Job stress and work attitudes between temporary and permanently employed nurses
Journal
Stress and Health
Journal Volume
23
Journal Issue
2
Pages
111-120
Date Issued
2007
Author(s)
Abstract
The authors examine job stress and work attitudes among temporary (i.e. fixed-term) and permanently employed nurses, using data collected via a structured questionnaire filled out by 249 nurses in two hospitals in northern Taiwan. Temporary nurses in the sample were generally younger, less experienced, unmarried, or married without children. Questionnaire responses also indicate that they suffer from greater job stress and lower affective organizational and occupational commitments compared to their permanent counterparts. A positive correlation was found between perceived contract breaches and job stress and a negative correlation was identified between perceived contract breaches and affective occupational commitment. In both cases the effects were more intense among full-time, permanently employed nurses. The paper ends with a discussion of implications for decision makers and researchers of non-standard work arrangements. Copyright ? 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Subjects
Commitment; Contact breaches; Job stress; Temporary employees; Work status
SDGs
Other Subjects
adult; age distribution; article; controlled study; correlation analysis; employment status; female; human; job performance; job security; job stress; married woman; nurse attitude; nursing competence; psychological well being; single woman; structured questionnaire; Taiwan; temporary employment
Type
journal article