THE PREDICTIVE ROLE OF SELF-EFFICACY, RESILIENCY AND PRACTICE OF RELIGIOUS BELIEFS IN JOB BURNOUT OF NURSES

Psychological variables associated with burnout, stress due to the nursing
profession is important. This study examines the relationship between practice of religious beliefs,
resiliency and self-efficacy and burnout in nurses.
Materials & Methods: The population of the study consisted of all male and female nurses working in
Taleghani, Baqiyatallah and Imam Khomeini hospitals in Tehran in 2014, from which a sample of 180
were selected through available sampling method. Questionnaire to collect data for the study of religious
orientation, Connor and Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RIS), self-efficacy scale (GSE), Maslach
Burnout Inventory responded (MBI). Data using correlation coefficient and multiple regression methods
were analyzed.
Results: The results showed that self-efficacy and burnout (p<001, r=-0/45), resiliency and burnout
(p<001, r=-0/44) and practice of religious beliefs, and burnout (p<001, r=-0/32) there was a significant
negative correlation. Also, the results of the multivariate regression analysis showed that the variables
of practice of religious beliefs, resiliency and self-efficacy were able to explain 55% of the variance of
job burnout.
Conclusion: According to the results of the study, it is suggested that mental health professionals and
managers involved in this area reduce the burnout of nurses' work on the role of practice of religious
beliefs, resilience and self-efficacy.