Personal and interpersonal value system, self-perception and identity of Spanish nurses: a cross-sectional study

Abstract

The aim of this research is to identify the predominant values system among a sample of Spanish nurses, to identify how values are tied to professional nursing identity and determine differences in values and identity between socio-demographic variables as a gender, citizenship and/or nursing service. Cross-sectional study was performed with a randomised sample of 337 staff nurses who had worked for a minimum of one year in adult or paediatric services in the public or private health care system in the Northern State in Spain. Gordon's Personality Inventory was administered to measure the personal, interpersonal and self image of sample. The study found differences in personal and interpersonal values across generational cohorts, gender and ethnic group. Evidence of feminisation of values among male nurses was also found -in terms of age and professionally, they may take fewer risks and show a tendency toward congruence with the predominant organisational culture.

Professional identity research in the health professions—a scoping review

“…Forty-five studies (28%) were concerned with the political, social and healthcare reforms and advances. This included the impact on professional identity (35 or 22%) (Bertin & Pantalone, 2019 ; Blomberg, 2016 ; Bludau, 2017 ; Bochatay, 2018 ; Brunton, 2017 ; Carpenter & Platt, 1997 ; Cascón-Pereira et al, 2016 ; Currie et al, 2010 ; Dahl & Clancy, 2015 ; de Meis et al, 2007 ; Feen-Calligan, 2012 ; Frechette et al, 2020 ; Furtaw, 2004 ; Gent, 2017 ; Gomaa, 1999 ; Handy et al, 2020 ; Hendrikx, 2018 ; Hurley, 2009 ; Iglesias & De Bengoa Vallejo, 2011 ; Kyratsis et al, 2017 ; Larsson et al, 2009 ; McMurray & Pullen, 2008 ; Mishra et al, 2012 ; O’Shea & McGrath, 2019 ; Ocek & Vatansever, 2014 ; Piil et al, 2012 ; Porter & Wilton, 2019 ; Sanders, 2019 ; Snelgrove, 2009 ; Takashima & Saeki, 2019 ; Thompson, 2005 ; Thomson et al, 2014 ; Vincifori & Molinar, 2014 ; Wiles & Vicary, 2019 ; Zufferey, 2012 ), the role of professional identity in adjusting to these reforms or advances (8) (Bertrand, 2009 , 2010 ; Dadich et al, 2015 ; Deppoliti, 2003 ; Franco & Tavares, 2013 ; Gregg & Magilvy, 2001 ; Hammond et al, 2016 ; Wright, 2007 ) as well as the broader impact of political and social reform on recruitment and retention of health care workers through professional identity effects (2) (Allen, 2011 ; Deppoliti, 2008 ).…”

“…Seventy-three studies of 103 studies were classified as Social in three subcategories. Thirty studies were identified as being focussed on group membership in their investigation (Barbour & Lammers, 2015 ; Bochatay, 2018 ; Brosnan & Cribb, 2019 ; Carrillo & Rubel, 2019 ; Croft et al, 2015a , 2015b ; Curtis & Day, 2013 ; Elvey et al, 2013 ; Feen-Calligan, 2012 ; Findlow, 2012 ; Franco & Tavares, 2013 ; Gregg & Magilvy, 2001 ; Hammond et al, 2016 ; Koskiniemi et al, 2019 ; Kyratsis et al, 2017 ; Lafleur, 2007 ; Lévesque et al, 2019 ; McCrae et al, 2014 ; Mellin et al, 2011 ; Meyer et al, 2015 ; Moorhead et al, 2016 ; Moorhead, 2019 ; Mousazadeh et al, 2019 ; Niemi & Paasivaara, 2007 ; Porter & Wilton, 2019 ; Reyes Villagomeza, 2019 ; Sabanciogullari & Dogan, 2017 ; Stone et al, 2002 ; Tahim, 2015 ; Thomson et al, 2014 ) whilst 28 studies focussed on role (Baathe & Norbäck, 2013 ; Dadich et al, 2015 ; Diede, 2018 ; Fleit, 2008 ; Frechette et al, 2020 ; Handy et al, 2020 ; Hansen et al, 2019 ; Hanson, 2009 ; Hazen et al, 2018 ; Hendrikx, 2018 ; Iglesias & De Bengoa Vallejo, 2011 ; Kumpusalo et al, 1994 ; Kunhunny & Salmon, 2017 ; Landis et al, 2020 ; Martin et al, 2020 ; McKenzie & Williamson, 2016 ; Pape et al, 2018 ; Piil et al, 2012 ; Pottie et al, 2009 ; Pratt et al, 2006 ; Salim & Elgizoli, 2016 ; Sanders,…”