Stress, Mental Health & Job Satisfaction among Nurse Managers
- 1 March 1988
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Health Services Management Research
- Vol. 1 (1) , 51-58
- https://doi.org/10.1177/095148488800100106
Abstract
This study investigated sources of stress and their effects on mental health and job satisfaction among nurse managers in the United States. One hundred and forty-four nurse managers completed questionnaires containing information concerning three kinds of variables: the degree of stress experienced at work, the personality of the individual, and characteristics of life situations away from work. It was found that in general the nurse managers were satisfied with their jobs, although they reported high stress on the job. They reported better mental health than normative groups. Using multivariate analysis, it was found that all three types of variables were necessary for prediction of mental health and job satisfaction. This finding supports the person-environment fit theory of occupational stress.Keywords
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