Investigation of the relationship between psychological resilience and job performance in Turkish nurses during the covid-19 pandemic in terms of descriptive characteristics

Hosgör, Haydar; Yaman, Mevlüt

AIM: The study is aimed at investigating the relationship between Psychological Resilience (PR) and Job performance (JP) in nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic in terms of descriptive characteristics. BACKGROUND: The emergence of COVID-19 has mainly affected the psychological resilience and job performances of healthcare professionals, including nurses. To date, no studies in which how psychological resilience contributes to job performance in frontline nurses during the Covid-19 pandemic is investigated have been conducted. METHODS: In this cross-sectional and correlational study conducted with 284 nurses in the Turkey, Brief Resilience and Job Performance Scales were used for data collection. RESULTS: There was a positive significant relationship between psychological resilience and job performance. Psychological resilience explained of 5% job performance. Psychological resilience levels of the nurses who were ≥41 years old and who did their job willingly were higher. CONCLUSION: Nurses who are more experienced and who report doing their job willingly have a higher level of psychological resilience. Addressing psychological resilience may contribute to organizational outcomes such as improved job performance in nurses. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING MANAGEMENT: Using strategies to increase the psychological resilience levels of nurses will significantly contribute to optimization of work efficiency and achievement of quality patient care outcomes.