Impact of emotional labour and workplace violence on professional quality of life among clinical nurses

2019 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yeunhee Kwak ◽  
Yonghee Han ◽  
Jae‐seok Song ◽  
Ji‐su Kim
Author(s):  
Renaud Dufour ◽  
Robert-Paul Juster ◽  
Steve Geoffrion

Abstract Exposure to workplace violence puts child protection workers at risk for adverse occupational outcomes. While previous studies have identified protective and risk factors, individual differences in gender roles have yet to be explored. Moving beyond sex, the present study aims to examine the ways in which gender roles influence exposure to workplace violence, professional quality of life, and wellbeing at work among child protection workers. A randomized sample stratified by sex of 301 Canadian child protection workers (male: 15.6%, female: 84.4%) completed validated questionnaires of gender roles, professional quality of life, and wellbeing at work. We assessed mean differences using analyses of covariances controlling for clinical experience and type of work. We then assessed the moderating effect of gender roles on other variables through hierarchical multiple linear regressions. Androgyny (high masculinity and high femininity) was associated with higher scores on positive indicators of professional quality of life and wellbeing at work. However, gender roles showed no significant moderating effect on the relationship between exposure to violence, professional quality of life, and wellbeing at work. Results suggest that androgyny could be related to potential psychosocial benefits for child protection workers.


2017 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 172-179 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chia-Yun Fu ◽  
Mei-Sang Yang ◽  
Wan Leung ◽  
Yea-Ying Liu ◽  
Hui-Wen Huang ◽  
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Author(s):  
Ergie Pepito Inocian ◽  
Jonas Preposi Cruz ◽  
Abdualrahman Alshehry ◽  
Yousef Alshamlani ◽  
Ejay Hatulan Ignacio ◽  
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2014 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 467-478 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kyunghee Kim ◽  
Yonghee Han ◽  
Ji-su Kim

Background: In the changing medical environment, professional stress continuously increases as the individual’s quality of life suffers. Of all the healthcare professions, nursing is especially prone to burnout, compassion fatigue and reduced compassion satisfaction, due to the tensions resulting from the physical and psychological stress of caring for extremely ill patients. Objectives: This study examined the professional quality of life of clinical nurses in Korea and the relationship between their experiences in ethical dilemmas and professional values. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study of a convenience sample consisting of 488 clinical nurses. We used four questionnaires to measure the participants’ demographic characteristics, experiences in ethical dilemmas, professional nursing values and professional quality of life (ProQOL assessment, Version 5). Ethical considerations: This study received approval from the Institutional Review Board of Bronco Memorial Hospital. Written informed consent was given by all participants. Results: The nurses’ professional quality of life was affected by ethical dilemmas and professional nursing values. The factors influencing compassion satisfaction were age, client domain of ethical dilemmas, social awareness, professionalism of nursing and the roles of nursing services in professional values. The factors influencing burnout were marital status (married), religion (yes), human life domain, professional work domain of ethical dilemmas, social awareness and the role of nursing services in nursing professional values. The factors influencing secondary traumatic stress were human life domain, client domain and the professional work domain of ethical dilemmas. Conclusion: Intervention to help nurses increase their professional quality of life will have a greater chance of success if they are based on the nurses’ values and beliefs about the ethical dilemmas they face and foster the establishment of positive professional values.


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