Institute of Clinical and Community Health Nursing, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan.
J Nurs Manag. 2013 Apr;21(3):440-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2834.2012.01396.x. Epub 2012 Apr 26.
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.
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.
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.
Structural empowerment mediated the effects of psychological empowerment on job satisfaction (standardized β = 0.46, Sobel test: z = 2.69, P = 0.007).
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.
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.
本研究旨在探讨工作赋权对我国长期护理机构护士工作满意度的中介作用。
以往的研究指出，工作满意度是反映工作环境和工作本身特点的一个重要因素，将工作赋权与护士的工作满意度联系起来很重要。
本研究采用横断面设计，共 65 名护士参与了研究。采用回归模型和 Sobel 检验来评估工作赋权与工作满意度之间的关系。
结构赋权中介了心理赋权对工作满意度的影响（标准化β=0.46，Sobel 检验：z=2.69，P=0.007）。
长期护理机构护士的心理赋权和结构赋权均与工作满意度呈正相关。结构赋权对工作满意度有中介作用。
长期护理机构的管理者应为护士创造一个赋权的工作环境，为他们提供可用的资源，并让他们参与机构的发展目标。赋权工作场所的关键结构组成部分可以促进护士的心理赋权，提高他们的工作满意度。
