Emotional Dissonance and Psychological Wellbeing Among Psychiatric Nurses

Shawky Ibrahim Abdallah, Asmaa; Hamdy Ali Alzeiny, Hanaa; Mohamed Metwaly, Safaa; Shaban Elsayed, Hayam

doi:10.21608/znj.2025.391276.1061

Emotional Dissonance and Psychological Wellbeing Among Psychiatric Nurses

Document Type : Original Article

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¹ Demonstrator at Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Zagazig University, Egypt.

² Professor of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Zagazig University, Egypt.

³ Lecturer of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Zagazig University, Egypt.

10.21608/znj.2025.391276.1061

Abstract

Background: Nurses manipulate their emotions as part of their occupation, and as a consequence, nurses may be susceptible to emotional dissonance, a phenomenon that affects healthcare professionals from a variety of angles because it may jeopardize their psychological and mental health, as well as challenge and influence their goals and psychological wellbeing. Aim of the study: Assess the relation between emotional dissonance and psychological wellbeing among psychiatric nurses. Subjects and methods: Research design: Descriptive correlational design was used to conduct the study. Setting: The study was executed out at El-Azazi hospital for mental health in Abo Hamad City, Sharkia Governorate, Egypt. Subjects: A purposive sample of 100 psychiatric nurses participate in this study. Tools of data collection: Two tools were used for data collection. The Emotional Dissonance Scale is composed of two parts (Socio-demographic and work-related characteristics Questionnaire and Emotional Dissonance Scale), and Psychological Well-Being Scales (PWB). Results: This study demonstrated that less than half of the studied nurses had moderate level of emotional dissonance and less than three-quarters of the studied nurses had high psychological wellbeing levels. Conclusion: There was a statistically significant negative correlation between nurses' emotional dissonance and their psychological well-being. Recommendation: Developing psychosocial counselling sessions to train psychiatric nurses on emotional expression and management.

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