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http://dx.doi.org/10.5807/kjohn.2012.21.1.10

Relationship among Sense of Humor, Self-esteem, and Performance in Nurses  

Choi, Jin-Yi (College of Nursing Science, Kyung Hee University)
Hwang, In-Young (Department of Nursing, Kyungbok University)
Park, Young-Mi (Red Cross College of Nursing, Chung-Ang University)
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Korean Journal of Occupational Health Nursing / v.21, no.1, 2012 , pp. 10-17 More about this Journal
Abstract
Purpose: The study was done to identify relations among sense of humor, self-esteem, and performance in nurses. Methods: Data were collected by questionnaires from 198 nurses in Seoul and Gyeonggi province. Measures were sense of humor, self-esteem, and performance. Data were analyzed using Pearson correlation coefficients, t-test, ANOVA, and stepwise multiple regression with SPSS/WIN 13.0 version. Results: This study shows that performance of nurses has significant difference according to age, marriage, education level, income and clinical experience. The performance of nurses has positive correlation with their sense of humor and self-esteem. The higher clinical experience, sense of humor, and self-esteem they have, the better performance they make. The factors that affect performance of nurses are clinical experience, sense of humor and self-esteem. The degree of explanation is 36.5%. Conclusion: Knowing that sense of humor and self-esteem of nurse are significant factors which can cause nurses' better performance, we suggest an education program that can help nurses to develop and manage their sense of humor.
Keywords
Nurses; Humor; Performance;
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