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Volume-6, Issue-6, November-December 2016
International Journal of Engineering and Management Research
Page Number: 103-108
A Study on Job Satisfaction among Female Nurses
M.A.Lalitha Thirupura Sundari1,Dr. C.Kathiravan2
ABSTRACT
Job satisfaction is very essential for professional growth as well as organizational growth. Job satisfaction is directly related to performance of the employees and the productive output of the organization. It brings about an exemplary work culture, an excellent co-ordination among the different unit of organizations and better involvements in the task assigned or undertaken. It is the primary duty of the chief executive ensure that all staff members have an adequate level of job satisfaction. So that their performance will be optimum and more productive. This paper examines the determinants of job satisfaction, such as marital status, age, family responsibility, shift timings, designation, total years of service, personal income, location of work place distance between home and work place and how each determinant or variable accounts for the job satisfaction of nurses in the hospital industry.
Keywords—SPSS, Employees, Job
I.
INTRODUCTION
Studies of job satisfaction among nurses are important because of the relationship between satisfaction and job turnover and performance. As nursing turnover results in high costs to hospitals and as the issue of quality of nursing care is currently the subject of much research, examination of job satisfaction as an antecedent variable is highly relevant. The present study explores the relative importance of groups of independent variables as predictors of individuals’ job satisfaction. The object of the study is to identify the types of independents variables that warrant further consideration as precursors of nurses’ job satisfaction, turnover and performance.
II.
OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY
With the above objective in mind the following specific objectives were framed.
1. To know if there is any significant relationship between marital status of nurses and job satisfaction.
2. To find out if there is any significant relationship between age of nurses and job satisfaction.
3. To know if there is any significant relationship between family responsibilities and job satisfaction among nurses.
4. To assess if there is any significant relationship between shift timings and job satisfaction among nurses.
5. To ascertain if there is any significant relationship between designation and job satisfaction among nurses.
6. To examine if there is any significant relationship between total years of service and job satisfaction among nurses.
7. To verify if there is any significant relationship between personal income and job satisfaction among nurses.
8. To know if there is any significant relationship between location of workplace and job satisfaction among nurses.
9. To verify if there is any significant relationship between distance between home and workplace and job satisfaction among nurses.
III.
HYPOTHESIS
The following hypothesis were formulated for testing
1. There is no significant relationship between the marital status of the nurses and job satisfaction. 2. There is no significant relationship between the
age of nurses and job satisfaction.
3. There is no significant relationship between family responsibilities and job satisfaction. 4. There is no significant relationship between
shift timings and job satisfaction.
5. There is no significant relationship between designation and job satisfaction.
6. There is no significant relationship between total years of service and job satisfaction. 7. There is no significant relationship between
personal income and job satisfaction.
8. There is no significant relationship between location of workplace and job satisfaction. 9. There is no significant relationship between
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IV.
METHODOLOGY
The methodology followed in the study is discussed under different headings such as construction of questionnaire, administration of questionnaire, collection of data scoring procedure analysis of data by using appropriate statistical techniques and arriving at conclusions and generalisations.
V. QUESTIONNAIRE CONSTRUCTION
Construction of questionnaire determines the success value in data collection among nurses. The purpose of the study as well as meaningful information collected depends upon the quality of the questionnaire. A questionnaire with sixteen items was constructed for the purpose of this study.
VI.
TEST FOR VALIDITY AND
RELIABILITY
Validity
A measuring instrument is said to be valid when it measures what it purpose to measure validity may be defined as the extent to which an instrument or a test does the job desired of it. The questionnaire was given to the experts in the field. Their unanimous opinion was taken as the index of the validity of the
hostel. They unanimously expressed that the questionnaire was suitable enough to serve the purpose.
Reliability
One of the important characteristics of any evaluation device is how reliably it measures. In the simplest form, reliability means consistency. In other words a reliable instrument will give worthy and stable results. In this study reliability of the questionnaire was establishing by using split half method.
Sample size
For the purpose of this study 300 hundred nurses were selected from ten hospitals in the Chennai. They were basis of stratified random sampling technique.
Administration of Questionnaire
The researcher call on the nurses and served the questionnaire in person. he clarified the purpose of the study, sought their cooperation ad requested them to respond genuinely.
