Feifei Chen1, Min Yang2, Wei Gao3, Ye Liu4, Sara De Gieter5. 1. ICU Department, The Second Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, 250033 Shandong, China. Electronic address: chenfeifei2004@sina.cn. 2. Nursing Department of Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, 250012 Shandong, China. Electronic address: yangmin1956912@sina.com. 3. Central Venous Transfusion Department, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, 250012 Shandong, China. Electronic address: gaoweisdu@163.com. 4. Nursing Department of Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Qingdao, 266035 Shandong, China. Electronic address: qiluliuye@126.com. 5. Research Group Work & Organizational Psychology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, 1050 Brussels, Belgium. Electronic address: sara.de.gieter@telenet.be.
Abstract
PURPOSE: To examine the impact of satisfaction with psychological rewards (received from the head nurse and from physicians) and with pay on Chinese nurses' work attitudes. METHOD: We conducted a cross-sectional survey in China. A total of 413 nurses completed our survey. We examined the effect of satisfactions with psychological rewards and pay on work attitudes by performing a series of hierarchical regression analyses. FINDINGS: We found that both satisfaction with pay and satisfaction with psychological rewards from the head nurse significantly predicted work attitudes, whereas satisfaction with psychological rewards from physicians did not. CONCLUSIONS: Our results illustrate that when nurses feel satisfied with their pay and the psychological rewards received from the head nurse they exhibit more positive work attitudes.
PURPOSE: To examine the impact of satisfaction with psychological rewards (received from the head nurse and from physicians) and with pay on Chinese nurses' work attitudes. METHOD: We conducted a cross-sectional survey in China. A total of 413 nurses completed our survey. We examined the effect of satisfactions with psychological rewards and pay on work attitudes by performing a series of hierarchical regression analyses. FINDINGS: We found that both satisfaction with pay and satisfaction with psychological rewards from the head nurse significantly predicted work attitudes, whereas satisfaction with psychological rewards from physicians did not. CONCLUSIONS: Our results illustrate that when nurses feel satisfied with their pay and the psychological rewards received from the head nurse they exhibit more positive work attitudes.