Work-related communication mediates the relationship between perceived diversity climate and psychological empowerment among part-time nurses: A cross-sectional study.

Aim: This study investigates which work-related communication mediates the relationship between diversity climate and psychological empowerment among part-time nurses.

Background: Part-time nurses' high psychological empowerment is desirable because it may lead to high quality nursing practice.

Methods: Anonymous self-report questionnaires or web-based surveys were used to measure diversity climate (Climate for Inclusion Scale), psychological empowerment (Japanese version of the Psychological Empowerment Scale) and work-related communication (scale developed in this study).