The relationship between work status congruency and the job attitudes of full-time and part-time Canadian and Jordanian nurses

This study compared the coping resources, coping strategies and job-related attitudes of full-time and part-time nurses. The participants were 554 Canadian nurses and 272 Jordanian nurses. There was only one significant difference between full-time and part-time nurses: full-time Canadian nurses rep...

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Published in:International journal of human resource management 1998, Vol.9 (1), p.41-57
Main Authors: Armstrong-Stassen, Marjorie, Al-Ma, Rowaida, Cameron, Sheila J., Horsburgh, Martha E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Attitudes to work
Canada
Coping
Full-time employment
Full-TIME/PART-TIME Workers
Hospitals
Job satisfaction
Jordan
Nurses
Occupational Status
Occupational Stress
Part Time Employment
Work Status Congruency
Worker Attitudes
Working Hours
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Summary:This study compared the coping resources, coping strategies and job-related attitudes of full-time and part-time nurses. The participants were 554 Canadian nurses and 272 Jordanian nurses. There was only one significant difference between full-time and part-time nurses: full-time Canadian nurses reported higher emotional exhaustion than part-time Canadian nurses. However, a different picture emerged when work status congruency was taken into account. Canadian nurses working full time but preferring to work part time reported greater dissatisfaction with various aspects of their jobs, higher levels of emotional exhaustion and a greater intention to leave. Although not statistically significant, a similar trend was found for the Jordanian nurses. Perceived organizational support was the most important predictor of job-related attitudes for nurses in both countries, even though nurses in both countries rated the support from their hospitals as relatively low. The results indicate that researchers should not treat full-time and parttime workers as homogeneous groups and that hospital administrators in both Canada and Jordan need to address the level of hospital support perceived by their nursing staff.
ISSN:0958-5192
1466-4399
DOI:10.1080/095851998341189