The Role of Psychological Capital and Job Burnout in the Serial Mediation Between Social Support and Leisure Crafting of Nurses in Emergency Department

This study examines the effects of social support and psychological capital on job burnout and leisure crafting among emergency department nurses, focusing on the serial-mediating roles of psychological capital and job burnout. AMOS 26 was used to test serial mediation by administering 317 survey questionnaires to conveniently selected nurses employed at nine Grade-A hospitals in China. Results showed social support significantly influenced leisure crafting (β = 0.94, p = 0.014, CI = 0.150-2.131), with psychological capital (β = 0.82, p = 0.005, CI = 0.315-10.354) and job burnout (β = 0.28, p = 0.036, CI = 0.032-0.722) serving as significant mediators. A serial-mediating effect was also observed (β = 0.16, p = 0.042, CI = 0.003-0.477), accounting for 57.3% of the total effect. The findings suggest that enhancing social support, psychological capital, and reducing burnout can improve nurses' well-being, work performance, and leisure crafting.