Collection of Data
The researcher judiciously made use of personal interviews and a written questionnaire to collect required data for this study. The questionnaire was collected in person and the responses made by the nurses formed the vital data required for analysis.
Statistical techniques used in the study
The data thus obtained are analysed by using appropriate statistical technique such as SPSS (*V22) and AMOS.
Findings
1. There is significant relationship between marital status and job satisfaction unmarried nurses have more job satisfaction than married nurses. (refer table 1)
Job satisfaction dimensions Marital status N Mean SD F value p value
Interpersonal related factors Married 142 3.49 0.73 8.476 0.004**
Single 158 3.27 0.63
Total 300 3.37 0.69
Organizational related factors Married 142 3.82 0.85 0.688 0.407
Single 158 3.74 0.77
Total 300 3.78 0.81
Job related factors Married 142 3.19 0.65 4.19 0.042*
Single 158 3.05 0.58
Total 300 3.12 0.62
2. There is no significant relationship between age and job satisfaction Inspite of different age groups, there is no significant variation in job satisfaction among nurses (refer table 2)
Job satisfaction
dimensions Age N Mean SD F value p value
Interpersonal related factors
Between 18-27 years 174 3.35 0.63
0.726 0.485
Between 28-37 years 115 3.38 0.76
Between 38-47 years 11 3.61 0.78
Total 300 3.37 0.69
Organizational related factors
Between 18-27 years 174 3.79 0.77
0.087 0.917
Between 28-37 years 115 3.76 0.88
Between 38-47 years 11 3.86 0.55
Total 300 3.78 0.81
Job related factors Between 18-27 years 174 3.11 0.58 0.374 0.689
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Between 38-47 years 11 3.27 0.63
Total 300 3.12 0.62
3. There is significant relationship between family responsibilities and job satisfaction (refer table 3)
Job satisfaction dimensions No of Dependent N Mean SD F value p value
Interpersonal related factors
No dependents 23 3.50 0.82
5.261 0.000**
1 member 80 3.17 0.66
2 members 147 3.42 0.64
3 members 25 3.75 0.65
4 members 15 3.62 0.66
5 members 4 3.26 0.68
Above 5 members 6 2.43 0.11
Total 300 3.37 0.69
Organizational related factors
No dependents 23 4.27 0.77
8.022 0.000**
1 member 80 3.56 0.75
2 members 147 3.76 0.75
3 members 25 4.23 0.77
4 members 15 4.24 0.76
5 members 4 3.54 1.00
Above 5 members 6 2.51 0.65
Total 300 3.78 0.81
Job related factors
No dependents 23 3.36 0.68
6.864 0.000**
1 member 80 2.93 0.59
2 members 147 3.13 0.57
3 members 25 3.47 0.62
4 members 15 3.41 0.58
5 members 4 2.99 0.70
Above 5 members 6 2.18 0.22
Total 300 3.12 0.62
4. There is no significant relationship between shift time and job satisfaction among nurses (refer table 4) Job satisfaction
dimensions
Shift time N Mean SD F value p value
Interpersonal related factors
Between 10AM-5PM 195 3.34 0.73 0.995 0.371
Between 5PM-12PM 73 3.39 0.54
Between 12PM-7aM 32 3.52 0.72
Total 300 3.37 0.69
Organizational related factors
Between 10AM-5PM 195 3.74 0.86 3.476 0.032*
Between 5PM-12PM 73 3.73 0.61
Between 12PM-7aM 32 4.13 0.84
Total 300 3.78 0.81
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Between 5PM-12PM 73 3.09 0.47
Between 12PM-7aM 32 3.31 0.64
Total 300 3.12 0.62
5. There is significant relationship between designation and job satisfaction (refer table 5) Job
satisfaction dimension
Designation N Mean SD F value p value
Interpersonal related factors
Staff nurse 251 3.35 0.69 1.398 0.225
OT 9 3.87 0.92
Head nurse 37 3.44 0.59
Accountant 1 2.68 0.00
Dietician 1 3.41 0.00
Trainee 1 3.85 0.00
