This ;study was to analyze role conception and job satisfaction of clinical nurses by using questi onnaire as designed by Corwin and Paula.
For this study questionnaires from 422 nurses working at three university hospitals in Seoul w ere collected during September 11 to 24, 1995. S tatistical analyses were done by the SPSS. The t echniques used in this study inclued Chi-square test, Pe;~rson correlation coefficients, t-test, AN OVA. For the reliability of the questionnaire, th e Cronb~ich~s alpha coefficient was calculated.
The results of this study are as follows:
1. Role conception of the subjects
Five I.ikert scale variables were used to meas ure role conception including professional aspect, task aspect, and bureaucratic aspect. The varia tiles measured and their means are as follows:
Total mean score for role conception was 4.2.
Role conception from professional aspect(4.29): task aspect(4.18) ~ bureaucratic aspect(4.09).
2. Job satisfaction of the subjects
Five Likert scale variables were used to meas ure job satisfaction. The variables measured and their means are as follows:
Total mean score for job satisfaction was 2.98. Job satisfaction from interaction (3.49) ~ professi nal status(3.19)~ autonomy(3.17)~ nurse-doctor r elationship(2.90) ~ task requirement(2.82) ~ admin istration(2.32)~ salary (2.12).
3. The relationship between general characters stics and role conception.
There were statistically significant differences in age(F=5.465, p(.000). merrital status(t=-2.70, p(.007), education(F=3.252, p(.022), work depart ment(F=4.186, p~.003), work experience(F=4.45 7, p(.001), job position(F=8.141, p~.000).
4. The relationship between general characters stics and job satisfaction
There were statistically significant difference I n education(F=4.043, p(.003), work department (F=4.218, p~.002), job position(F=8.141, p(.000).
5. The correlation between role conception and job satisfaction
It showed positive correlation that there was i ncreased role conception, there was increased jo b satisfaction(r=.3092, p(.001). There were posi tive correlation in bureaucratic aspect, task aspe ct, and professional aspect in order.
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