Factors Affecting Job Stress of Pediatric Nurses: Focusing on Self-Efficacy, Emotional Labor, Pediatric Nurse-Parent Partnership.
10.4094/chnr.2015.21.3.236
- Author:
Eunyoung HONG
1
;
Yun Jeong YANG
Author Information
1. Department of Nursing, Gyeongnam National University of Science and Technology, Jinju, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Pediatric nrsing;
Child;
Parents;
Emotions;
Professional-family relations
- MeSH:
Child;
Hospitals, General;
Humans;
Nursing;
Parents;
Professional-Family Relations
- From:Child Health Nursing Research
2015;21(3):236-243
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
PURPOSE: In this study self-efficacy, emotional labor, pediatric nurse-parent partnership and job stress of pediatric nurses were examined. Factors affecting job stress of pediatric nurses were also investigated. METHODS: The study was done between June and September 2014, with a convenience sample of 145 nurses from 3 advanced general hospitals, 5 general hospitals and 2 children's hospitals. Research data were collected via questionnaires and analysed using SPSS version 18.0. RESULTS: Average levels of self-efficacy, emotional labor and job stress were similar to other general nurses and the average level of pediatric nurse-parent partnership was also similar to other pediatric nurses. Job stress of pediatric nurses showed a positive correlation with emotional labor and negative correlations with self-efficacy and pediatric nurse-parent partnership. The most significant factor affecting job stress in pediatric nurses was emotional labor (beta=0.372, p<.001). The combination of emotional labor, pediatric nurse-parent partnership and self-efficacy accounted for 25.4% of job stress in pediatric nurses. CONCLUSION: These results suggest that nursing management strategies to decrease emotional labor and improve pediatric nurse-parent partnerships and self-efficacy are critical to decrease job stress for pediatric nurses. Continued development of nursing management interventions to decrease job stress in pediatric nurses is suggested.
