Work stress and psychological well-being among the nursing profession in Singapore.
OBJECTIVE
To investigate the work stress of nursing and its relationship with the psychological well-being of the nurses.


METHODS
A survey research method was adopted in which a questionnaire was designed for data collection.


METHODS
The study was conducted in the hospital setting.


METHODS
Nurses (N = 1,043) of different grades participated in this study on an anonymous and voluntary basis.


METHODS
A work stress measure (ie, the Nursing Stress Inventory) and GHQ-12 were incorporated in a questionnaire which also contained items on subject's background information.


RESULTS
The eight areas of work stress identified were found to be negatively related to psychological well-being of the nurses, with stronger effects on anxiety and depression than sense of adequacy.


CONCLUSIONS
Certain work stressors were more detrimental than those others. They may also exert differential effects on the affective and cognitive stress reactions.
Boey
K W
KW
Department of Sociology, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
Chan
K B
KB
Ko
Y C
YC
Goh
L G
LG
Lim
G C
GC
D000328:Adult; D001007:Anxiety; D003625:Data Collection; D003866:Depressive Disorder; D005260:Female; D006779:Hospitals, Public; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008603:Mental Health; D008875:Middle Aged; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology*; D012846:Singapore; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000523:psychology*; D016526:Workload