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Do nurses really care? Confirming the stereotype with a case control study.

Geraint Williams¹, Phil Dean, Elisabeth Williams

¹Wirral University Hospital, Wirral, UK.

British Journal of Nursing (Mark Allen Publishing)

|February 19, 2009

Summary

Female staff nurses exhibit higher levels of agreeableness, conscientiousness, and extroversion compared to the general female population. This study scientifically validates the compassionate and resilient traits often associated with nursing professionals.

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Area of Science:

Psychology
Nursing

Background:

The Royal College of Nursing highlights caring as central to modern nursing.
Anecdotal evidence suggests nurses are more caring, but scientific validation is lacking.

Purpose of the Study:

To scientifically test the hypothesis that staff nurses are not inherently more caring than average females.
To compare personality traits of female staff nurses with a control group.

Main Methods:

A case-control study utilized the Ten-Item Personality Inventory (TIPI) questionnaire.
174 female staff nurses were compared against 760 adult female controls from TIPI validation data.
Agreeableness was used as a proxy for 'caring', alongside other personality facets.

Main Results:

Female staff nurses scored significantly higher in extroversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, and emotional stability (P<0.05).
The findings indicate staff nurses are more caring, conscientious, and resilient than average adult females.
These personality traits align with and may support the nursing stereotype.

Conclusions:

Staff nurses possess personality traits, including higher agreeableness and conscientiousness, that align with professional demands.
The study suggests a potential self-selection bias or developmental aspect of personality within the nursing profession.
Further research is needed to explore whether these traits are innate or developed through nursing experience.