The relationship between sex life satisfaction and job stress of married nurses

BMC Research Notes

Yu-Lan Lee⁴  Wei-Tsung Kao³  Pei-Rong Lee⁵  For-Wey Lung¹  Hsiu-Hui Lee² 

[1] Department of Psychiatry, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan;National Kaohsiung Marine University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan;Psychiatric Department, Kaohsiung Armed Forces General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan;Nursing Department, Kaohsiung Armed Forces General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan;Nursing Department, Tzu-Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan

关键词: Sex life satisfaction;    Sexual desires;    Mental health;    Effort-reward imbalance;   

Others  :  1165923
DOI  :  10.1186/1756-0500-5-445

 received in 2012-02-28, accepted in 2012-08-14,  发布年份 2012

【 摘 要 】

Background

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship among work stress, sex life satisfaction, and mental health of married nurses. Demographic information, work stress, sex life satisfaction, sexual desire and mental health measured using the Chinese Health Questionnaire, data were collected from 100 married nurses in Taiwan.

Findings

Sex life satisfaction and age were negatively correlated, but sex life satisfaction and sexual desire were positively correlated. The mental health of over-committed nursing staff was not affected. Higher reward for effort was positively correlated with sex life satisfaction.

Conclusions

No matter whether job stress was high or low, receiving a higher reward for effort led to better sex life satisfaction, which had a satisfying positive effect on the nurses' lives. To improve nursing care quality at the hospital, nursing administrators should assist nurses in confronting work stress via positive adjustment, which is associated with the nurses’ sexual harmony, and quality of life.

【 授权许可】

   
2012 Lee et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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