Impact of Work Motivation on Occupational Health in Healthcare Workers
Objectives: The present cross-sectional study investigated, in a group of Italian healthcare workers (HCWs), the association between work motivation and occupational health and the impact of socio-demographic and job-related variables on this association. Methods: A total of 656 subjects (nurses, te...
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| author | Antonella D’Alleva Angela Coco Gilda Pelusi Chiara Gatti Pietro Bussotti David Lazzari Massimo Bracci Andrea Minelli Beatrice Gasperini Emilia Prospero |
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| description | Objectives: The present cross-sectional study investigated, in a group of Italian healthcare workers (HCWs), the association between work motivation and occupational health and the impact of socio-demographic and job-related variables on this association. Methods: A total of 656 subjects (nurses, technicians, midwives and physiotherapists) completed the survey. Linear regression models were used to correlate motivation types (by Scale of Motivation At Work) with health indicators (general health, depression, professional exhaustion, satisfaction and turnover intention) and burnout’s subscales (emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and reduced professional achievement). Findings: Autonomous motivation correlated positively with general health and work satisfaction and negatively with depression, exhaustion and turnover intention. Scoring high on intrinsic/integrated regulation was associated with better health and job satisfaction and with turnover intention, depression and emotional exhaustion. Controlled motivation, demotivation and external regulation nourished burnout’s indicators, while autonomous motivation was protective. Operating in intensive care or surgical areas negatively affected general health; working as a nurse manager or midwife increased one’s depressive risk and reduced satisfaction; being older than 60 increased emotional exhaustion and turnover intention; having a master’s degree protected from exhaustion and depression. Implications: Collectively, our findings extend evidence on the role of work motivation in shaping occupational health and underline the importance for healthcare organizations of promoting actions to reinforce autonomous motivation at work. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-bb1aa2af1542406ba9567a07fd21c55b2023-12-08T15:16:05ZengMDPI AGHealthcare2227-90322023-11-011123305610.3390/healthcare11233056Impact of Work Motivation on Occupational Health in Healthcare WorkersAntonella D’Alleva0Angela Coco1Gilda Pelusi2Chiara Gatti3Pietro Bussotti4David Lazzari5Massimo Bracci6Andrea Minelli7Beatrice Gasperini8Emilia Prospero9Department of Biomedical Sciences and Public Health, Università Politecnica delle Marche, 60126 Ancona, ItalySchool of Nursing Science, Università Politecnica delle Marche, 60121 Ancona, ItalySchool of Nursing Science, Università Politecnica delle Marche, 60121 Ancona, ItalyHeart Surgery Department, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria, di Ancona, 60126 Ancona, ItalySchool of Psychology, European University of Rome, 00163 Rome, ItalyItalian Society of Psychoneuroendocrineimmunology (SIPNEI), 00195 Rome, ItalyDepartment of Biomedical Sciences and Public Health, Università Politecnica delle Marche, 60126 Ancona, ItalyDepartment of Biomolecular Sciences, Urbino University, 61029 Urbino, ItalyAzienda Ospedaliera Ospedali Riuniti Marche Nord, 61032 Fano, ItalyDepartment of Biomedical Sciences and Public Health, Università Politecnica delle Marche, 60126 Ancona, ItalyObjectives: The present cross-sectional study investigated, in a group of Italian healthcare workers (HCWs), the association between work motivation and occupational health and the impact of socio-demographic and job-related variables on this association. Methods: A total of 656 subjects (nurses, technicians, midwives and physiotherapists) completed the survey. Linear regression models were used to correlate motivation types (by Scale of Motivation At Work) with health indicators (general health, depression, professional exhaustion, satisfaction and turnover intention) and burnout’s subscales (emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and reduced professional achievement). Findings: Autonomous motivation correlated positively with general health and work satisfaction and negatively with depression, exhaustion and turnover intention. Scoring high on intrinsic/integrated regulation was associated with better health and job satisfaction and with turnover intention, depression and emotional exhaustion. Controlled motivation, demotivation and external regulation nourished burnout’s indicators, while autonomous motivation was protective. Operating in intensive care or surgical areas negatively affected general health; working as a nurse manager or midwife increased one’s depressive risk and reduced satisfaction; being older than 60 increased emotional exhaustion and turnover intention; having a master’s degree protected from exhaustion and depression. Implications: Collectively, our findings extend evidence on the role of work motivation in shaping occupational health and underline the importance for healthcare organizations of promoting actions to reinforce autonomous motivation at work.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/11/23/3056healthcare systemautonomous motivationcontrolled motivationoccupational well-beingburnoutwork-related stress |
| spellingShingle | Antonella D’Alleva Angela Coco Gilda Pelusi Chiara Gatti Pietro Bussotti David Lazzari Massimo Bracci Andrea Minelli Beatrice Gasperini Emilia Prospero Impact of Work Motivation on Occupational Health in Healthcare Workers Healthcare healthcare system autonomous motivation controlled motivation occupational well-being burnout work-related stress |
| title | Impact of Work Motivation on Occupational Health in Healthcare Workers |
| title_full | Impact of Work Motivation on Occupational Health in Healthcare Workers |
| title_fullStr | Impact of Work Motivation on Occupational Health in Healthcare Workers |
| title_full_unstemmed | Impact of Work Motivation on Occupational Health in Healthcare Workers |
| title_short | Impact of Work Motivation on Occupational Health in Healthcare Workers |
| title_sort | impact of work motivation on occupational health in healthcare workers |
| topic | healthcare system autonomous motivation controlled motivation occupational well-being burnout work-related stress |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/11/23/3056 |
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