Job Satisfaction Among Blood Center Nurses Based on the Job Crafting Model: A Mixed Methods Study

Area of Science:

• Nursing
• Occupational Health
• Organizational Psychology

Background:

• Blood center nurses face suboptimal job satisfaction.
• Challenging conditions include unexpected tasks and frequent weekend shifts.
• Understanding factors influencing job satisfaction is crucial for retention.

Purpose of the Study:

• To quantitatively examine relationships between job stress, psychological capital, person-job fit, job crafting, and job satisfaction.
• To qualitatively explore nurses' experiences with job satisfaction.
• To apply the job crafting model to understand nurse satisfaction.

Main Methods:

• Convergent mixed methods research design.
• 127 full-time nurses from three Korean Red Cross blood centers participated.
• Quantitative surveys and open-ended qualitative questions were used.

Main Results:

• Person-job fit, job stress, psychological capital, and marital status explained 80% of job satisfaction variance.
• Qualitative themes included deriving fulfillment, work challenges, positive outcome drivers, trait-job congruence, and meaningful work efforts.
• Key factors influencing job satisfaction were identified.

Conclusions:

• Developing employee assistance programs and educational initiatives is recommended.
• Interventions should focus on improving person-job fit and managing stress.
• Enhancing psychological capital and addressing emotional labor are vital for blood center nurses.