Total 300 3.37 0.69
Organizational related factors
Staff nurse 251 3.74 0.80 1.262 0.28
OT 9 4.23 1.12
Head nurse 37 3.96 0.76
Accountant 1 3.45 0.00
Dietician 1 3.27 0.00
Trainee 1 4.32 0.00
Total 300 3.78 0.81
Job related factors
Staff nurse 251 3.08 0.62 1.471 0.199
OT 9 3.54 0.89
Head nurse 37 3.23 0.51
Accountant 1 2.66 0.00
Dietician 1 2.94 0.00
Trainee 1 3.57 0.00
Total 300 3.12 0.62
6. There is no significant relationship between total years of service and job satisfaction (refer table 6) Job
satisfaction dimensions
Experience N Mean SD F value p value
Interpersonal related factors
Below 5 183 3.33 0.64 6.268 0.000** Between
6-10
93 3.57 0.73
Between 11-15
23 2.93 0.61
Between 16-20
1 2.89 0.00
Total 300 3.37 0.69
Organizational related factors
Below 5 183 3.78 0.76 2.725 0.044*
Between 6-10
93 3.89 0.89
Between 11-15
23 3.38 0.73
Between 16-20
1 3.18 0.00
Total 300 3.78 0.81
Job related factors
Below 5 183 3.09 0.58 5.087 0.002** Between
6-10
93 3.26 0.67
Between 11-15
23 2.74 0.52
Between 16-20
1 2.60 0.00
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7. There is significant relationship between personal income and job satisfaction among nurses (refer table 7)Job satisfaction dimension
Personal Income N Mean SD F value p value
Interpersonal related factors
Below Rs.10,000 125 3.27 0.67 1.707 0.166
Between
Rs.10,001-Rs.15,000
133 3.44 0.70
Between
Rs.15,001-Rs.20,000
30 3.51 0.43
More than Rs.20,000 12 3.36 1.08
Total 300 3.37 0.69
Organizational related factors
Below Rs.10,000 125 3.68 0.77 1.392 0.245
Between
Rs.10,001-Rs.15,000
133 3.88 0.79
Between
Rs.15,001-Rs.20,000
30 3.83 0.72
More than Rs.20,000 12 3.66 1.41
Total 300 3.78 0.81
Job related factors Below Rs.10,000 125 3.03 0.60 1.626 0.183
Between
Rs.10,001-Rs.15,000
133 3.18 0.62
Between
Rs.15,001-Rs.20,000
30 3.22 0.43
More than Rs.20,000 12 3.07 1.06
Total 300 3.12 0.62
8. There is not significant relationship between location of work place and job satisfaction (refer table 8) Job satisfaction dimension Nature of location N Mean SD F value p value
Interpersonal related factors Urban 132 3.29 0.67 1.821 0.164
Sub Urban 82 3.47 0.70
Rural 86 3.41 0.69
Total 300 3.37 0.69
Organizational related factors Urban 132 3.71 0.74 0.896 0.409
Sub Urban 82 3.82 0.82
Rural 86 3.85 0.89
Total 300 3.78 0.81
Job related factors Urban 132 3.05 0.59 1.477 0.230
Sub Urban 82 3.18 0.63
Rural 86 3.16 0.64
Total 300 3.12 0.62
9. There is significant relationship between distance between home and work place and job satisfaction (refer table 9). Job satisfaction dimension Distance between the
home and work place
N Mean SD F value p value
Interpersonal related factors Below 5Kms 163 3.28 0.61 6.846 0.000**
Between 10-15Kms 71 3.67 0.72
Between 15-20Kms 12 3.04 0.73
More than 20Kms 54 3.34 0.75
Total 300 3.37 0.69
Organizational related factors
Below 5Kms 163 3.68 0.71 7.355 0.000**
Between 10-15Kms 71 4.10 0.80
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More than 20Kms 54 3.82 0.94
Total 300 3.78 0.81
Job related factors Below 5Kms 163 3.03 0.54 7.562 0.000**
Between 10-15Kms 71 3.38 0.63
Between 15-20Kms 12 2.73 0.70
More than 20Kms 54 3.11 0.71
Total 300 3.12 0.62
SUGGESTION
This subjective study was constrained to a little number of working women living in Chennai. Future subjective studies utilizing larger and more assorted examples could give a more multifaceted and reliable picture of representative circumstances to better evaluate their issues and needs.
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