Open Access, Peer-reviewed
pISSN 1225-9330
eISSN 2288-4955
    J Korean Acad Nurs Adm. 2013 Jun;19(3):329-339. Korean.
    Published online Jun 30, 2013.
    https://doi.org/10.11111/jkana.2013.19.3.329
    Copyright © 2013 Korean Academy of Nursing Administration
    Original Article

    Factors Influencing Happiness Index of Hospital Nurses

    Moon Hee Nam and Young Chae Kwon
      • Department of Nursing, Kaya University, Korea.
    • Corresponding author: Kwon, Young Chae. Department of Nursing, Kaya University, 208 Samgye-ro, Gimhae 621-748, Korea. Tel: +82-55-330-1157, Fax: +82-55-330-1142, Email: nahante55@hanmail.net
    Received January 24, 2013; Revised February 28, 2013; Accepted April 27, 2013.

    This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/), which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

    Abstract

    Purpose

    This study was conducted to provide basic data on the nursing Happiness Index and identify factors influencing nurses by describing their perception of lifestyle, health behavior, nursing professionalism, Happiness Index, and turnover intention.

    Methods

    On July 2012, 700 nurses from 10 general hospitals were surveyed, but 23 were omitted due to missing or incomplete data. The focus of this study was the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Happiness Index, consisting of 11 OECD identified topics concerning living conditions and quality of life. Data were analyzed using χ2-tests, t-test, ANOVA, Pearson correlation coefficients and multiple regression with SPSS/WINdow 14.0.

    Results

    Mean score for nurses' Happiness Index was 3.03 on a scale of 5. There were significant differences on the Happiness Index for the following: age, marriage, children, education, position, work experience, wages, number of beds, medical institution, health behavior, weight, and meal patterns. There was a positive correlation between the happiness index and nursing professionalism but a negative correlation between the happiness index and turnover intention.

    Conclusion

    Results indicate that factors influencing happiness are autonomy, sense of calling and turnover intention suggesting the need to improve nursing professionalism for a life of happiness among hospital nurses.

    Keywords
    Happiness index; Nursing professionalism; Turnover intention; Health behavior

    Tables

    Table 1
    General Characteristic and Health Behaviors of Participants (N=677)

    Table 2
    Degree of Happiness Index, Nursing Professionalism, Turnover Intention (N=677)

    Table 3
    Difference in Variables according to General Characteristics (N=677)

    Table 4
    Correlations among Variable (N=677)

    Table 5
    Factor of affecting Happiness Index (N=677)

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    MeSH Terms
    Child
    Happiness
    Health Behavior
    Hospitals, General
    Humans
    Intention
    Life Style
    Marriage
    Meals
    Quality of Life
    Salaries and Fringe Benefits
    Social Conditions
    Metrics
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