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Comparison of perceived stress and self-handicapping of nurses in different shift work schedules
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M Tayebi   , M Sepah mansour * , M Amini kho |
| Islamic Azad University, Central Tehran Branch, Tehran, Iran , drsepahmansour@yahoo.com |
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Abstract: (3281 Views) |
Background: Nurses are among those who are stressed due to their high sensitivity job in the workplace. In addition, stress is associated with self-handicapping. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to compare the perceived stress and self-handicapping of nurses in various work shifts.
Materials and methods: Participants of this causal-comparative study were 72 nurses (32 morning shifts and 40 evening and night shifts) in one of hospitals in Tehran city during 2016-2017 that were selected by available sampling process. Determination of sample size was performed using Cochran’s formula. One-way analysis of variance was used to assess the difference between the three shifts.
Results: The results showed that there was no significant difference between the three groups in perceived stress. The results of multivariate analysis of variance showed that there is a significant difference between the three groups of nurses (p=0.001), so that in the claimed self-handicapping, the means of alteration changed from low- to high- values respectively in the morning to night shifts and, reversely, it was from high- to low- values in behavioral self-handicapping.
Conclusion: Perceived stress among nurses seems to be high due to the sensitivity of this work. In the context of self-handicapping, as the nurses should be decision-makers due to reduced access to specialists at nights, this feature is bolder.
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| Keywords: Occupational Stress, Behavioral Self-Handicapping, Claimed Self-Handicapping, Nursing, Shift Work Schedule |
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Type of Study: Original |
Received: 2017/11/25 | Revised: 2018/12/27 | Published: 2018/10/15
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