Psychological resilience in New Zealand registered nurses: The role of workplace characteristics

Mcallister, MM ORCiD: 0000-0003-1181-1610; To, GQ ORCiD: 0000-0002-3355-6326Aim: To investigate the impact of workplace factors on psychological resilience in registered nurses. Background: Nursing is characterized by persistent workplace adversity. Psychological resilience has been postulated as a means to mitigate the effects of workplace adversity. There is little research that examines the role of workplace factors (i.e., practice environment and bullying) in shaping resilience. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted among 480 registered New Zealand nurses. Psychological resilience was self-reported using the CD-RISC-10, while practice environment and workplace bullying were self-reported using PES-NWI and NAQ-R, respectively. Results: For every point increase in PES-NWI and NAQ-R, there was an increase of 2.84 points (95%CI = 1.79, 3.89; p-value =