WORK AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO WELL-BEING, SELF-CONFIDENCE, AND SELF-EVALUATION (OBSTETRICS, ONCOLOGY NURSES).
Contributors: Wright Institute.
Published: 1995
Number of pages: 89
Subjects: Psychology, Clinical.; Health Sciences, Nursing.
Description: This study examined the effect of work on people's well-being, self-confidence, and self-evaluation. The sample (N = 40) included 20 obstetrics nurses and 20 oncology nurses from a single hospital. The measures used were: a demographic questionnaire, the Adjective Checklist (ACL), the Quality of Life Inventory, the Affects Balance Scale, the General Well-being Schedule, the Social Readjustment Rating Scale, and the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support. It was hypothesized that obstetrics nurses would report greater well-being, greater self-confidence, and more positive self-evaluation than oncology nurses. The hypothesis was confirmed. Obstetrics nurses revealed significantly more well-being, self-confidence, and positive self-evaluation than oncology nurses.

In the discussion, the work environment, the quality of work relationships, and the meaningfulness of work were viewed as powerful influences over the individual's state of well-being. It was noted that personality probably plays less of a role in influencing people's experiences than work. Further research was recommended in comparing similar occupations that differ in nature of work and nature of work setting.
Notes: Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 56-05, Section: B, page: 2861.

Thesis (PH.D.)--THE WRIGHT INSTITUTE, 1995.

School code: 0253.