Assessment of job satisfaction, work-related strain, and perceived stress in nurses working in different departments in the same hospital: a survey study

Ain-Shams Journal of Anesthesiology

Table 5 Mean scores of SF-MSQ, WRSI, and PSS by the descriptive characteristics of nurses (N = 411)

Introductory and professional characteristics	N	SF-Minnesota Job Satisfaction Questionnaire (SF-MSQ)		Work-Related Strain Inventory (WRSI)		The Perceived Stress Scale (PSS)
Introductory and professional characteristics	N	Mean ± SD	Test*	Mean ± SD	Test*	Mean ± SD	Test*
Age
20–25	283	66.72 ± 11.27	KW = 9.838 p = 0.020	39.38 ± 5.94	KW = 6.205 p = 0.102	40.78 ± 6.82	KW = 15.399 p = 0.002
26–31	83	68.49 ± 12.09		37.80 ± 5.55		39.49 ± 6.65
32–37	26	71.03 ± 16.81		37.53 ± 4.65		36.80 ± 7.72
38 years and older	19	73.10 ± 13.60		37.36 ± 4.07		35.84 ± 6.30
Gender
Female	342	67.11 ± 12.19	U = 10,233.500 p = 0.082	38.45 ± 5.43	U = 9345.000 p = 0.006	40.24 ± 6.64	U = 10,591.500 p = 0.179
Male	69	70.30 ± 10.93	U = 10,233.500 p = 0.082	40.85 ± 6.85	U = 9345.000 p = 0.006	39.01 ± 8.23	U = 10,591.500 p = 0.179
Marital status
Single	319	67.16 ± 11.82	KW = 11.092 p = 0.004	38.92 ± 5.83	KW = 1.737 p = 0.420	40.35 ± 6.75	KW = 9.552 p = 0.008
Married	90	70.12 ± 11.57		38.54 ± 5.52		38.58 ± 7.12
Spouse dead/separated	2	33.00 ± 2.82		43.00 ± 4.24		55.00 ± 8.48
Educational status
Vocational School of Health	92	68.69 ± 12.57	KW = 6.850 p = .077	39.22 ± 5.65	KW = 2.644 p = 0.450	40.35 ± 7.65	KW = 3.835 p = .280
Associate degree	75	66.50 ± 11.23		39.36 ± 6.44		39.90 ± 7.73
Graduate degree	219	66.98 ± 12.05		38.68 ± 5.62		40.19 ± 6.43
Postgraduate (master’s degree)	25	73.08 ± 11.14		37.48 ± 5.18		37.92 ± 5.94