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The Mediating Effect of Self-Efficacy and Coping Strategy in Relation to Job Stress and Psychological Well-Being of Home-Visiting Care Workers for Elderly during the COVID-19 Pandemic

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  • Hee-Kyung Kim

    (Department of Nursing, Kongju National University, Gongju 32588, Korea)

  • Jeong-Hyo Seo

    (Department of Nursing, Graduate School, Kongju National University, Gongju 32588, Korea)

  • Cheol-Hee Park

    (Department of Nursing, Graduate School, Kongju National University, Gongju 32588, Korea)

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to analyze the mediating effect of self-efficacy and coping strategy in the relationship between job stress and the psychological well-being of care workers. The subjects were 112 home-visiting care workers, and data were collected at four home-visiting nursing centers in a metropolitan city and a small and medium-sized city from July to August 2022. The collected data were analyzed by descriptive statistics, t -test, ANOVA, Pearson’s correlation co-efficient, multiple linear regression, and Sobel test. The mean score of psychological well-being was 3.33 ± 0.46 out of a possible 5. The subject’s psychological well-being was correlated with self-efficacy (r = 0.64, p < 0.001), problem-solving-focused coping (r = 0.58, p < 0.001), social-support-seeking coping (r = 0.34, p < 0.001), job stress (r = −0.31, p = 0.001), avoidance-focused coping (r = −0.37, p < 0.001). Self-efficacy (Z = −4.92, p < 0.001), problem-solving-focused coping (Z = −2.56, p = 0.010), and avoidance-focused coping (Z = −3.07, p = 0.002) had a mediating effect in the relationship between job stress and psychological well-being of the subjects during the COVID-19 pandemic. Based on these results, the psychological well-being nursing intervention program for home-visiting care workers need to include job stress, problem-solving-focused coping, and avoidance-focused coping.

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  • Hee-Kyung Kim & Jeong-Hyo Seo & Cheol-Hee Park, 2022. "The Mediating Effect of Self-Efficacy and Coping Strategy in Relation to Job Stress and Psychological Well-Being of Home-Visiting Care Workers for Elderly during the COVID-19 Pandemic," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(19), pages 1-14, September.
  • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:19:p:12164-:d:925090
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    1. Hee-Kyung Kim, 2022. "In the COVID-19 Era, Effects of Job Stress, Coping Strategies, Meaning in Life and Resilience on Psychological Well-Being of Women Workers in the Service Sector," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(16), pages 1-15, August.
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    2. Anahita Ali & Santosh Kumar, 2023. "Mediating Effect of Challenges on Demographics and Coping Strategies of Indian Healthcare Workers during COVID-19," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(5), pages 1-14, March.

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