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Effects of Locus of Control, Occupational Stress, and Psychological Distress on Job Satisfaction among Nurses

Psychological ReportsPublished 1 June 1996
Vijay Kumar Jain, Dennis G. McLaughlin, Rakesh Lall, W. Brad Johnson
Citations49
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SJR score0.76
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TL;DR

This study evaluated the effects of locus of control, occupational stress, and psychological symptom distress on reported job satisfaction in a sample of 34 practicing nurses and found that greater work-related stress and higher psychological symptoms distress were significantly negatively correlated with job satisfaction.

Abstract

This study evaluated the effects of locus of control, occupational stress, and psychological symptom distress on reported job satisfaction in a sample of 34 practicing nurses. As predicted, greater work-related stress and higher psychological symptom distress were significantly negatively correlated with job satisfaction. External locus of control was also negatively associated with job satisfaction.

Keywords

Health ProfessionsNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting