Objective To investigate the status quo of nurses' work engagement in Zhanjiang,Guangdong Province,and assess the impacts of social support and work family conflict.
Methods A total of 1 457 nurses in Zhanjiang were selected by convenient sampling method and investigated with general information questionnaire,Social Support Scale,Work-Family Conflict and Family-Work Conflict Scale,and Work Engagement Scale.
Results There were 1 250 valid questionnaires returned.The scores of nurses' social support,work-family conflict,family-work conflict,and work engagement were 3.79& #177;0.63,4.36& #177;1.41,2.81& #177;1.10,and 3.45& #177;1.17 respectively.The score of social support was negatively correlated with the scores of work-family conflict and family-work conflict (r=-0.11 and-0.19,P < 0.01),and positively correlated with the score of work engagement (r=0.33,P < 0.01).The scores of work-family conflict and family-work conflict were negatively correlated with the score of work engagement (r=-0.28 and-0.30,P < 0.01).The results of regression analysis showed that social support,work-family conflict,and family-work conflict could impact nurses' work engagement,and explained 20% of the cumulative variance.At the same time,work-family conflict and family-work conflict played a partial mediating role between social support and work engagement.
Conclusion The scores of social support and work engagement in selected nurses in Zhanjiang are only a little higher than the average levels,which needs to be improved.The perceived work-family conflict is high while the family-work conflict is low.Nurses' work engagement can be promoted directly by increasing social support or indirectly through reducing sense of conflict between work and family.
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