Nurses’ Mental Health as the Mediator of the Relationship Between Gratitude to the Organisation and Work Engagement: A Cross-sectional Study

This research aimed to investigate whether nurses’ gratitude to the organisation is related to work engagement and whether their mental health mediated this relationship. An explanatory and cross-sectional study was conducted to achieve this purpose. The STROBE checklist for cross-sectional studies was used while designing the research. The data were collected from a total of 403 nurses through a questionnaire technique and analysed through t , analysis of variance (ANOVA), correlation and regression tests. Findings showed that nurses’ gratitude to the organisation is positively related to their mental health and work engagement. Moreover, behaviour control and lack of anxiety partially mediated the relationship between gratitude to the organisation and vigour. Behaviour control, lack of anxiety and lack of depression partially mediated the relationship between gratitude to the organisation and dedication. And, behaviour control and lack of depression partially mediated the relationship between gratitude to the organisation and absorption. Accordingly, to make nurses engaged in their work and provide quality patient care, they must have good mental health, which can be achieved through their gratitude to the organisation. Gratitude matters in the management of healthcare organisations. The more nurses are grateful, mentally healthy and engaged in work, the better patient care will be.