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Virtues, work satisfactions and psychological wellbeing among nurses

Virtues, work satisfactions and psychological wellbeing among nurses Purpose – The purpose of this research is to examine the relationship between virtues and indicators of work satisfaction and engagement, perceptions of hospital functioning and quality of nursing care, and psychological wellbeing of nursing staff. Design/methodology/approach – Data were collected from 79 staff nurses using anonymously completed questionnaires. A virtue is any psychological process that enables a person to benefit himself or herself and others. Three virtues were considered: gratitude, optimism, and proactive behaviors. This emphasis was consistent with emerging trends in both psychology and organizational studies, termed positive psychology or positive organizational scholarship respectively, to focus on strengths and excellence rather than weakness and pathology. Findings – Hierarchical regression analyses, controlling for both personal demographic and work situation characteristics, indicated that virtues accounted for significant increments in explained variance on most outcome measures. Gratitude emerged as a particularly consistent predictor of these. Research limitations/implications – The research needs to be expanded to larger samples, given the small sample of nurses involved in this preliminary study. Practical implications – Explanations for the association of virtues with favorable outcomes are offered along with potentially practical implications. Originality/value – The paper contributes to the growing literature on the relationship of virtues or character strengths to individual wellbeing and performance in work settings. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png International Journal of Workplace Health Management Emerald Publishing

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Emerald Publishing
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Copyright © 2009 Emerald Group Publishing Limited. All rights reserved.
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1753-8351
DOI
10.1108/17538350910993403
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Abstract

Purpose – The purpose of this research is to examine the relationship between virtues and indicators of work satisfaction and engagement, perceptions of hospital functioning and quality of nursing care, and psychological wellbeing of nursing staff. Design/methodology/approach – Data were collected from 79 staff nurses using anonymously completed questionnaires. A virtue is any psychological process that enables a person to benefit himself or herself and others. Three virtues were considered: gratitude, optimism, and proactive behaviors. This emphasis was consistent with emerging trends in both psychology and organizational studies, termed positive psychology or positive organizational scholarship respectively, to focus on strengths and excellence rather than weakness and pathology. Findings – Hierarchical regression analyses, controlling for both personal demographic and work situation characteristics, indicated that virtues accounted for significant increments in explained variance on most outcome measures. Gratitude emerged as a particularly consistent predictor of these. Research limitations/implications – The research needs to be expanded to larger samples, given the small sample of nurses involved in this preliminary study. Practical implications – Explanations for the association of virtues with favorable outcomes are offered along with potentially practical implications. Originality/value – The paper contributes to the growing literature on the relationship of virtues or character strengths to individual wellbeing and performance in work settings.

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International Journal of Workplace Health Management – Emerald Publishing

Published: Sep 25, 2009

Keywords: Nurses; Job satisfaction; Hospitals

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