J Korean Acad Nurs Adm.  2021 Jan;27(1):54-63. 10.11111/jkana.2021.27.1.54.

Influences of Workplace Bullying and Job Satisfaction on Happiness among Perioperative Nurses

• Park SI
• Kim KH

• KMID: 2525913
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.11111/jkana.2021.27.1.54

Abstract

Purpose
The purpose of this study was to investigate workplace bullying, job satisfaction, and happiness among perioperative nurses.
Methods
Participants were 194 nurses who worked in hospitals with over 100 beds and located in G city and J Province. Data collection was conducted from May 4 to June 4, 2020. Descriptive statistics, independent t-test, one-way ANOVA, and stepwise multiple regression were used with IBM SPSS Statistics 26 program for data analysis.
Results
The mean score were, for workplace bullying, 1.87, for job satisfaction, 3.50, and for happiness, 3.87. Happiness of perioperative nurses was significantly influenced by job satisfaction (β=.52, p<.001), leisure time (β=.16, p=.008), and marital status (β=.13, p=.026).
Conclusion
The results show that job satisfaction of perioperative nurses is important for happiness. Therefore, there is a need to develop programs to increase job satisfaction to improve happiness in perioperative nurses.

Keyword

Happiness; Job satisfaction; Bullying; Nurses; Perioperative nursing