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Grdali F, Moradi Y, Baghaei R. Predicting Nurses’ Job Adaptation and Resilience Based on Psychological Hardiness Dimensions: The Roles of Commitment, Control, and Challenge. SJNMP 2025; 11 (1) :110-126
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1- Department of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran & Student Research Committee, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran
2- Patient Safety Research Center, Clinical Research Institute, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia , Iran
3- Patient Safety Research Center, Clinical Research Institute, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia , Iran ,Rbaghaei2001@yahoo.com
2- Patient Safety Research Center, Clinical Research Institute, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia , Iran
3- Patient Safety Research Center, Clinical Research Institute, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia , Iran ,
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Objective: Job adaptation and resilience are important psychological resources that help nurses maintain professional performance and cope with pressures in clinical environments. This study aimed to determine the predictive power of hardiness in relation to job adaptation and resilience among nurses working in educational-therapeutic centers affiliated with Urmia University of Medical Sciences.
Methods: This descriptive-analytical cross-sectional study was conducted among nurses working in educational-therapeutic centers of Urmia University of Medical Sciences during 2021–2022. A total of 349 nurses were selected using stratified random sampling. Data were collected using a demographic information form, the Dawis and Lofquist Job Adaptation Questionnaire, the Connor–Davidson Resilience Scale, and the Kobasa Hardiness Questionnaire. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 22. Descriptive statistics, Pearson’s correlation coefficient, and multiple regression analysis were used for data analysis.
Results: The mean scores of hardiness, resilience, and job adaptation were 87.24±20.55, 64.45±18.70, and 107.81±18.12, respectively. Hardiness had a positive and significant correlation with both resilience and job adaptation. Resilience was also positively and significantly correlated with job adaptation. Multiple regression analysis showed that the commitment and challenge dimensions of hardiness significantly predicted job adaptation. In addition, the control and challenge dimensions of hardiness were significant predictors of resilience.
Conclusion: Hardiness and its dimensions play an important role in predicting nurses’ job adaptation and resilience. Strengthening hardiness, particularly the dimensions of control, commitment, and challenge, may be useful in designing educational, supportive, and managerial interventions to improve nurses’ psychological capacity and professional adjustment.
Methods: This descriptive-analytical cross-sectional study was conducted among nurses working in educational-therapeutic centers of Urmia University of Medical Sciences during 2021–2022. A total of 349 nurses were selected using stratified random sampling. Data were collected using a demographic information form, the Dawis and Lofquist Job Adaptation Questionnaire, the Connor–Davidson Resilience Scale, and the Kobasa Hardiness Questionnaire. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 22. Descriptive statistics, Pearson’s correlation coefficient, and multiple regression analysis were used for data analysis.
Results: The mean scores of hardiness, resilience, and job adaptation were 87.24±20.55, 64.45±18.70, and 107.81±18.12, respectively. Hardiness had a positive and significant correlation with both resilience and job adaptation. Resilience was also positively and significantly correlated with job adaptation. Multiple regression analysis showed that the commitment and challenge dimensions of hardiness significantly predicted job adaptation. In addition, the control and challenge dimensions of hardiness were significant predictors of resilience.
Conclusion: Hardiness and its dimensions play an important role in predicting nurses’ job adaptation and resilience. Strengthening hardiness, particularly the dimensions of control, commitment, and challenge, may be useful in designing educational, supportive, and managerial interventions to improve nurses’ psychological capacity and professional adjustment.
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Received: 2026/08/6 | Revised: 2026/09/8 | Accepted: 2025/09/23 | Published: 2025/09/23 | ePublished: 2025/09/23
Received: 2026/08/6 | Revised: 2026/09/8 | Accepted: 2025/09/23 | Published: 2025/09/23 | ePublished: 2025/09/23
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