Objective To investigate perception of decent work among male nurses working in psychiatric department of psychiatric hospitals, and to analyze the influencing factors. Methods Convenience and cluster sampling method were used to conveniently select 328 male psychiatric nurses from 6 psychiatric hospitals in Henan Province as the research objects.The general information questionnaire, the Decent Work Perception Scale and Chinese Nurses′ Job Stressors Scale were used to used for survey. Results Male psychiatric nurses scored (44.77±7.55) points in decent work perception and (92.24±9.90) points in workplace stress.Regression analysis showed that salary, employment form, night shift, workplace violence, and workplace stress were the influencing factors of decent work perception among male psychiatric nurses （P＜0.05 for all）, which could explain 39.7% of the total variance. Conclusion The perception level of decent work among male nurses in the psychiatric department is low, suggesting that nursing managers should take targeted measures according to the influencing factors to improve their perception level of decent work.