Abstract
Continuous exposure to traumatic circumstances or events causes the nurse to suffer from moral injury. In order for its properties to be complete, an individual must feel that there is a noticeable and influential violation or departure in moral values, standards and beliefs, whether from the individual himself /herself or from others, without the ability on his/her part to correct or remedy the mistake. Moral harm may lead to the individual having difficulty controlling his/her emotions when exposed to negative or traumatic events. The difficulty of emotional regulation is represented in the individual's inability to understand and realize his/her emotions, and the negative emotions control him/her in a way that impedes his/her benefit from his/her previous experiences, with his/her inability to go towards his/her goals when s/he goes through negative emotions, as well as his/her weak ability to flexibly employ the strategies of emotional regulation, and his/her inability to control his/her emotions while facing traumatic events or tension and threat.
The current research aimed to examine the following:
-Moral injury among male and female nurses.
-Differences in moral harm according to; gender: males - females; marital status: single - married, number of working years: (1-15) (16-30) (31 and above); and educational attainment: preparatory - diploma, bachelors.
-Difficulty of emotional regulation among male and female nurses.
-Differences in the difficulty of emotional regulation according to; gender: males – females; marital status: single – married; number of working years: (1-15) (16-30) (31 and above); and educational attainment: preparatory school, diploma, bachelor’s degree).
-The relationship between moral injury and difficulty of emotional regulation among male and female nurses.
- The extent to which moral injury contributes to the difficulty of emotional regulation among male and female nurses.
The results revealed that there is a statistically significant positive correlation between moral injury and the difficulty of emotional regulation among nurses. The moral harm contributed statistically to the difficulty of emotional regulation, as the change in the difficulty of emotional regulation in nurses is due to the moral harm. Finally, the researcher came out with a number of recommendations and suggestions.
The current research aimed to examine the following:
-Moral injury among male and female nurses.
-Differences in moral harm according to; gender: males - females; marital status: single - married, number of working years: (1-15) (16-30) (31 and above); and educational attainment: preparatory - diploma, bachelors.
-Difficulty of emotional regulation among male and female nurses.
-Differences in the difficulty of emotional regulation according to; gender: males – females; marital status: single – married; number of working years: (1-15) (16-30) (31 and above); and educational attainment: preparatory school, diploma, bachelor’s degree).
-The relationship between moral injury and difficulty of emotional regulation among male and female nurses.
- The extent to which moral injury contributes to the difficulty of emotional regulation among male and female nurses.
The results revealed that there is a statistically significant positive correlation between moral injury and the difficulty of emotional regulation among nurses. The moral harm contributed statistically to the difficulty of emotional regulation, as the change in the difficulty of emotional regulation in nurses is due to the moral harm. Finally, the researcher came out with a number of recommendations and suggestions.
Abstract
يؤدي التعرض المستمر للظروف أو الأحداث الصادمةلاصابة الممرض بالضرر الاخلاقي ولكي تكتمل ملامحه، يجب أن يشعر الفرد بأن هناك انتهاكا أو خروجا ملاحظًا ومؤثرًا في القيم والمعايير والاعتقادات الاخلاقية سواء من الفرد نفسه أم من الآخرين من دون القدرة منه على التصحيح أو تدارك الخطا. إذ إن الاصابة بالضرر بالاخلاقي قد يؤدي بالفرد إلى الصعوبة في ضبط انفعالاته عند تعرضه للاحداث السلبية أو الصادمة، إذ إن صعوبة التنظيم الانفعالي تتمثل في افتقاد الفرد القدرة على فهم وادراك انفعالاته ووصفها، وسيطرة الانفعالات السلبية عليه بالشكل الذي يعوق استفادته من خبراته السابقة، مع عدم قدرته على التوجه نحو اهدافه عند مروره بالانفعالات السلبية فضلًا عن ضعف قدرته على التوظيف المرن لاستراتيجيات التنظيم الانفعالي.