Abstract
BackgroundThis study identified multiple socio-professional and team effectiveness variables, based on the Input-Mediator-Output-Input (IMOI) model, and tested their associations with job satisfaction for three categories of mental health professionals (nurses, psychologists/psychotherapists, and social workers).MethodsJob satisfaction was assessed with the Job Satisfaction Survey. Independent variables were classified into four categories: 1) Socio-professional Characteristics; 2) Team Attributes; 3) Team Processes; and 4) Team Emergent States. Variables were entered successively, by category, into a hierarchical regression model.ResultsTeam Processes contributed the greatest number of variables to job satisfaction among all professional groups, including team support which was the only significant variable common to all three types of professionals. Greater involvement in the decision-making process, and lower levels of team conflict (Team Processes) were associated with job satisfaction among nurses and social workers. Lower seniority on team (Socio-professional Characteristics), and team collaboration (Team Processes) were associated with job satisfaction among nurses, as was belief in the advantages of interdisciplinary collaboration (Team Emergent States) among psychologists. Knowledge sharing (Team Processes) and affective commitment to the team (Team Emergent States) were associated with job satisfaction among social workers.ConclusionsResults suggest the need for mental health decision-makers and team managers to offer adequate support to mental health professionals, to involve nurses and social workers in the decision-making process, and implement procedures and mechanisms favourable to the prevention or resolution of team conflict with a view toward increasing job satisfaction among mental health professionals.
Highlights
This study identified multiple socio-professional and team effectiveness variables, based on the Input-Mediator-Output-Input (IMOI) model, and tested their associations with job satisfaction for three categories of mental health professionals
This study aimed to identify variables associated with job satisfaction among three categories of mental health professionals and to investigate the relative contribution of socio-professional characteristics, team attributes, team processes and team emergent states to job satisfaction for each type of professional
Most variables significantly associated with job satisfaction among nurses, psychologists/psychotherapists and social workers in the present study emanated from the Team Processes block, whereas the respective contributions of Professional Characteristics, Team Attributes and Team Emergent States ranged from minimal to none
Summary
This study identified multiple socio-professional and team effectiveness variables, based on the Input-Mediator-Output-Input (IMOI) model, and tested their associations with job satisfaction for three categories of mental health professionals (nurses, psychologists/psychotherapists, and social workers). Fleury et al BMC Nursing (2017) 16:62 part, mental health social workers have been identified as affected by stress and burnout [3] due to their shifting role in multidisciplinary teams, which puts them in competition with other professionals [1]. One study that assessed levels of burnout and job satisfaction among 200 mental health social workers from the New York metropolitan area found that burnout affected 57% of them [9]. Occupational therapists working in mental health were found to suffer from higher levels of stress than their counterparts whose patients had physical disabilities [1, 12]
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