Exploring Direct and Indirect Influences of Physical Work Environment on Job Satisfaction for Early-Career Registered Nurses Employed in Hospitals

We explored direct and indirect influences of physical work environment on job satisfaction in a nationally representative sample of 1,141 early‐career registered nurses. In the fully specified model, physical work environment had a non‐significant direct effect on job satisfaction. The path analysi...

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Published in:Research in nursing & health 2014-08, Vol.37 (4), p.312-325
Main Authors: Djukic, Maja, Kovner, Christine T., Brewer, Carol S., Fatehi, Farida, Greene, William H.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Attitude of Health Personnel
Biological and medical sciences
Distributive justice
Female
Health Facility Environment - organization & administration
Health participants
hospital design
Hospital Design and Construction
Hospitals
Humans
Indirect effects
Influence
Interior Design and Furnishings
Job Satisfaction
Longitudinal Studies
Male
Medical sciences
Miscellaneous
Nurses
Nursing
Nursing Staff, Hospital - psychology
Occupational medicine
physical work environment
Public health. Hygiene
Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine
United States
Work environment
Workplace - psychology
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Summary:We explored direct and indirect influences of physical work environment on job satisfaction in a nationally representative sample of 1,141 early‐career registered nurses. In the fully specified model, physical work environment had a non‐significant direct effect on job satisfaction. The path analysis used to test multiple indirect effects showed that physical work environment had a positive indirect effect (p 
ISSN:0160-6891
1098-240X
DOI:10.1002/nur.21606