The chain mediating effect of voice efficacy and commitment to change on the relationship between alexithymia and thriving at work among male nurses in the emergency department
Objective To explore the effect of alexithymia on thriving at work among male nurses in the emergency department, and to examine the chain mediating effect of voice efficacy and commitment to change between them, providing a reference for mana-gers to effectively enhance the thriving at work level of male nurses in this setting.
Methods A total of 411 male nurses from emergency departments were surveyed using a general information questionnaire, the Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20), the Voice Efficacy Scale, the Commitment To Change Scale, and the Thriving at Work Scale.A structural equation model was established, and the Bootstrap method was used to test the mediating effects.
Results The participants scored 58.17±15.63 for thriving at work.Thriving at work was negatively correlated with alexithymia and positively correlated with voice efficacy and commitment to change (all P<0.05).Alexithymia had a direct effect on thriving at work.The mediating effects of voice efficacy and commitment to change accounted for 19.34% and 20.53% of the total effect, respectively, while their chain mediating effect accounted for 11.33% of the total effect.
Conclusion Alexithymia can not only directly negatively affect emergency department
male nurses′ thriving at work but also indirectly affect it through the individual or chain mediating effects of voice efficacy and commitment to change.Enhancing voice efficacy and commitment to change can mobilize the enthusiasm and initiative of emergency department
male nurses, thereby mitigating the negative impact of alexithymia on thriving at work.