The Job Satisfaction of Finnish Nursing Staff: The Development of a Job Satisfaction Scale and Survey Results
Joint Authors
Kvist, Tarja
Mäntynen, Raija
Partanen, Pirjo
Turunen, Hannele
Miettinen, Merja
Vehviläinen-Julkunen, Katri
Source
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-11, 11 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-10-23
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
11
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
This paper describes the development of the Kuopio University Hospital Job Satisfaction Scale (KUHJSS) and the results of the survey.
The scale was developed through a systematic literature review, and its validity and reliability were assessed using several psychometric properties including expert evaluation (n=5), a pilot survey (n=172), and exploratory factor analysis.
The final version of KUHJSS included 37 items.
A large sample psychometric evaluation was made by nursing staff (n=2708).
The exploratory factor analysis revealed seven factors with modest internal consistency (0.64–0.92).
The staff reported relatively high job satisfaction.
The greatest satisfaction was derived from motivating factors associated with the work; the least, from the job's demands.
Respondents who considered their working units to provide an excellent quality of care reported the highest job satisfaction in every subarea (P<.0001).
The KUHJSS proved to be a reliable and valid tool for measuring job satisfaction in hospital care.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Kvist, Tarja& Mäntynen, Raija& Partanen, Pirjo& Turunen, Hannele& Miettinen, Merja& Vehviläinen-Julkunen, Katri. 2012. The Job Satisfaction of Finnish Nursing Staff: The Development of a Job Satisfaction Scale and Survey Results. Nursing Research and Practice،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-11.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Kvist, Tarja…[et al.]. The Job Satisfaction of Finnish Nursing Staff: The Development of a Job Satisfaction Scale and Survey Results. Nursing Research and Practice No. 2012 (Dec. 2012), pp.1-11.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Kvist, Tarja& Mäntynen, Raija& Partanen, Pirjo& Turunen, Hannele& Miettinen, Merja& Vehviläinen-Julkunen, Katri. The Job Satisfaction of Finnish Nursing Staff: The Development of a Job Satisfaction Scale and Survey Results. Nursing Research and Practice. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1002507
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1002507