Journal of East-West Nursing Research (동서간호학연구지)

East-west Nursing Research Institute, Kyung Hee University (경희대학교 동서간호학연구소)
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Nurses' Organizational Commitment, Job Satisfaction and Job Stress according to their Adult Attachment Styles

간호사의 성인애착유형에 따른 조직몰입, 직무만족 및 직무스트레스

  • Oh, Eun-Jin (Gyeongsang National University Hospital) ;
  • Sung, Kyung-Mi (College of Nursing, Institute of Health Sciences, Gyeongsang National University)
  • 오은진 (경상대학교 병원) ;
  • 성경미 (경상대학교 간호대학.경상대학교 건강과학연구원)
  • Received : 2011.11.03
  • Accepted : 2011.12.16
  • Published : 2011.12.31
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Abstract

Purpose: This study was done to compare organizational commitment, job satisfaction and job stress according to nurses' adult attachment styles. Methods: Data were collected by self-report questionnaires measuring Adult attachment style, Organizational commitment, Job satisfaction and Job stress from a convenience sample of 253 shift nurses in a hospital. Results: There were security style (31.2%), dismissing-avoidance (18.6%), preoccupation (17.8%) and fearful-avoidance (32.4%) among 4 attachment styles in these shift nurses. Their organizational commitment level (M=3.2), job satisfaction (M=2.7) and job stress (M=3.3) were revealed. Subjects who were in security attachment style showed significantly higher scores of organizational commitment (F=5.09, p=.002) and job satisfaction (F=13.02, p<.001) than subjects in fearful-avoidance attachment style. Meanwhile, this study showed that subjects who were in fearful-avoidance attachment style recorded significantly higher scores of job stress than subjects in any other attachment style (F=3.15, p=.026). Conclusion: This study demonstrated a relevant difference in organizational commitment, job satisfaction and job stress in accordance with the attachment style of shift nurses. These results indicate the need for attachment promotion program for shift nurses. And nurses' attachment styles should be considered in future interventions to enhance quality of nursing care.

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