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pISSN 1225-9330
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    J Korean Acad Nurs Adm. 2015 Mar;21(2):212-222. Korean.
    Published online Mar 31, 2015.
    https://doi.org/10.11111/jkana.2015.21.2.212
    Copyright © 2015 Korean Academy of Nursing Administration
    Original Article

    Influence of Clinical Nurses' Work Environment and Emotional Labor on Happiness Index

    Eun Ju Ju,1 Young Chae Kwon,2 and Mun Hee Nam3
      • 1Graduate School, College of Nursing, Kaya University, Korea.
      • 2Department of Nursing, Kaya University, Korea.
      • 3Department of Nursing, Daedong College, Korea.
    • Corresponding author: Nam, Mun Hee. Department of Nursing, Daedong College, 88 Dongbugok-ro, Gumjeong-gu, Busan 609-715, Korea. Tel: +82-51-510-4891, Fax: +82-51-510-4929, Email: ny386@hanmail.net
    Received February 11, 2015; Revised March 15, 2015; Accepted March 24, 2015.

    This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/), which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

    Abstract

    Purpose

    This study was conducted to identify correlations in hospital nurses' work environment, emotional labor and happiness index to provide basic resources for nurses' happiness at work.

    Methods

    Resources were gathered from 291 nurses who agreed to participate. Random sampling of nurses in nine hospitals in G-do was done between July 15 and August 14, 2014. Data were analyzed using χ2 tests, independent t-test, One-way ANOVA, Pearson correlation coefficients and multiple hierarchical regression with SPSS/WIN 18.0.

    Results

    Mean scores (scale of 5) were nurses' work environment, 2.81, emotional labor, 3.24, and happiness index, 2.94. There were significant differences on the happiness index for: age, marriage, children, clinical experience, position, payment, and future work plans and a negative correlation between work environment and emotional labor, emotional labor and happiness index but a positive correlation between happiness index and work environment. Happiness index was influenced by work environment, emotional labor, future work plans. Explanatory power of these variables was 26%.

    Conclusion

    Based on the findings of this study, so it is necessary to improve the work environment and reduce the frequency of emotional labor in order to increase the happiness index of hospital nurses.

    Keywords
    Nurse; Workplace; Happiness; Personal satisfaction; Socioecnomic factors

    Tables

    Table 1
    General Characteristics of Participants (N=291)

    Table 2
    Degree of Work Environment, Emotional Labor, and Happiness Index (N=291)

    Table 3
    Differences of Work Environment, Emotional Labor, Happiness Index according to Characteristics of Participants (N=291)

    Table 4
    Correlations among Work Environment, Emotional Labor, and Happiness Index (N=291)

    Table 5
    Factor of Affecting Happiness Index (N=290)

    Notes

    This research was part of master's thesis Ju, En Ju

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    Happiness*
    Humans
    Marriage
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