Psychological empowerment deficits among clinical nurses Mental and Behavioural Disorders
Conditions
Interventions
Seventy full-time registered nurses were randomly assigned to either an intervention group (n = 35), which received a structured NLP-based psychological empowerment training, or a control group (n = 3
Sponsors
Yeditepe University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Full-time registered nurses employed at the participating university hospital 2. Completed institutional orientation and actively working in clinical care units 3. Aged 18 years or older 4. Able to communicate in Turkish 5. Provided informed consent to participate in the study 6. Not participating in any other psychological or empowerment-related training programs during the study period
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Nurses currently participating in any other psychological or professional development training programs 2. Part-time, per diem, or temporary contract nurses 3. Administrative or non-clinical nursing staff 4. Inability to attend all training sessions (for the intervention group) 5. Refusal to provide informed consent 6. Presence of serious physical or mental health conditions that could interfere with participation
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Psychological empowerment levels measured using the Psychological Empowerment Scale (PES) at three timepoints: T1 (Pretest): before the intervention, T2 (Immediate Post-test): after the final session, and T3 (Follow-up): 1 month after the intervention. The PES assesses four subdimensions: meaning, competence, self-determination, and impact. Scores are based on a 5-point Likert scale. Higher scores indicate higher psychological empowerment. Group differences and changes over time were evaluated using appropriate statistical tests. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Subjective experiences of psychological empowerment, collected through semi-structured focus group interviews conducted pre- and post-intervention with a purposive sample of nurses from the intervention group (n = 12). Thematic analysis was used to explore changes in participants’ perceptions of meaning, competence, self-determination, and impact. Key themes included role clarity, emotional regulation, professional confidence, and goal orientation. | — |
Countries
Türkiye
Contacts
Public ContactSevim Sen Olgay
Outcome results
None listed