Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing

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Job stress levels and coping among hospital nurses: a latent profile analysis: Myungji Kim, Hyunkyung Choi; J Korean Acad Nurs 2025;55(3):377-387. Published online August 22, 2025; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4040/jkan.25061

Abstract PDF ePub: Purpose
This study aimed to identify job stress levels and coping profiles among hospital nurses, explore the factors influencing profile classification, and determine whether levels of job embeddedness and happiness varied among the profiles.
Methods
Data were collected through an online survey of 325 hospital nurses, and latent profiles were identified via latent profile analysis. The R3STEP (three-step auxiliary variable approach) method was used to examine the factors influencing the latent profiles, and one-way analysis of variance was conducted to analyze differences in levels of job embeddedness and happiness.
Results
Three job stress and coping profiles were identified: (1) the “moderate stress-balanced coping group”, characterized by moderate levels of job stress and moderate use of all coping strategies; (2) the “high stress-emotional coping group”, with high job stress and primary use of emotional display strategies; and (3) the “low stress-adaptive coping group, with low job stress and the utilization of a variety of coping strategies. Workplace location and monthly income influenced the classification of latent profiles. Nurses working in metropolitan areas and those with lower monthly incomes were more likely to be classified into the high stress-emotional coping group than other groups. The levels of job embeddedness and happiness were highest in the low stress-adaptive coping group and lowest in the high stress-emotional coping group.
Conclusion
The results of this study indicate the need to develop strategies that offer diverse stress-coping programs and support nurses in effectively utilizing coping methods that best suit their individual needs.

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Original Article

Symptom Distress and Coping in Young Korean Breast Cancer Survivors: The Mediating Effects of Social Support and Resilience: Ji Hyun Lee, Hye Young Kim; J Korean Acad Nurs 2018;48(2):241-253. Published online January 15, 2018; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4040/jkan.2018.48.2.241

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Abstract Purpose

The purpose of this study was to test the mediating effect of social support and resilience on the relationship between symptom distress and coping in young Korean breast cancer survivors.

Methods

A purposive sample of 209 young breast-cancer survivors (mean age 39.9) was recruited for a cross-sectional survey, and the data were collected between June and October 2015. The instruments used in this study were the Memorial Symptom Assessment Scale-Short Form, the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support, 10-item Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale, and Cancer Coping Questionnaire. The collected data were then analyzed using the SPSS 23.0 and AMOS 23.0 programs.

Results

Symptom distress was found to have a significant indirect effect on coping (beta=-.32, p=.002), but not a significant direct effect (beta=.06, p=.577). Additionally, based on the values obtained for the squared multiple correlation, symptom distress, social support, and resilience were found to explain 46.4% of the total variance of coping.

Conclusion

Based on the results of this study, it can be suggested that in order to enhance young breast cancer survivors’ ability to cope with the distress they commonly feel, intervention methods that strengthen resilience and provide social support should be developed and made available to them.

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