Abstract:

Objective To explore the influence of working stressor on presenteeism of new nurses,and to examine the mediating role of nurses’ job crafting. Methods A total of 430 new nurses were investigated with the General Information Questionnaire,the Stanford Presenteeism Scale,Challenge- and Hindrance-related Self-reported Stress Scale,and the Job Crafting Scale. Results The average scores of presenteeism,challenge stressor,hindrance stressor and the job crafting of new nurses were as follows：（2.95±0.74）,（2.59±0.62）,（2.69±0.72）,and（2.85±0.50）. There was a negative correlation between challenge stressor and presenteeism（r=-0.369,P<0.001）,and a positive correlation with job crafting（r=0.393,P<0.001）. While,there was a positive correlation between hindrance stressor and presenteeism（r=0.625,P<0.001）,and a negative correlation between hindrance stressor and job crafting（r=-0.102,P=0.034）. There was a partial mediating effect of job crafting between challenging stressor and presenteeism,and themediating effect（-0.034）accounted for 17.1% of the total effect（-0.199）. Conclusion There was a high level of presenteeism among new nurses. Nursing managers can take targeted strategies to help new nurses dealing with stressor appropriately to promote their job crafting.

Key words: Nurses, Questionnaires, Presenteeism, Challenge-hindrance stressor, Job crafting