Purpose: This study was to investigate the influence of male nurses' gender role conflict and job satisfaction on their organizational commitment. Methods: Data were collected through a mixed method design using structured questionnaires (N=162) and a sequential qualitative interviews (N=8) from 2nd October, 2012 to 7th February, 2013. Data analysis included t-test, ANOVA, regression with SPSS/WIN 19.0 program and a qualitative thematic analysis. Results: Factors affecting participants' organizational commitment were job satisfaction and marital status which accounted for 36.2% of the total variance. In particular, low job satisfaction was not correlated with low organizational commitment despite lower job satisfaction. Three main themes connoting meanings of ambivalence were extracted from the data: desiring for the better future in spite of the current difficulty, strengthening their masculinity in tandem with complementing femininity in the midst of gender role conflict, leading their organization at times, and enduring hard work with responsibility for raising their family as a head of household. Conclusion:The findings indicate that male nurses' adjustment to the organization is controlled by ambivalence. It is essential to understand sociocultural contexts of male nurses as a minority in nursing fields for further research.
Aims To investigate how nurses who succeeded their mothers in the occupation are affected by their mothers and to explore how such nurses value their occupation. Background Although children who succeed their parents in an occupation have shown high job satisfaction and persistence, no study has presented this phenomenon in nursing perspectives. Design A qualitative study using interpretative phenomenological analysis. Methods Data were collected from July 2016–September 2017 through in‐depth interviews with seven mother–daughter nurse dyads. Data were analysed using dyadic analysis and interpretative phenomenological analysis. Results Three essential themes were derived: having affection for nursing per se; regarding the person per se as the primary value in nursing, instead of the person as a patient; and making a resolution to become a good nurse to follow their mothers’ footsteps. Person‐centred nursing was the core occupational value of nurses who succeeded their mothers in nursing. Conclusion Although daughters felt burdened by following their mothers into the nursing profession, they had a sense of responsibility to fulfill their duties in nursing and indicated that maintaining a balance between being responsible and feeling burdened was more important than anything else. Impact The present study can serve as a useful educational material for understanding the consequences of the succession of parents’ occupation in the perspective of nursing. It illustrates how nurses who succeed their mothers in the profession are influenced by their mothers to value person‐centred nursing and subsequently their rapid clinical adaptation.
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