Correlation between job satisfaction and job involvement, social support or work-family conflict

Abstract

Objective To investigate the status of job satisfaction of pediatric nurses in a class Ⅲ grade A hospital of Wenzhou and explore the correlation between job satisfaction and social support, work-to-family conflict and job involvement. Methods A total of 258 pediatric nurses in a class Ⅲ grade A hospital of Wenzhou were investigated using the General Situation Questionnaire, Minnesota Job Satisfaction Scale, Job Content Questionnaire, Work-Family Conflict and the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale from September 2016 to December 2016. Results In the investigated pediatric nurses, the score of job satisfaction was (67.38±7.84) ; the total score of social support was (35.22±7.00) ; the total score of job involvement was (92.88±11.07) ; the total score of work-family conflict was (26.92±13.19) .The Spearman correlation analysis showed that job satisfaction of pediatric nurses had a significantly positive correlation with the social support and job involvement (r=0.847, 0.881; P<0.01) , and had a significantly negative correlation with the work-family conflict (r=-0.916, P<0.01) . Conclusions The job satisfaction of pediatric nurses is at a medium to low level. Nursing managers should create a good atmosphere of social support, promote the adjustment of work-family conflict, and help nurses to work in a positive state so as to improve the job satisfaction of pediatric nurses. Key words: Nurses; Job satisfaction; Social support; Work-family conflict; Job involvement