Norwegian nurses’ quality of life, job satisfaction, as well as intention to change jobs

Abstract

With the expected future nurse shortage we need knowledge on nurses' life and work situation. The aim of this study is to examine 498 nurses' satisfaction with life (SwL) and job (SwJ), and intention to change job (IchJ), and to compare this with a control group of non-nurses (n ¼ 3,714). With data from a Norwegian population-based survey, we analysed associations between socio-demographic and work-related variables. In order to study SwL, SwJ and IchJ we performed bivariate and multivariate statistical analyses. The results show that nurses reported significantly higher SwL and SwJ than non-nurses. For nurses, high SwL was significantly associated with lower age, higher SwJ and appreciative leaders. Significant predictors of higher SwJ were: intention to stay in current job, autonomy, appreciative leader, less monotonous tasks and less stressful work. Intention to change job was associated with low age, nagging colleagues, temporary position and low SwJ. The conclusion is that nurses reported high SwL and SwJ; however, leaders should aim to promote permanent positions, and to minimize stressful work conditions and nagging coworkers.

Satisfaction with life of oncology nurses in Poland

“…In psychology, this term is combined with other concepts, for example: happiness, a sense of psychological well‐being, satisfaction with life or quality of life (Andresen et al. ).…”

“…In other words, satisfaction with life is a result of a balance between the current situation and personal norms (Loewe et al 2014). In psychology, this term is combined with other concepts, for example: happiness, a sense of psychological well-being, satisfaction with life or quality of life (Andresen et al 2017).…”

Nurses' job involvement and association with continuing current position—A descriptive comparative study

“…It is conceivable that the difference between the groups related to the children factor may be because the nurses who work in the specialist health service experience an imbalance between having children and their work (Yamaguchi, Inoue, Harada, & Oike, 2016), which in turn motivates the nurses to search for jobs where they experience an opportunity to balance their work and family life (Abrahamsen, 2019; Gautun, Øien, & Bratt, 2016; Yamaguchi et al., 2016). Since nurses highly value a permanent position and holding a temporary position may experience insecurity related to the job situation (Andresen et al., 2017), it is conceivable that nurses searching to balance their work and family life choose to work in the community health service due to the sectors significantly higher proportion of nurses in permanent positions.…”

“…Socio‐demographic variables like age (Abrahamsen, 2015; Nei et al., 2015), sex (Estryn‐Béhar et al., 2007; McGilton, Tourangeau, Kavcic, & Wodchis, 2013; Nei et al., 2015), having children (Currie & Carr Hill, 2012; Estryn‐Béhar et al., 2007), marital status (Chan et al., 2013) and employment status (Andresen, Hansen, & Grov, 2017; Cowden & Cummings, 2012; Heinen et al., 2013; McGilton et al., 2013) are linked to the nurses' behavioural intentions. However, none of these variables are associated with job involvement (Brown, 1996).…”

Impact of Psychosocial Factors on Nurses‘ Self-Satisfaction

“…Conflicts with doctors and administration, lack of patient honour and discrimination are those factors having impact on nurses' self-assessment [1,9]. According to the research completed in Norway it was stated that the factors influencing a higher level of job satisfaction of nurses are autonomy, low level of monotonous work, low level of job stress [2]. The other also very important factor having impact on satisfaction of clinical nursing work is a sense of adequate competences [3].…”