Work–family conflict and anxiety among nurses of the maternal and child health institutions: the mediating role of job satisfaction

Frontiers in Public Health

Public Health

Yifei Feng¹  Minghan Zhang¹  Quanman Li¹  Clifford Silver Tarimo¹  Mingze Ma¹  Beizhu Ye¹  Lipei Zhao¹  Yalin Song¹  Xinghong Guo¹  Jian Wu²  Yuanyuan Fan³ 

[1] Department of Health Management, College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China;Department of Health Management, College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China;Henan Province Engineering Research Center of Health Economy & Health Technology Assessment, Zhengzhou, China;Department of Nursing and Health, School of Nursing and Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China;

关键词: nurses;    anxiety;    job satisfaction;    work–family conflict;    maternal and child health institution;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpubh.2023.1108384

 received in 2022-11-26, accepted in 2023-06-09,  发布年份 2023

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

IntroductionOver the past decades, anxiety has garnered significant attention from nursing population. Investigations have centered on the correlation between work–family conflict (WFC) and anxiety as well as the link between job satisfaction and anxiety among nurses. However, the role of job satisfaction plays in the relationship between work–family conflict and anxiety remains relatively unexplored.MethodsIn April 2021, a cross-sectional survey was conducted among nurses (N = 3,770) working at the maternal and child health institutions in Henan province, China. Multiple linear regression model was used to explore the factors associated with anxiety. Model 4 in Hayes’s PROCESS macro and Bootstrap method was performed to examine the mediating role of job satisfaction in the relationship between work–family conflict and anxiety.ResultsThe median (interquartile range) anxiety score was 5.00 (6.00). Work–family conflict was shown to be significantly correlated to job satisfaction (r = −0.517, p < 0.001) and anxiety (r = 0.457, p < 0.01). There was a strong negative correlation between job satisfaction and anxiety (r = −0.379, p < 0.01). The study also found that nurses aged 31–40 years, those with a junior college education (p = 0.001), those with an undergraduate or above education (p < 0.001), those who reported experiencing work–family conflict (p < 0.001), and those with lower job satisfaction (p < 0.001) were more likely to experience anxiety. Additionally, job satisfaction partially (a*b = 20.90%) mediated the relationship between work–family conflict and anxiety.ConclusionThe association between work–family conflict and anxiety among nurses in maternity and child health institutions was moderated by job satisfaction. Therefore, it is critical to enhance working conditions, minimize work–family conflict, and promoting job satisfaction among nurses may help to mitigate the negative effects of work–family conflict on anxiety.

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