An empirical study on work stress and health conditions of Japanese nurses
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This research examines the relationship between the job satisfaction and work-family balance, which are thought to be two factors that have influence on work stress and health conditions with many restrictions. In this study, the questionnaire (investigation) related to the two variables of nurses in Japan was carried out in 2004. Valid respondents were 2,983 nurses throughout several areas of Kanagawa, Tokyo and Saitama Prefecture in Japan. The average age of respondents was 34.13±SD9.69. For the analysis, the covariance structural modeling method was chosen to examine the cause and effect relationships of several complex constructs at the same time. The results show interpersonal conflict factors influence job satisfaction and work-family balance valuables negatively. In brief, more interpersonal conflict decreases job satisfaction and work-family balance significantly (p<.001). In addition, path analysis shows that job satisfaction has a negative influence on health conditions and negative on work stress in particular (p<.001). Similarly, the work-family balance has a positive influence on health conditions and a negative influence on work stress in particular (p<.001). The findings suggest that nurses should be managed in consideration of the above appropriately to decrease the work stress and boost health conditions. The implication of this study is that the intervention as one of the organizational designs to reduce the work stress and enhance the health conditions can improve the effects of the job satisfaction and work-family balance. Reduction of the work stress and enhancement of the health conditions also appeared to be helpful for work motivation of nurses in Japan.
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