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In this domain, nursing professionals are one of the occupational groups most affected by job stress, suffering high levels of psychological distress.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Objectives<\/jats:title>\n The aims of this study were to analyze the moderator effect of shift work and the type of job contract on the relationship between work cognitive appraisal and nurses' psychological distress and to explore the interaction effect of the two moderator variables on that relationship.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Methods<\/jats:title>\n A sample comprised of 2,310 Portuguese registered nurses completed a sociodemographic and professional questionnaire: the Primary and Secondary Cognitive Appraisal Scale and the General Health Questionnaire-12. Data were analyzed through structural equation modeling and multigroup analyses considering the following groups: (a) \u201cshift\u201d versus \u201cnonshift work\u201d; (b) \u201cprecarious job contract\u201d versus \u201cnonprecarious job contract\u201d; and (c) \u201cshift and precarious\u201d versus \u201cshift and nonprecarious\u201d versus \u201cnonshift and precarious\u201d versus \u201cnonshift and nonprecarious.\u201d<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results<\/jats:title>\n Data confirmed the invariance for the measurement model, but the structural model presented a significantly worse adjustment for all grouping variables, showing the moderator effect of shift work and job contract and of their interaction. Difference tests in structural path coefficients revealed that shift work moderated the relationship between challenge perception and psychological distress\u2014which was stronger for shift work nurses\u2014and that a higher threat perception was related to greater psychological distress, especially in nurses with a precarious job contract. 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