title: A meta-analysis of studies of nurses' job satisfaction.
abstract: Although several variables have been correlated with nursing job satisfaction, the findings are not uniform across studies. Three commonly noted variables from the nursing literature are: autonomy, job stress, and nurse-physician collaboration. This meta-analysis examined the strength of the relationships between job satisfaction and autonomy, job stress, and nurse-physician collaboration among registered nurses working in staff positions. A meta-analysis of 31 studies representing a total of 14,567 subjects was performed. Job satisfaction was most strongly correlated with job stress (ES = -.43), followed by nurse-physician collaboration (ES = .37), and autonomy (ES = .30). These findings have implications for the importance of improving the work environment to increase nurses' job satisfaction.
authors.affiliation: United States Navy, 8901 Wisconsin Ave T-18 Bethesda, MD 20889, USA.
authors.forename: George A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Zangaro
authors.forename: Karen L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Soeken
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002055:Burnout, Professional / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D005260:Female; D006272:Health Facility Environment; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D024802:Nurse's Role / Q000523:psychology; D015401:Nursing Administration Research / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000523:psychology*; D010558:Personnel Loyalty; D010563:Personnel Turnover; D019555:Physician-Nurse Relations; D017009:Professional Autonomy; D012307:Risk Factors; D012456:Salaries and Fringe Benefits; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D016526:Workload; D017132:Workplace / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000523:psychology