Influence of Emotional Labor, Nursing Work Environment, and Self-efficacy on Happiness Index among National Psychiatric Hospital Nurses in Korea.
10.12934/jkpmhn.2017.26.1.46
- Author:
Eun A SONG
1
;
Myung Sun HEO
;
Hyo Ja AN
;
Jeong Suk CHOI
Author Information
1. National Naju Hospital, Naju, Korea. ritac@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Emotional labor;
Workplace;
Self-efficacy;
Happiness
- MeSH:
Happiness*;
Hospitals, Psychiatric*;
Korea*;
Nursing*
- From:Journal of Korean Academy of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing
2017;26(1):46-54
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: This study was conducted to identify emotional labor, nursing work environment, self-efficacy and happiness index and address factors associated with happiness index to provide basic resources for national psychiatric hospital nurses' happiness at work. METHODS: Participants were 249 nurses working in 5 national psychiatric hospitals. They participated in the survey and data were collected from May 16 to July 30, 2016. Data were analysed using SPSS/WIN 22.0. RESULTS: Mean scores were nurses' emotional labor, 3.89, nursing work environment, 2.77, self-efficacy, 3.77, and happiness index, 3.52. There were significant differences on the happiness index for: department, type of work, career length, position and payment. Happiness index was influenced by self-efficacy, work environment and emotional labor. Explanatory power of these variables was 36.9%. CONCLUSION: These results show that self-efficacy and work environment are important factors related to the happiness of the national psychiatric hospital nurses. Additionally, developing an effective program to facilitate self-efficacy of nurses and research studies to identify effects of such a program are required.
