predictor in the onset of adjustment disorders. These results underscore the necessity for head nurses and hospital administrators to adopt proactive measures aimed at promoting the psychological well-being of nursing professionals. Targeted interventions that foster emotional resilience and job satisfaction may serve as effective strategies to prevent maladaptive adjustment outcomes in high-stress clinical environments.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1567252/fullnew nursesemotional intelligencemental resilienceadjustment disordermental health |
| spellingShingle | Man Peng Meijuan Xu Hui Yang Qiuxuan Zhang Lijun Lai Yanmei Liu Qimei Xie Xuexia Ma Xiaoqun Mao Relationships between emotional intelligence, mental resilience, and adjustment disorder in novice nurses: a cross-sectional study in China Frontiers in Public Health new nurses emotional intelligence mental resilience adjustment disorder mental health |
| title | Relationships between emotional intelligence, mental resilience, and adjustment disorder in novice nurses: a cross-sectional study in China |
| title_full | Relationships between emotional intelligence, mental resilience, and adjustment disorder in novice nurses: a cross-sectional study in China |
| title_fullStr | Relationships between emotional intelligence, mental resilience, and adjustment disorder in novice nurses: a cross-sectional study in China |
| title_full_unstemmed | Relationships between emotional intelligence, mental resilience, and adjustment disorder in novice nurses: a cross-sectional study in China |
| title_short | Relationships between emotional intelligence, mental resilience, and adjustment disorder in novice nurses: a cross-sectional study in China |
| title_sort | relationships between emotional intelligence mental resilience and adjustment disorder in novice nurses a cross sectional study in china |
| topic | new nurses emotional intelligence mental resilience adjustment disorder mental health |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1567252/full |
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