Nurses psychological alignment, coping styles influence on job satisfaction

Abstract

Objective To explore the impact of psychological alignment and coping style on nurse′s job satisfaction. Methods A total of 389 clinical nurses were investigated by the Sense of Coherence Scale, the simplified Coping Style Questionnaire and Minnesota Satisfaction Scale. Results The scores of job satisfaction, psychological alignment, positive coping and pessimistic coping of clinical nurses was (72.91±11.10), (56.97±10.29), (23.16±5.40) and (9.80±4.03) points respectively. The predictors of job satisfaction were sense of control, sense of meaning and positive coping style. Conclusions It is suggested that nursing managers should pay close attention to nurses′ psychological alignment and guide clinical nurses adopt positive coping style, and thereby to improve nurses′ job satisfaction. Key words: Nurses; Job satisfaction; Psychological alignment; Coping styles