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Enfermería Global
On-line version ISSN 1695-6141
Abstract
DUCHE-PEREZ, Aleixandre Brian and RIVERA GALDOS, Gabriela Lucia. Job satisfaction and happiness in Peruvian nurses. Enferm. glob. [online]. 2019, vol.18, n.54, pp.353-373. Epub Oct 14, 2019. ISSN 1695-6141. https://dx.doi.org/10.6018/eglobal.18.2.334741.
Objective:
To analyze the relationship between job satisfaction and happiness in the nursing staff of the Alberto Seguín Escobedo EsSalud National Hospital in the city of Arequipa (Peru).
Methods:
Using the quantitative method and the non-experimental, transversal-correlational design, the SL-SPC Labor Satisfaction Scale of Palma (1999) and the Happiness Scale of Alarcón (2006) were applied to a sample of 83 workers, among the 25 to 65 years old, who work as nurses.
Results:
It was found that the dimensions with higher job satisfaction in nurses are "personal development" and "task performance" (≥70, in both cases). In the case of the Happiness variable, it was identified that the "Satisfaction with Life" dimension is the one with the highest valuation (≥90, in all three cases). On the other hand, the study identified the existence of direct and inverse correlations between the study variables.
Conclusion:
Positive associations were observed between dimensions of job satisfaction and happiness factors. The companionship and the desire to achieve a goal of personal and professional development increases the sense of happiness that nurses perceive in their work life.
Keywords : Job satisfaction; Happiness; Nurse; National Hospital Alberto Seguín Escobedo.