Title : The relationship between nurses' contingent self-esteem and error orientation: The mediating effect of achievement motivation
Abstract:
Aim: Error orientation refers to an individual's attitude toward errors and how they deal with them. In nursing, nurses' error orientation plays a crucial role in improving nursing quality and fostering innovation. Despite its importance, few studies have explored the relationships among nurses' contingent self-esteem, achievement motivation, and error orientation. This study aimed to explore the mediating effect of achievement motivation on the relationship between contingent self-esteem and error orientation.
Design: A questionnaire-based, descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted.
Methods: A convenience sampling method was used to select 340 nurses in a third-grade A hospital in Henan Province from September to October 2024. A general information questionnaire, contingent self- esteem scale, achievement motivation scale,error orientation scale were used to investigate. Structural equation modeling was used to analyze the mediating effect of achievement motivation on contingent self-esteem and error orientation.
Results: A total of 339 valid questionnaires were collected. Achievement-seeking and failure-avoidance motivations formed a suppression effect of mediating effect between contingent self-esteem and error orientation. The indirect effect values were 0.12 and 0.07, with mediating effect shares of 48.4% and 27.8%, respectively. The direct and total effect values were –0.24 and –0.06, respectively.
