A comparative study of job satisfaction among nurses, psychologists/psychotherapists and social workers working in Quebec mental health teams
Abstract Background This study identified multiple socio-professional and team effectiveness variables, based on the Input-Mediator-Output-Input (IMOI) model, and tested their associations with job satisfaction for three categories of mental health professionals (nurses, psychologists/psychotherapis...
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| description | Abstract Background This study identified multiple socio-professional and team effectiveness variables, based on the Input-Mediator-Output-Input (IMOI) model, and tested their associations with job satisfaction for three categories of mental health professionals (nurses, psychologists/psychotherapists, and social workers). Methods Job satisfaction was assessed with the Job Satisfaction Survey. Independent variables were classified into four categories: 1) Socio-professional Characteristics; 2) Team Attributes; 3) Team Processes; and 4) Team Emergent States. Variables were entered successively, by category, into a hierarchical regression model. Results Team Processes contributed the greatest number of variables to job satisfaction among all professional groups, including team support which was the only significant variable common to all three types of professionals. Greater involvement in the decision-making process, and lower levels of team conflict (Team Processes) were associated with job satisfaction among nurses and social workers. Lower seniority on team (Socio-professional Characteristics), and team collaboration (Team Processes) were associated with job satisfaction among nurses, as was belief in the advantages of interdisciplinary collaboration (Team Emergent States) among psychologists. Knowledge sharing (Team Processes) and affective commitment to the team (Team Emergent States) were associated with job satisfaction among social workers. Conclusions Results suggest the need for mental health decision-makers and team managers to offer adequate support to mental health professionals, to involve nurses and social workers in the decision-making process, and implement procedures and mechanisms favourable to the prevention or resolution of team conflict with a view toward increasing job satisfaction among mental health professionals. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c3674415df3c4b5aa8cc692f6692f8b52022-12-21T20:15:31ZengBMCBMC Nursing1472-69552017-11-0116111210.1186/s12912-017-0255-xA comparative study of job satisfaction among nurses, psychologists/psychotherapists and social workers working in Quebec mental health teamsMarie-Josée Fleury0Guy Grenier1Jean-Marie Bamvita2Department of Psychiatry, McGill UniversityDouglas Mental Health University Institute Research CentreDouglas Mental Health University Institute Research CentreAbstract Background This study identified multiple socio-professional and team effectiveness variables, based on the Input-Mediator-Output-Input (IMOI) model, and tested their associations with job satisfaction for three categories of mental health professionals (nurses, psychologists/psychotherapists, and social workers). Methods Job satisfaction was assessed with the Job Satisfaction Survey. Independent variables were classified into four categories: 1) Socio-professional Characteristics; 2) Team Attributes; 3) Team Processes; and 4) Team Emergent States. Variables were entered successively, by category, into a hierarchical regression model. Results Team Processes contributed the greatest number of variables to job satisfaction among all professional groups, including team support which was the only significant variable common to all three types of professionals. Greater involvement in the decision-making process, and lower levels of team conflict (Team Processes) were associated with job satisfaction among nurses and social workers. Lower seniority on team (Socio-professional Characteristics), and team collaboration (Team Processes) were associated with job satisfaction among nurses, as was belief in the advantages of interdisciplinary collaboration (Team Emergent States) among psychologists. Knowledge sharing (Team Processes) and affective commitment to the team (Team Emergent States) were associated with job satisfaction among social workers. Conclusions Results suggest the need for mental health decision-makers and team managers to offer adequate support to mental health professionals, to involve nurses and social workers in the decision-making process, and implement procedures and mechanisms favourable to the prevention or resolution of team conflict with a view toward increasing job satisfaction among mental health professionals.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12912-017-0255-xJob satisfactionNursesSocial workersPsychologists/psychotherapistsTeam processesTeam emergent states |
| spellingShingle | Marie-Josée Fleury Guy Grenier Jean-Marie Bamvita A comparative study of job satisfaction among nurses, psychologists/psychotherapists and social workers working in Quebec mental health teams BMC Nursing Job satisfaction Nurses Social workers Psychologists/psychotherapists Team processes Team emergent states |
| title | A comparative study of job satisfaction among nurses, psychologists/psychotherapists and social workers working in Quebec mental health teams |
| title_full | A comparative study of job satisfaction among nurses, psychologists/psychotherapists and social workers working in Quebec mental health teams |
| title_fullStr | A comparative study of job satisfaction among nurses, psychologists/psychotherapists and social workers working in Quebec mental health teams |
| title_full_unstemmed | A comparative study of job satisfaction among nurses, psychologists/psychotherapists and social workers working in Quebec mental health teams |
| title_short | A comparative study of job satisfaction among nurses, psychologists/psychotherapists and social workers working in Quebec mental health teams |
| title_sort | comparative study of job satisfaction among nurses psychologists psychotherapists and social workers working in quebec mental health teams |
| topic | Job satisfaction Nurses Social workers Psychologists/psychotherapists Team processes Team emergent states |
| url | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12912-017-0255-x |
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