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Kim and Park: Effects of Work Intensity and Physical Discomfort on Job Satisfaction in Clinical Nurses
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Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing Administration 2016; 22(4): 362-372.

Published online: 30 September 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.11111/jkana.2016.22.4.362

Effects of Work Intensity and Physical Discomfort on Job Satisfaction in Clinical Nurses

Hyojin Kim1, Soonjoo Park2

1Eulji University Hospital, Korea.

2College of Nursing, Eulji University, Korea.

Corresponding author: Park, Soonjoo. College of Nursing, Eulji University, 77 Gyeryong-ro, 771 Beon-gil, Jung-gu, Daejeon 34824, Korea. Tel: +82-42-259-1720, Fax: +82-42-259-1709, sjpark@eulji.ac.kr

Received 14 June 2016       Revised 15 September 2016       Accepted 20 September 2016

Copyright © 2016 Korean Academy of Nursing Administration

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Abstract

Purpose

The aim of this study was to investigate whether job satisfaction in clinical nurses was dependent on work intensity and whether physical discomfort mediated the relationships between these variables.

Methods

Structural equation modeling was used with a sample of 253 clinical nurses from four general hospitals. In the model, absolute work intensity, relative work intensity, and flexibility were considered as exogenous variables and physical discomfort as a mediating variable. Data were collected using self-report measures such as the Labor Intensity Questionnaire, the Rating of Perceived Exertion, and the Index of Job Satisfaction.

Results

The results of the structural equation modeling found that the higher scores on absolute and relative work intensity were positively associated with physical discomfort but only relative work intensity was significantly related to job satisfaction. Physical discomfort mediated the relationships between absolute work intensity and job satisfaction and between relative work intensity and job satisfaction. Among three kinds of work intensity, only relative work intensity had direct and indirect effects on job satisfaction.

Conclusion

The findings suggest that increase in relative work intensity might play an important role in decreasing job satisfaction in clinical nurses and a reasonable reward system considering relative work intensity could be necessary.

Keywords: Work intensity, Discomfort, Job satisfaction, Clinical nurses

Figures and Tables

Figure 1

Conceptual framework.

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Figure 2

Standardized estimates of the final model.

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Table 1

Descriptive Values of the Variables (N=253)

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Table 2

Correlation among Variables (N=253)

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Table 3

Standardized Direct, Indirect, and Total Effects

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Notes

This article is a revision of the first author's master's thesis from Eulji University.

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