Is there a relationship between personality and choice of nursing specialty: an integrative literature review

Kennedy, Belinda; Curtis, Kate; Waters, Donna

doi:10.1186/s12912-014-0040-z

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“…This is coherent with our comparative analysis. As previously mentioned, it also agrees with the results offered by authors who analysed the relationship between certain specialties and decision authority or personality (Adriaenssens et al, ; Kennedy et al, ; McPhail, ). The categories “clinical training” and “other” in the variable “continuous training” also appear to be related to a lower score in the somatic symptoms and anxiety–insomnia subscales of GHQ‐28.…”

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confidence: 91%

“…This fact was specifically addressed in our survey, and we found that 41.8% of nurses with a specialty/profile were in this situation. Our results may also be linked to the relationship between personality and specialty, covered in a recent scoping review (Kennedy, Curtis, & Waters, ). It has also been suggested that nurses feel attracted to a certain nursing specialty as a result of their personality (McPhail, ).…”

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Relationships among general health, job satisfaction, work engagement and job features in nurses working in a public hospital: A cross‐sectional study

Gancedo

Fernández-Martínez

Rodríguez‐Borrego

2019

Journal of Clinical Nursing

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Aim and objective:To describe relations among health, job satisfaction, work engagement and job features in Spanish nurses working in a public hospital.Background: It has been established that nursing staff health affects the quality of their work and is associated with job satisfaction, work engagement and different job features. Understanding the relationships among these variables could provide useful information to improve staff performance and prevent work-related illnesses. Design: A descriptive, cross-sectional, correlational and comparative study was performed between January-April 2016. This research adheres to the Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology guideline. Methods: A total of 926 nurses were requested to complete an online questionnaire. Nurses on sick leave or in period of unpaid leave during data collection were excluded. The final study population reached 392 nurses. The online survey was fully completed by 373 nurses. General health, job satisfaction and work engagement were measured. Tools used were as follows: sociodemographic questions, the General Health Questionnaire, the Overall Job Satisfaction Scale and the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale.Results: Significant correlations among general health, job satisfaction and work engagement were found. Specifically, general health levels were negatively correlated with job satisfaction and work engagement subscales. Job features with influence on these constructs were the type of shift, type of contract, type of service, salary, type of continuous formation and having a specialty/profile. Conclusions:Our results indicate that job-related features affect job satisfaction, general health and work engagement. The organisation should make interventions over these features to increase job satisfaction and work engagement levels, since they are relevant for nursing staff health and patient security.Relevance to clinical practice: The analysis of the relationships among general health, job satisfaction, work engagement and job features in nurses could offer a basis to design preventive programmes to improve staff performance and prevent work-related illnesses.

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Relationships among general health, job satisfaction, work engagement and job features in nurses working in a public hospital: A cross‐sectional study

Gancedo

Fernández-Martínez

Rodríguez‐Borrego

2019

Journal of Clinical Nursing

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“…In addition, a literature review study (23) tried to find whether there was a relationship between personality and the specialty chosen by nursing professionals, and it suggested that there is evidence of a relationship between personality features, the specialty chosen, burnout and professional satisfaction. Bibliographic references about this topic were found to be limited and the effect of personality on the will to remain in the activity was not closely related.…”

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Sleep, quality of life and mood of nursing professionals of pediatric intensive care units

Guerra

Oliveira

Terreri

et al. 2016

Rev. esc. enferm. USP

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OBJECTIVE To assess sleep, quality of life and mood of nursing professionals of pediatric intensive care units. METHOD Quantitative, cross-sectional and descriptive study. Professionals grouped by morning, afternoon and evening shifts were assessed by means of the instruments: Morningness-Eveningness Questionnaire; Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index; Epworth Sleepiness Scale; Generic questionnaire for the assessment of quality of life (SF-36); Beck Depression Inventory; Beck Anxiety Inventory; State-Trait Anxiety Inventory. RESULTS Sample consisted of 168 professionals, with prevalence of neutral typology (57.49%). There was no statistical significance regarding sleep, despite scores showing a poor quality of sleep and excessive daytime sleepiness for the three shifts. Quality of life did not reveal any statistical significance, but in the field "social role functioning" of the evening shift, a lower score was observed (p<0.007). There was no statistical significance regarding levels of anxiety and depression. CONCLUSION The results suggest that these professionals may present sleeping problems, but they do not have lower scores of quality of life or mood disorders. Likely explanations for these findings may include an adaptation to their work type over time and the fact that working with children is rewarding.

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“…The meta-analysis by [Kennedy et al (2014a)] incorporates the data from only 13 scientific articles published in the years 1965-2010. The data were analysed from various theoretical and methodological viewpoints, which makes relevant comparisons almost impossible.…”

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“…The value of Holland's theoretical proposition lies in his integrated psychological and sociological approach which accounts for not only the personality type but also characteristics of the workplace environment, and, specifically, characteristic types of activities that make a good match (congruence) and translate into professional success and satisfaction (Pike, 2006). It is underlined that such congruence may be particularly important in medical professions preventing professional burnout and being conducive to continued practice of a given profession (Kennedy, Curtis, & Waters, 2014a).…”

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Personality predictors of surgical specialties choice among students of nursing

Turska¹,

Skrzypek²,

Wrońska³

et al. 2017

Current Issues in Personality Psychology

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Background Holland’s theory of congruence, according to which one’s career choice is an expression of personality traits common to a given profession, constitutes a theoretical background for this research. The construct of the Distinct Surgical Personality (DSP) is an exemplification of the idea of a congruent match between one’s personality and the requirements of the medical environment. In previous studies the authors revised their proposition concerning the DSP concept to include not only personality traits but also preferred values. This paper aims at verifying the proposition that this concept may also refer to students of nursing who select surgical specialties. Participants and procedure The study involved 163 students of nursing at the Medical University of Lublin aged 21-29 (M = 23.19, SD = 3.67). Students who opted for surgical specialities constituted the criterion group (N = 98). The study employed the Polish versions of the Personality Inventory NEO-FFI and the Schwartz Value Survey. Results There are two significant predictors of surgical specialties choice in nursing: a higher-level value of openness to change and extraversion. The tested model, which incorporates personality traits and preferred values, has proved congruent with the data, and allows for the proper classification of 79% of students who declared surgical specialties. Conclusions The results suggest the existence of a specific personality of surgical nurses. While clear adaptability to the specific environment has been determined, there are differences with respect to the concept of DSP, referring to doctors, widely discussed in the literature. In both cases these constructs look different, and are dependent on various types of professional activities within the therapeutic team.

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Is there a relationship between personality and choice of nursing specialty: an integrative literature review

Cited by 32 publications

References 39 publications

Relationships among general health, job satisfaction, work engagement and job features in nurses working in a public hospital: A cross‐sectional study

Relationships among general health, job satisfaction, work engagement and job features in nurses working in a public hospital: A cross‐sectional study

Sleep, quality of life and mood of nursing professionals of pediatric intensive care units

Personality predictors of surgical specialties choice among students of nursing

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