Guilt, Not Shame, Mediates the Longitudinal Relationship Between Moral Distress and Suicidal Ideation Among Frontline Nurses During COVID‐19
Our findings suggest the importance of educating the nursing workforce on the psychological consequences of workplace moral distress. Intervening on feelings of guilt may reduce suicidal ideation in nurses endorsing moral distress.
Authors
- Danisha Jenkins (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6365-152X)
- David P. Cenkner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1318-4043)
- Alyson K. Zalta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5159-8431)
- Candace W. Burton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0557-6020)
- Garrett K. Chan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6782-124X)
Institutions
- University of Nevada, Las Vegas (US)
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- University of California, Irvine (US)
- San Diego State University (US)
- Alameda Health System (US)
- Irvine University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Clinical Psychology
- Published
- 2025-10-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/jclp.70056
- Primary Topic
- Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Institutes of Health
- National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences