Gender Differences in Job Stress and Stress Coping Strategies among Korean Nurses

Lee, Joohyun; Cho, Yoon Hee

doi:10.14257/ijbsbt.2016.8.3.15

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“…Although a significant association was found in these researches, there were discrepancies in the level of stress exhibited by male and female nurses. While some concluded that, female nurses rated a higher general stress score (Dab et al, 2015;Biswas & Naidu, 2019;Makhaita et al, 2014;Caruso et al, 2017), others reported a higher stress level in male workers (Picakciefe et al, 2015;Fuente et al, 2018b;Lee & Cho, 2016). Female nurses are more stressed because, a greater number of the population of women and children visit the hospital on a daily basis and require the services of female nurses, who also have family and home responsibilities more than males (Jacobs et al, 2016).…”

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Individual Differences in Experiencing Occupational Stress—A Case Study on Nurses of Tamale Teaching Hospital (TTH)

Osei-Mireku¹,

Wang²,

Lartey³

et al. 2020

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The concept of stress has been a long and lingering topic of research for ages. Stress in nurses in particular is no exception. Occupational stress is the threats of a job that workers face in the line of duty. However, one cannot separate the stress that already exists in their individual lives from those they face in line of duty. It is, therefore, undoubtedly possible that the level of occupational stress recorded may not be solely occupational problems. This paper seeks to find out the level of stress in nurses of TTH and whether individual differences affect the stress levels of nurses taking gender, age and marital status into consideration. The study used the Wieman Occupational stress scale to measure stress level; t-test, One-Way and Three-Way ANOVA were used to determine the relationship between individual differences and levels of stress. Per the study, TTH records a mean score of 43.47 and an individual average score of 2.88 thus, 29% above normal stress level (baseline score: 33.75, 2.25 WOSS) indicating a generally high stress level among the nurses. A sample size of 452 revealed that there is a significant association between stress and gender (p = 0.041) and male nurses were more stressed than female nurses. There was also a significant association between age and level of stress (p = 0.00), where younger nurses (20-30 years) were more stressed than older nurses (30-40 years and above 40 years). However, no significant association was found between marital status and occupational stress. Although combined together, these three variables do not affect stress, the results for individual variables report the need for management and researchers to integrate individual differences when investigating or managing occupational stress.

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“…Women have 40% higher stress than men (American Psychological Association (APA), 2010). Contrary to this, some researchers are of the view that, men experience higher levels of stress than women (Lee & Cho, 2016). This is due to their personal and professional responsibilities (Mudallal et al, 2017).…”

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Individual Differences in Experiencing Occupational Stress—A Case Study on Nurses of Tamale Teaching Hospital (TTH)

Osei-Mireku¹,

Wang²,

Lartey³

et al. 2020

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“…A number of individual characteristics are associated with nurses' job satisfaction. These characteristics have been found to include pay, gender, age, nursing experience and nursing education (Lee andCho, 2016, Lu et al 2019). A further possible determinant of satisfaction and one that is increasingly relevant in many countries due to widespread migration of the nursing workforce is nationality.…”

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The association between nationality and nurse job satisfaction in Saudi Arabian hospitals

Almansour

Gobbi

Prichard

et al. 2020

International Nursing Review

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Background Job satisfaction is important for increasing nurse retention rates. However, there is little research examining whether there is an association between nationality and job satisfaction among nurses. Aim To examine whether there is an association between nationality and nurse job satisfaction. Methods/design A cross‐sectional survey design was utilized, and 743 nurses from three major government hospitals in Saudi Arabia participated in the survey. Job satisfaction was measured using McCloskey/Mueller Satisfaction Scale. Data were collected between May 2014 and February 2015. Results Compared with Saudi nurses, expatriate nurses had overall lower job satisfaction after controlling for other predictors. While expatriates were less satisfied than Saudi nurses about extrinsic rewards and family–work balance, however, Saudi nurses were less satisfied than expatriate nurses about their professional opportunities, praise and recognition, and co‐worker relationships. Conclusion For some subscales, Saudi nurses were more satisfied than expatriate nurses, while for other subscales, the opposite was true. Nationality should be included in job satisfaction studies in countries with migrant workforces, as nationality‐based differences may have been present but masked in earlier international studies by aggregating satisfaction across national groups. Implications for nursing & health policy Policy makers in Saudi Arabia and other countries with migrant nursing workforces should have effective induction programmes that help newly employed nurses – migrant and local – clearly understand their jobs, roles and responsibilities. Policy makers must have sufficient evidence to modify the reward system to ensure fairness and equality for all.

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“…This study, by contrast, shows that both male and female nurses reported the same levels of mean stress scores, which is contrast to other international studies. For example, a study conducted by Lee and Cho (2016) to identify gender differences in dealing with stress among Korean nurses found that male nurses tend to have higher levels of stress than female nurses. Other studies have reported that stress affects female nurses at greater levels that it does for male nurses (Adeb‐Saeedi, 2002; Tavakoli et al, 2018).…”

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Stressors for emergency department nurses: Insights from a cross‐sectional survey

Alomari

Collison

Hunt

et al. 2021

Journal of Clinical Nursing

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Aims and Objectives This study aimed to profile stress, exploring whether demographics and/or other factors uniquely contribute to stress for emergency departments nurses. Background Nursing has been identified as a stressful profession with the potential to have negative impacts on nurses’ physical and mental health. Nurses working in emergency departments face unique daily stressors. Design Cross‐sectional survey using a correlational design. Methods The survey was distributed in May 2019 to ED nurses working in New South Wales (NSW), Australia. A total of 242 nurses completed the survey, of which 190 cases were analysed. A standardised scale was used in the survey, the Expanded Nursing Stress Scale (ENSS). The sampling method for this research was non‐probability purposive sampling. STROBE checklist was used for this manuscript. Results The results of this study indicated that emergency department nurses experience stress in their work settings. Stress is experienced predominantly because of problems in dealing with patients and their families, high workloads, and uncertainty concerning treatment. Conclusions The results of this study provide valuable insights into the work‐related stress experienced by emergency department nurses. This information can be used to inform the development of strategies to minimise stress for emergency nurses. Relevance to clinical practice This study builds on existing, and contributes to new, knowledge about the current stressors for emergency department nurses. The results provide insights into how policies and procedures may need to be adjusted and interventions developed, that can help in reducing stress.

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Gender Differences in Job Stress and Stress Coping Strategies among Korean Nurses

Cited by 13 publications

References 8 publications

Individual Differences in Experiencing Occupational Stress—A Case Study on Nurses of Tamale Teaching Hospital (TTH)

Individual Differences in Experiencing Occupational Stress—A Case Study on Nurses of Tamale Teaching Hospital (TTH)

The association between nationality and nurse job satisfaction in Saudi Arabian hospitals

Stressors for emergency department nurses: Insights from a cross‐sectional survey

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