title: The mediating effects of structural empowerment on job satisfaction for nurses in long-term care facilities.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this study was to explore the mediating effects of work empowerment on job satisfaction for nurses in long-term care facilities in Taiwan.
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  Previous research has noted that job satisfaction is an important factor that reflects upon the work environment and the characteristics of the job itself. It is important to link work empowerment to job satisfaction among nurses.
  
  
  METHODS
  This research study used a cross-sectional design. A total of 65 nurses participated in the study. Regression models and Sobel tests were fitted to evaluate the relationship between work empowerment and job satisfaction.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Structural empowerment mediated the effects of psychological empowerment on job satisfaction (standardized β = 0.46, Sobel test: z = 2.69, P = 0.007).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Both psychological and structural empowerment positively correlated with job satisfaction among nurses in long-term care facilities. The structural empowerment had a mediating effect on job satisfaction.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The managers of long-term care facilities should create an empowering work environment for nurses by providing them with available resources and by involving them in the developmental goals of the facilities. The critical structural components of an empowered workplace can contribute to the psychological empowerment of nurses and increase their job satisfaction.
authors: Institute of Clinical and Community Health Nursing, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan. icli@ym.edu.tw
authors: I-Chuan
authors: IC
authors: Li
authors: Huai-Ting
authors: HT
authors: Kuo
authors: Hui-Chuan
authors: HC
authors: Huang
authors: Hsueh-Li
authors: HL
authors: Lo
authors: Hui-Chun
authors: HC
authors: Wang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008134:Long-Term Care; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009726:Nurses / Q000523:psychology*; D015401:Nursing Administration Research; D011209:Power, Psychological; D017132:Workplace; D055815:Young Adult