The Relationship Between Job Crafting and Nurses’ Happiness in Bisha Region, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Abstract

Background Job crafting is an example of constructive behavior in which workers aggregate resources to meet their needs and succeed at work. Individuals may change job boundaries and social relationships at their convenience to feel closer to what they consider the perfect workplace. Aim To analyze the relationship of job crafting with nurses' happiness. Method A quantitative cross-sectional study was conducted on 441 nurses from Saudi Arabia. Data were collected using an electronic questionnaire (Google Drive). This questionnaire includes demographic factors, a Job Crafting Scale (JCS), and the Oxford Happiness Questionnaire (OHQ). Ethical considerations were strictly followed in the present study. Result The results revealed that most nurses had a high level of job crafting. The overall mean score of JCS was (91.2 ± 11.8). The present results demonstrate that the overall mean happiness score was at a moderate level. The overall mean OHQ score was 3.98 ± 4.25, and there was a significant positive correlation between the OHQ score according to the increasing structural domain (r=0.246), decreasing hindering job demands (r=0.220), increasing social job resources (r=0.176), increasing challenging job demands (r=0.212), and the overall total JCS (r=0.252). This indicates that the increase in job happiness is correlated with the increase in job crafting. Conclusion Job crafting has a positive significant relation with nurses' happiness. It is the responsibility of nurse managers and educators in the healthcare industry to provide a suitable work environment, beginning with including employees in decision-making and duties through leadership empowerment and providing support programs, and activities to increase the job happiness and job crafting experienced by nurses.