Journal of Korean Public Health Nursing (한국보건간호학회지)

Korean Society of public Health Nursing (한국보건간호학회)
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Emotional Labor and Job Stress of Public Health Nurses

보건간호사의 감정노동과 직무스트레스

  • Han, Suk-Jung (Department of Nursing, Sahmyook University) ;
  • Kwon, Myung-Soon (Department of Nursing, Hallym University) ;
  • Yoon, Oh-Soon (Department of Nursing, Sahmyook Health University College) ;
  • Moon, Mi-Young (The Graduate School of Health Science & Social Welfare, Sahmyook University)
  • 한숙정 (삼육대학교 간호학과) ;
  • 권명순 (한림대학교 간호학부) ;
  • 윤오순 (삼육보건대학 간호과) ;
  • 문미영 (삼육대학교 보건복지대학원)
  • Received : 2012.07.17
  • Accepted : 2012.08.10
  • Published : 2012.08.31
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Abstract

Purpose: This study was conducted in order to investigate the relationship between the level of emotional labor and job stress for public health nurses. Methods: The survey was conducted from Mar. to Oct. 2010 for collection of data from public health nurses (N=195). Descriptive statistics, ANOVA, t-test, Tukey HSD, and Pearson's correlation coefficient were used in performance of data analysis. Results: Results of this study indicate that as the nurses grow older, they receive a larger salary and their emotional labor is reduced. The results of this study also demonstrate that the emotional labor is highest when their total nursing job work duration and public health nurse work duration are between six and 10 years. There is a significant difference in job stress of the two age groups between occupational roles and personal strain. This means that job stress is highest in nurses who are in their thirties and low fifties. Emotional labor showed positive correlation with occupational roles and personal strain of job stress, but showed negative correlation with personal resources. Conclusion: According to the results of this study, we suggest development of interventions to reduce emotional labor and job stress, taking into account the characteristics of age.

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