1990
DOI: 10.1002/smi.2460060104
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Job stress, mental health and job satisfaction among UK senior nurses

Abstract: Given that nursing is a potentially high‐stress occupation, the present study examines the effect of specific occupational stressors, coping strategies and type A behaviour on job satisfaction and mental well‐being of 475 UK senior nurses. Several stressors were identified which had a negative impact on job satisfaction. However, only stress associated with the nurse manager's workload was consistently found to be a predictor of mental health outcome measures. In addition, cognitive and behavioural coping tech… Show more

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“…Our findings are consistent with studies showing associations between burden and mental health consequences among professionals (Baglioni, Cooper, & Hingley, 1990; Ejaz et al, 2008; Escribà-Agüir & Pérez-Hoyos, 2007; Ilhan et al, 2008) and family caregivers (Black & Almeida, 2004; Cooper, Balamurali, & Livingston, 2007; Savundranayagam, Montgomery, & Kosloski, 2010). Similar findings have been obtained regarding burnout.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 92%
“…Our findings are consistent with studies showing associations between burden and mental health consequences among professionals (Baglioni, Cooper, & Hingley, 1990; Ejaz et al, 2008; Escribà-Agüir & Pérez-Hoyos, 2007; Ilhan et al, 2008) and family caregivers (Black & Almeida, 2004; Cooper, Balamurali, & Livingston, 2007; Savundranayagam, Montgomery, & Kosloski, 2010). Similar findings have been obtained regarding burnout.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 92%
“…Work related stressors including job complexity, feedback/clarity, leadership styles, opportunities for promotion and growth, autonomy, workload [74,75,76], relations with the head nurse, peers and physicians, job conflict, cooperation, expectations and demands, development and motivation are related to job satisfaction and health complaints [77,78]. Contrary to this, other findings suggest that higher stress levels among nurses were associated with more health complaints but not with job satisfaction [79].…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Nurses’ high job stress is well documented 10,13–18 . In particular, the job stress of nurses working in acute and specialized care units has been widely studied.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%