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Breaking the Silence in Nursing - An Intervention Study for Reducing Silence Among Nurses

Author(s) / Creator(s)

Ledermann, Franca
Dörfel, Denise

Abstract / Description

Background Acquiescent and quiescent silence in work environments are associated with employee burnout (Knoll, Hall & Weigelt, 2019). We developed an online training program for employees and leaders in healthcare to enhance emotional authenticity as a core communication skill, which is expected to reduce silence behaviors and decrease emotional exhaustion. Objectives and Research questions This study evaluates whether the training improves authenticity knowledge and behavior, reduces employee silence and emotional exhaustion, and leads to high training satisfaction. We also explore these effects over time and across different participant subgroups. Participants The study included 140 participants at baseline (T0), with 40 completing the immediate post-training survey (T1). Further data were collected at 3 months (T2) and 6 months (T3), but with fewer participants. Study method A field experiment was conducted using a pre-post design. Quantitative data were collected through surveys at T0 and T1, with exploratory analyses conducted for T2 and T3.

Keyword(s)

Silence Authenticity Emotional Labor Emotion Regulation Communication Ooccupational Health Psychology Health Care Work and Organisational Psychology

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2024-09-12 14:31:53 UTC

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PsychArchives

Citation

  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Ledermann, Franca
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Dörfel, Denise
  • PsychArchives acquisition timestamp
    2024-09-12T14:31:53Z
  • Made available on
    2024-09-12T14:31:53Z
  • Date of first publication
    2024-09-12
  • Abstract / Description
    Background Acquiescent and quiescent silence in work environments are associated with employee burnout (Knoll, Hall & Weigelt, 2019). We developed an online training program for employees and leaders in healthcare to enhance emotional authenticity as a core communication skill, which is expected to reduce silence behaviors and decrease emotional exhaustion. Objectives and Research questions This study evaluates whether the training improves authenticity knowledge and behavior, reduces employee silence and emotional exhaustion, and leads to high training satisfaction. We also explore these effects over time and across different participant subgroups. Participants The study included 140 participants at baseline (T0), with 40 completing the immediate post-training survey (T1). Further data were collected at 3 months (T2) and 6 months (T3), but with fewer participants. Study method A field experiment was conducted using a pre-post design. Quantitative data were collected through surveys at T0 and T1, with exploratory analyses conducted for T2 and T3.
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  • Publication status
    other
  • Review status
    unknown
  • Persistent Identifier
    https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12034/10864
  • Persistent Identifier
    https://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.15436
  • Language of content
    eng
  • Publisher
    PsychArchives
  • Is related to
    https://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.6666
  • Is related to
    https://www.psycharchives.org/handle/20.500.12034/11809
  • Keyword(s)
    Silence
  • Keyword(s)
    Authenticity
  • Keyword(s)
    Emotional Labor
  • Keyword(s)
    Emotion Regulation
  • Keyword(s)
    Communication
  • Keyword(s)
    Ooccupational Health Psychology
  • Keyword(s)
    Health Care
  • Keyword(s)
    Work and Organisational Psychology
  • Dewey Decimal Classification number(s)
    150
  • Title
    Breaking the Silence in Nursing - An Intervention Study for Reducing Silence Among Nurses
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  • DRO type
    preregistration
  • Visible tag(s)
    PRP-QUANT