Korean J Women Health Nurs.  2020 Mar;26(1):10-18. 10.4069/kjwhn.2020.02.27.

Work performance and calling as factors influencing job satisfaction among nurse midwives working in the delivery room

• Jung GA
• Kim MJ

• KMID: 2501572
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4069/kjwhn.2020.02.27

Abstract

Purpose
The purpose of this study was to investigate work performance and calling as determinants of job satisfaction among nurse midwives.
Methods
The participants of this study were registered nurse midwives who had worked in the delivery room for more than 6 months. Data were collected by face-to-face interviews, postal mail, and mobile devices. Subjects completed self-report questionnaires from July to August 2017. The dataset was analyzed using descriptive statistics, the independent t-test, analysis of variance, the Pearson correlation coefficient, and multiple regression.
Results
The mean score for job satisfaction was 3.42±0.45. Among the sub-factors, income had the lowest score (2.67±0.72) and management of delivery had the highest score (3.81±0.66). Job satisfaction was significantly different according to marital status (t=2.25, p=.028), residential area (t=2.43, p=.016), and cause of job satisfaction (F=2.44, p=.038). Job satisfaction showed a significant positive correlation with work performance (r=.27, p=.001) and calling (r=.57, p<.001). The correlation between work performance and calling was also positive and statistically significant (r=.32, p<.001). Meaning and purpose (β=.48, p<.001) and marital status (β=–.15, p<.025) significantly influenced job satisfaction. The model developed in this study explained 45.3% of variation in job satisfaction.
Conclusion
Nurse midwives’ job satisfaction may be enhanced by entrusting them with professional roles and tasks. Above all, it is necessary to develop and provide programs that help nurse midwives connect their jobs with the meaning and purpose of their lives.

Keyword

Nurse midwives; Work performance; Religious personnel; Job satisfaction; 조산사; 직무수행; 소명의식; 직무만족

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