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Pınar Bekar1, Şevkiye Dikmen2, Emine Efe3
1Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa University, Erbaa Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Child Health and Diseases Nursing, Erbaa Tokat, Turkey.
Purpose:
The aim of this study was to identify the predictors of professional self-concept and job motivation among pediatric nurses and to examine the relationship between them.
Design And Methods:
A cross-sectional, correlational study design was used. This study was conducted with 102 pediatric nurses working at a university hospital in Turkey between March 2023 and January 2024. Data were collected using a Descriptive Information Form, the Professional Self-Concept Scale in Clinician Nurses (NPSCS), and the Nurses Job Motivation Scale (NJMS).
Results:
The multiple regression analysis revealed that perceived workload (β = 0.227) and participation status in professional activities (β = 0.279) were significant predictors of professional self-concept. The perceived workload of pediatric nurses significantly predicted their job motivation (β = 0.270). Additionally, correlation analysis indicated a statistically significant positive relationship between professional self-concept and job motivation levels among pediatric nurses (r = 0.542, p < 0.001).
Conclusion:
In this study, it was concluded that as pediatric nurses' levels of professional self-concept increased, their job motivation levels also increased. Perceived workload and participation status in professional activities affected professional self-concept. In addition, perceived workload was found to affect job motivation.
Practice Implications:
In order to increase the job motivation and professional self-concept of pediatric nurses, it has been revealed that strategies should be developed to improve working conditions in a way that enables nurses to perform their duties optimally, to provide support for nurses, and to foster the development of their professional identity.
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