The Relationships of Professional Self-Concept, Professional Autonomy and Self-esteem to Job Satisfaction of Clinical Nurses / 기본간호학회지
Journal of Korean Academy of Fundamental Nursing
;
: 547-555, 2011.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-652842
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
The purpose of this study was to identify the relationship between professional self-concept, professional autonomy, self-esteem, and job satisfaction of clinical nurses.METHOD:
Data were collected from a convenience sample of 289 clinical nurses who worked in one of 4 hospitals located in B City. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, Pearson correlation coefficient, and multiple regression.RESULTS:
There were significant differences in job satisfaction according to marital status, current position, shift pattern, and average income. There was a significant positive correlation between professional self-concept and professional autonomy, self-esteem and job satisfaction. Job satisfaction showed a significant positive correlation with professional autonomy and self-esteem. The significant factors influencing job satisfaction were professional self-concept, self-esteem and professional autonomy, which explained 29.5% of the variance in job satisfaction.CONCLUSION:
The results of this study indicate that the important role-related variables of professional self-concept, self-esteem and professional autonomy of clinical nurses are significantly related, and that as, professional self-concept is an important factor for job satisfaction of clinical nurses, strategies to increase professional self-concept need to be developed.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Professional Autonomy
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Marital Status
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Job Satisfaction
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of Korean Academy of Fundamental Nursing
Year:
2011
Type:
Article
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