Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2013, 4(4):664-669

Subjective well-being and intention to leave among Czech and Slovak nurses

Elena Gurková1,2,*, Katarína Žiaková3, Mária Sováriová Soósová4, Silvie Haroková5, Radka Šerfelová3, Slávka Mrosková1
1 Faculty of Health Care, University of Presov in Prešov, Slovakia
2 Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Bielsko-Biala, Poland
3 Department of Nursing, Jessenius Medical Faculty in Martin, Comenius University in Bratislava, Slovakia
4 Department of Nursing Care, Faculty of Medicine, PJ Safarik University, Kosice, Slovakia
5 Rehabilitation Sanatorium, Darkov Spa, Karviná-Hranice, Czech Republic

Aim: The aim of this international cross-sectional survey was to investigate subjective well-being of Czech and Slovak nurses and its relationship with years of experience and leaving intentions.

Methods: The sample for study consisted of 1055 hospital staff nurses from Czech and Slovak Republics. The data were collected using a set of questionnaires that included the Positive Affect Scale, the Negative Affect Scale, and Personal Wellbeing Index. For determining the associations and correlations between variables, the parametric Pearson correlations were used. For group comparisons one way ANOVA procedure was performed.

Results: Czech nurses experienced more positive affect and less negative affect than Slovak nurses. We did not find the statistical significant difference in life satisfaction (a cognitive component of subjective well-being) between Czech and Slovak nurses. Life satisfaction has been within the range of 60 -70% SM found for Western populations (65.02; SD 15.80 - Czech nurses; 63.80; 16.43 - Slovak nurses). Subjective well-being correlated negatively with years of experience and leaving intentions. The stronger relationship between subjective well-being and leaving intentions was in Slovak nurses.

Conclusions: The results of the study reflect an increased job insecurity of Czech and Slovak nurses. Future research should focus on investigation of other factors of subjective well-being, mainly from the area of work conditions.

Keywords: subjective well-being, leaving intentions, nursing

Published: September 30, 2013  Show citation

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Gurková E, Žiaková K, Sováriová Soósová M, Haroková S, Šerfelová R, Mrosková S. Subjective well-being and intention to leave among Czech and Slovak nurses. Ošetřovatelství a porodní asistence. 2013;4(4):664-669.
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