SOCIAL INTEREST AND JOB SATISFACTION AMONG FULL-TIME EMPLOYED NURSES.
Contributors: University of North Texas.
Published: 1984
Number of pages: 79
Subjects: Health Sciences, Nursing.
Description: This cross-sectional survey examined the relationship between social interest, as postulated by Alfred Adler, and job satisfaction among full-time employed registered nurses to determine whether social interest was related to work attitude and whether job satisfaction was related to age, level of education, experience, and type of position in nursing. A random sample of 400 nurses, 100 from four geographically representative Texas cities, was selected. Dillman's Total Design Method was followed in the collection of data. The questionnaires were the Job Satisfaction Index (JSI), Social Interest Scale (SIS), and Personal Data sheet. The responses of 303 questionnaires were analyzed using analysis of variance (ANOVA) to determine whether job satisfaction was related to social interest, age, experience, education, and position. The Scheffe and Fisher LSD for multiple comparisons were utilized to determine the specific significant group mean differences when an overall significant difference was found between groups. A multiple regression analysis was used to examine the impact of social interest while controlling for the variables of age, experience, position, and education. Emphasis was on the examination of a variety of partial coefficients generated from the multiple regression.

The mean score on the JSI indicated that nurses are generally satisfied with their work. The ANOVA analyses revealed significant differences between job satisfaction and age, and job satisfaction and position. Social interest, level of education (diploma, associate degree, or baccalaureate degree), and years of experience in nursing were found to have no significant relationship to job satisfaction. A multiple regression analysis revealed that the job satisfaction and age correlation was spurious since the correlation disappeared when controlling for the other variables. The relationship between job satisfaction and position continued to be significant. Position was categorized as general staff nurse, head nurse, supervisor, administrator, educator, and other. The positions of general staff nurse and administrator were found to be the greatest contributors to the significance of the position variable.
Notes: Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 45-07, Section: B, page: 2105.

Thesis (PH.D.)--UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS, 1984.

School code: 0158.