Correlation between Anger and Job Motivation among Psychiatric Nurses in Kashan Psychiatric Hospital

Document Type : Original Article

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1 Neurology Department, Medical Faculty, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran

2 Nursing Department, Nursing & Midwifery Faculty, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran

3 Clinical Research Center, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran

Abstract

Aims: In general, nurses who work in department of psychiatric are in fact
interacting with emotional disorders of patients once providing their care
services. higher levels of job motivation and satisfaction can markedly foster
service improvement. The aim of this study was to evaluate the correlation
between anger and job motivation in nurses of a psychiatric hospital.
Instrument & Methods: In this cross-sectional descriptive research in 2014,
all 50 psychiatry nurses working at Kargarnejad Hospital of Kashan City, Iran,
were entirely studied. A demographical questionnaire, the Anger Multiple Scale
and the Job Motivation Scale were used for data gathering. Data were analyzed
by SPSS 19 software using Pearson correlation coefficient.
Findings: The mean score of anger was 3.01±0.36 and of job motivation was
1.70±0.86. There was a significant relationship between job motivation and the
number of family members and conditions of employment of nurses (p=0.001).
There was a significant inverse relationship between scores of anger and job
motivation of psychiatry nurses of the hospital (r=-0.712; p=0.001).
Conclusion: There is a relationship between anger and job motivation in
nurses of Kashan Psychiatric hospital.

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International Archives of Health Sciences
Volume 3, Issue 4
December 2016
Pages 151-155

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History

  • Receive Date: 06 June 2016
  • Revise Date: 11 July 2023
  • Accept Date: 09 September 2016

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