Effect of Work–Family Conflict, Psychological Job Demand, and Job Control on the Health Status of Nurses

Li-Chung Pien, Wan-Ju Cheng, Kuei-Ru Chou and Li-Chiu Lin
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Li-Chung Pien: Post-Baccalaureate Program in Nursing, College of Nursing, Taipei Medical University, 250 Wu-Hsing Street, Taipei 11031, Taiwan
Wan-Ju Cheng: Department of Psychiatry, China Medical University Hospital, No. 2, Yude Rd., North District 404332, Taichung 40447, Taiwan
Kuei-Ru Chou: School of Nursing, College of Nursing, Taipei Medical University, 250 Wu-Hsing Street, Taipei 11031, Taiwan
Li-Chiu Lin: Nursing Department, Hung Kuang University, 1018 Taiwan Boulevard, Sec. 6, Shalu District, Taichung 433304, Taiwan

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 7, 1-9

Abstract: Work–family conflicts (WFCs) are common in the healthcare sector and pose significant health risks to healthcare workers. This study examined the effect of WFCs on the health status and nurses’ leaving intentions in Taiwan. A self-administered questionnaire was used to survey 200 female nurses’ experiences of WFC from a regional hospital. Data on psychosocial work conditions, including work shifts, job control, psychological job demands, and workplace justice, were collected. Health conditions were measured using the Beck Depression Inventory-II and self-rated health. Leaving intentions were measured using a self-developed questionnaire. The participants’ average work experience was 6.79 (Standard Deviation (SD) = 5.26) years, their highest educational level was university, and work shifts were mostly night and rotating shifts. Approximately 75.5% of nurses perceived high levels of WFCs. Leaving intentions were correlated with WFCs ( r = 0.350, p < 0.01) and psychological work demands ( r = 0.377, p < 0.01). After adjusting for age, educational level, and work characteristics, high levels of WFCs were associated with poor self-rated health, and depression, but not associated with high leaving intentions. Nurses’ experiences of high levels of WFCs greatly affected their health status.

Keywords: work–family conflict; self-rated health; depression; leaving intention (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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