Mohsen Khosravi, Rashya Kasaeiyan

Abstract

Introduction: Job Satisfaction is a complex and multidimensional concept associated with a variety of psychological, social and physical factors. Given the importance of nurses' position in the health system of any country, in order to achieve the greater efficiency, the factors influencing the job satisfaction of nurses need to be more considered. This study was designed and carried out with the aim to determine the predictive role of socio-demographic factors, job stress and psychological hardiness in job satisfaction of nurses. Methods: This exploratory correlational research was performed on 190 nurses working in different departments of Ali ebne Abitaleb Hospital in Zahedan, who were selected by stratified random sampling method. In this study, the Minnesota Job Satisfaction Questionnaire (MSQ), Ahvaz Psychological Hardiness Inventory (AHI) and Standard Job Stress Questionnaire with Socio-Demographic Form were used. Finally, the data obtained from the questionnaires were analyzed in SPSS software version 24 using descriptive statistics including mean and standard deviation and inferential statistics including multiple regression analysis. Results: In this study, 38 males (20 percent) and 152 females (80 percent) in the age range of 20 to 50 years were tested. According to the obtained results, psychological hardiness (P= 0.000, β= 0.256) could predict job satisfaction in the nurses' population, but none of the socio-demographic factors including age (P= 0.820;  β= 0.018), gender (P= 0.617; β= -0.042), marital status (P= 0.998; β= 0.000), education level (P= 0.540; β= -0.045), sector (P= 0.995; β= 0.995), years of service (P= 0.811; β= 0.020), and job stress (P= 0.073; β= -0.131) could not predict job satisfaction in the nursing population. Conclusion: Due to the acquisitive nature of psychological hardiness feature, it is suggested that the characteristic be taken into account as a potential therapeutic target in enhancing the nurses' job satisfaction.