Structural Model of the Relationship between Affective -Collective Investment with Affective Capital and Psychosomatic Complaints among Nurses

Psychosomatic complaints in nurses are among the variables that threaten their health in work environments. For this reason, it is necessary to help them for reduce these types of complaints in different ways. This research was administered with the aim of investigating structural model of the relationship between affective-collective investments with affective capital and psychosomatic complaints among nurses. Methods and Materials: Research method was correlation type of model determination and the research statistical population was the nurses of Amin hospital in Isfahan city, among them two hundred eighty persons were selected using convenience sampling. Research instrument consisted of, affective-collective investment questionnaire with Cronbach Alpha 0.965, affective capital questionnaire with Cronbach Alpha 0.96, and psychosomatic complaints scale with Cronbach Alpha 0.86. Data were analyzed with the use of Pearson’s correlation coefficient and Structure Equation Modeling (SEM). Results revealed that there is a positive significant relationship between affective-collective investment with affective capital (p=0.001), and there is a negative significant relationship between affective-collective investment and affective capital with psychosomatic complaints (p=0.001). Results of structural equation modeling and mediation analysis indicated that affective capital is a complete mediator on the relationship between affective-collective investments with psychosomatic complaints. The results of this study showed that positive capacities of affective capital and affective-collective investment can be used to promote the physical health of nurses in nursing workplaces. Therefore, it is suggested that this be important in the nursing education process.