Relationship among perceived organizational climate, job stress, and quality of work life of professional nurses : a case study of public hospitals in Pathumthani
Abstract:
The purposes of this study were 1) to study the levels of perceived organizational climate, job stress, and the quality of work life of professional nurses in the public hospitals in Pathum Thani, 2) to explore demographic factors influencing their quality of work life, 3) to evaluate the relationship between perceived organizational climate and the quality of work life, and 4) to determine the relationship between job stress and the quality of work life. The samples consisted of 311 professional nurses who worked in the public hospitals in Pathum Thani. The questionnaire was used an instrument for data collection while statistical software was used for data analysis. Statistics used were Percentage, Mean, Standard Deviation, One-way ANOVA, and Pearson Correlation Coefficient.
The results of the study were as follows: 1) professional nurses in the public hospitals in Pathum Thani had the overall levels of perceived organizational climate and the quality of work life at high levels whereas the overall level of job stress was medium; 2) the different demographic factors comprising age, marital status, and working duration differently affected the quality of work life at a significance level of 0.05; 3) perceived organizational climate was positively related to the quality of work life as an overall and in every aspect at a significance level of 0.05; and 4) Job stress was negatively related to the quality of work life as an overall and in the aspects of success and career advancement, relationship at work, and organizational structure and organizational climate at a significance level of 0.05