Job satisfaction and job-related stress among nurses: The moderating effect of mindfulness

Job stress can positively influence individuals' work motivation; however, it is more typical for job stress to have adverse physical and psychological effects, which in turn undermine job satisfaction.

The present study has two purposes: to evaluate the effect of the health-promotion lifestyle and job stress to job satisfaction and turnover intention, respectively; and to investigate the moderating effect of mindfulness on each relationship.

The present study surveyed 200 nurses employed at small-to-medium-sized hospitals in South Korea. To verify the internal consistency, the reliability of the scales that was administered with the Cronbach's alpha. Correlations between mindfulness, health-promotion lifestyle, job satisfaction, stress factors, and turnover intention were analyzed. The moderating effect of mindfulness on the relationships among aforementioned measures were evaluated.

We found significant associations between the health-promotion lifestyle and job satisfaction (p < 0.001), and mindfulness had a moderating effect on the relationship between the health-promotion lifestyle and job satisfaction (p < 0.05).

The enhancing effect of mindfulness in these relationships can suggest an important role of mindfulness in the relationship between life style and job attitude.