The determinants of job satisfaction among hospital nurses: A model estimation in Korea

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 437-446

  Seo, Youngjoon ^a   Ko, Jongwook ^b   Price, James L ^c  

^a Yonsei University Wonju   (South Korea)

^b Anyang University   (South Korea)

^c E11 SSH   (United States)

Author keywords

Job satisfaction; Korean hospital nurses

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; INFORMATION PROCESSING; JOB SATISFACTION; KOREA; MODEL; NURSE; NURSING; QUESTIONNAIRE; SALARY; SUPPORT GROUP; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; AFFECT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; CAUSALITY; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; KOREA; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; LINEAR MODELS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; NURSING, SUPERVISORY; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; QUESTIONNAIRES; SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WORKLOAD;

EID: 1642603863     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2003.11.003     Document Type: Article

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