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http://dx.doi.org/10.11111/jkana.2014.20.5.558

The Impact of Social Support and Self-esteem on Nurses' Empowerment  

Kim, Myung-Ja (Department of Nursing, Eulji University Hospital)
Kim, Hyun-Young (College of Nursing, Eulji University)
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Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing Administration / v.20, no.5, 2014 , pp. 558-566 More about this Journal
Abstract
Purpose: This study was done to measure the level of social support, self-esteem, and empowerment and to identify any effect of social support and self-esteem on the empowerment of nurses. Methods: The study design was a descriptive survey using questionnaires which were given to 381 nurses in C province. The collected data were analyzed using descriptive analysis, t-test, ANOVA, Pearson correlation coefficient, and multiple regressions. Results: The mean score for nurses' empowerment was $2.83{\pm}0.66$. Seven individual characteristics, social support(family, meaningful persons, supervisors, and co-workers) and self-esteem accounted for 23.3% of the variance in nurses' empowerment. Prediction elements influencing empowerment of nurses were salary per month, self-esteem, and social support(supervisors). Conclusion: The results indicate that it is necessary to increase nurses' empowerment. Social support by supervisors and self-esteem were confirmed as important factors to increase nurses' empowerment. In addition, raising the monthly average income would increase empowerment of nurses.
Keywords
Nurses; Social Support; Self-esteem; Empowerment;
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