Predicting Nurse Burnout through Psychological Hardiness, Organizational Factors, and Job Vitality: The Mediating Role of Emotion Regulation

چکیده مقاله

Background: Burnout poses serious risks to nurses’ well-being and patient care. Understanding how personal and organizational factors shape burnout is essential for prevention. This study predicts nurse burnout based on psychological hardiness, organizational conditions, and job vitality, emphasizing emotion regulation as a key mediating mechanism. Materials and Methods: This correlational study included 383 nurses working in COVID-19 wards in hospitals in Bandar Abbas, Iran. The samples were randomly selected from a population of 1,850 nurses. Data were collected via questionnaires on burnout, job vitality, psychological hardiness, organizational commitment, organizational climate, and emotion regulation. Data analysis was performed through path analysis via LISREL version 8.8. Results: Job vitality (t₃₈₁= −4.72, p < 0.001) and emotion regulation (t₃₈₁= −9.79, p < 0.001) significantly and negatively affected burnout. In contrast, psychological hardiness (t₃₈₁= −0.15, p = 0.88), organizational commitment (t₃₈₁ = 1.75, p = 0.08), and organizational climate (t₃₈₁ = 0.48, p = 0.63) did not have a direct significant effect on burnout. The indirect effects indicated that psychological hardiness (t₃₈₁ = 3.97, p < 0.001) and organizational commitment (t₃₈₁ = 3.53, p < 0.001) influenced burnout through emotion regulation, while job vitality (t₃₈₁ = 1.47, p = 0.14), and organizational climate (t₃₈₁ = 1.09, p = 0.27) did not show significant indirect effects. Conclusions: Emotion regulation helps reduce nurses’ burnout during the COVID-19 era, and job vitality supports psychological well-being. Therefore, strengthening emotion regulation skills and increasing job vitality can serve as effective strategies to lessen burnout. © 2026 Iranian Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Research.