The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships among self-efficacy, coping styles, and job satisfaction among nurses in Taiwan. The current research investigated the effect of job satisfaction in a sample of 314 nurses. Nursing is a particularly relevant population for xamining these research questions, because of the widespread nursing shortage and lower than excepted job satisfaction report. We used the following instruments to assess examined variables: (a) The Job Satisfaction of Nurse Aides (JS-NA; Yeh, 2003), (b) The Chinese General Self-efficacy Scale (CGSS; Zhang & Schwarzer, 1995), and (c) The Problem-Focused Style of Coping (PF-SOC; Heppner, Cook, Wright, & Johnson, 1995). Participants were recruited from a regional hospital system in Taiwan from April 2009 to July 2009. The results of this study show that higher self-efficacy was associated with higher job satisfaction, partially mediated by coping style (problem-focused and emotion-focused coping styles). Self-efficacy was positively related to job satisfaction and problem-focused coping style, but negatively associated with emotion-focuse coping.
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships among self-efficacy, coping styles, and job satisfaction among nurses in Taiwan. The current research investigated the effect of job satisfaction in a sample of 314 nurses. Nursing is a particularly relevant population for xamining these research questions, because of the widespread nursing shortage and lower than excepted job satisfaction report. We used the following instruments to assess examined variables: (a) The Job Satisfaction of Nurse Aides (JS-NA; Yeh, 2003), (b) The Chinese General Self-efficacy Scale (CGSS; Zhang & Schwarzer, 1995), and (c) The Problem-Focused Style of Coping (PF-SOC; Heppner, Cook, Wright, & Johnson, 1995). Participants were recruited from a regional hospital system in Taiwan from April 2009 to July 2009. The results of this study show that higher self-efficacy was associated with higher job satisfaction, partially mediated by coping style (problem-focused and emotion-focused coping styles). Self-efficacy was positively related to job satisfaction and problem-focused coping style, but negatively associated with emotion-focuse coping.