Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2021, 12(1):267-278 | DOI: 10.15452/cejnm.2021.12.0002

Perinatal stress events and burnout among midwives in Poland. The mediating role of self-efficacy

Arkadiusz Mirosław Jasiński
Institute of Psychology, University of Opole, Poland

Aim:  The aim of the study was to check whether there is a link between perinatal stress events, self-efficacy, and burnoutin a group of midwives. According to the Job Demands-Resources model (JD-R model), perinatal stress events may be linked to burnout, and self-efficacy can play a mediating role in this connection. Design: A quantitative longitudinal study. Methods: The research involved 99 midwives working in the Polish public health service. Results: Stepwise regression analysis showed a direct relationship between perinatal stress events and emotional exhaustion (β = 0.12; p = 0.02). The results of mediation analysis suggest that self-efficacy plays the role of mediator in the perinatal stress events – emotional exhaustion relationship (β = -0.12; p < 0.001), and plays the role of suppressive variable in the perinatal stress events – disengagement from work relationship, (β = -0.10; p = 0.008). Seniority acts as a moderator between perinatal stress events and exhaustion in the relationship mediated by self-efficacy (β = 0.07; p = 0.04). Conclusion: The results confirm the assumptions of the JD-R model regarding the link between job demands, job resources, and occupational burnout. Perinatal stress events can be a predictor of exhaustion, especially when combined with low self-efficacy and limited seniority.

Keywords: burnout, JD-R model, midwives, self-efficacy, work-related stress

Received: June 25, 2020; Revised: January 5, 2021; Accepted: January 6, 2021; Prepublished online: February 5, 2021; Published: March 5, 2021  Show citation

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