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Breaking the silence: a cross-sectional study of psychological capital, job embeddedness, and silence behavior in operating room nurses

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  • Jinfeng Qi

  • Yu Zhang

  • Qiaomei Cheng

  • Shuai Wang

  • Zhi Zou

  • July 1, 2026

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    The study investigated silence behavior, psychological capital, and job embeddedness among operating room nurses in Henan Province, China.

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    A total of 395 nurses participated, with an average age of 32.68 years, and the study found moderate levels of silence behavior and psychological capital.

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    Silence behavior among OR nurses negatively correlated with psychological capital and job embeddedness, while job embeddedness positively correlated with psychological capital.

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    Job embeddedness partially mediated the relationship between psychological capital and silence behavior among OR nurses.

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    The findings suggest that improving psychological capital and job embeddedness may help reduce silence behavior among operating room nurses.

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Breaking the silence: a cross-sectional study of psychological capital, job embeddedness, and silence behavior in operating room nurses

  • by Jinfeng Qi, Yu Zhang, Qiaomei Cheng, Shuai Wang, Zhi Zou

  • July 1, 2026

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