The Relationship between Nurses' Mental health and Working Motivation
Advances in Nursing & Midwifery,
Vol. 24 No. 86 (2015),
9 Mehr 2015
,
Page 35-42
Abstract
Background and aim: Psychologists believe that paying attention to nurses' psychological health can
increase their motivation for conducting their duties while are at work . The aim of this study was to
determine the relationship between mental health of nurses and their motivation in doing their tasks in
Ganjavian Dezfool Hospital
Method and material his was a correlational study being done on Ganjavian Hospital's nurses in city of
Dezfool (N=240). The data were collected via a questionnaire. Nurses' mental health was measured using
GHQ28 and their job motivation, by Herzberg motivation questionnaire. GHQ28 had four non-psychotic
dimensions (1-Somatization, 2- Anxiety And Sleep Disorder, 3- Social Dysfunction, and Depression).
with 7 questions within each dimension. Spearman correlation was used to test the research hypothesis of this
research.
Findings: The findings revealed that the relationship between
1. Mental health and Nurses Job motivation (p = 0/0001, r = - 0/279)
2. Physical symptoms and Herzberg hygiene factor ( p < 0/01 , r = - 0/ 276 ) -
3. Anxiety and sleep disorders , and Herzberg hygiene factor ( p < 0/01 , r = - 0/ 272 ) ,
4. Social function disorder , and Herzberg hygiene factor ( p < 0/01 , r = - 0/ 377 ) ,
5. Depression, and Herzberg hygiene factor ( p < 0/01 , r = - 0/ 227 ) ,
6. Physical symptoms, and Herzberg motivational factor ( P < 0/01 , r < - 0/ 244 )
7. Anxiety and sleep disorders, and Herzberg motivational factor ( p < 0/01 , r = - 0/ 233 )
8. Social function disorder, and Herzberg motivational factor ( p < 0/01 , r = - 0/ 286 )
9. Depression, and Herzberg motivational factor (p < 0/01, r = - 0/ 227) are significant.
Conclusion: The scores of nurses' mental health and Job motivation are correlated in a positive way, thus
investing on nurses' mental health potentially enhance nurses' job motivation at hospital.
Keywords: Mental health, Nurse, Motivation, Hospital.
- Mental health
- Nurse
- Motivation
- Hospital.
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