TY - JOUR
T1 - The association between health status and job satisfaction among female workers
T2 - A nationwide cross-sectional study
AU - Bae, Sung Heui
N1 - Funding Information:
This research received no specific grant from any funding agency in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors. Editorial support for the manuscript was provided by Ewha Womans University.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd.
PY - 2021/12
Y1 - 2021/12
N2 - The purpose of this study was to determine the job satisfaction among female workers in Korea and the association between health status and job satisfaction. The Korean Longitudinal Survey of Women and Families was used for this nationwide cross-sectional study. Data from 1570 female workers were analyzed to determine job satisfaction and examine the association between health status and job satisfaction, controlling for other variables such as personal characteristics, work attributes, job opportunities, and work conditions. Analyses included descriptive statistics, independent t-tests, ANOVA, Pearson's correlation, and multivariate regression. Subjective health status was positively related, while diagnosed disease and depressive symptoms were negatively associated with job satisfaction. Monthly salary, work hours, fringe benefits, and geographical region were also significantly related to female workers' job satisfaction, and commute distance was related to job satisfaction with a small effect size. This study thus found that subjective health status, diagnosed disease, and depressive symptoms were related to female workers' job satisfaction. Health promotion and supporting mental health among female workers may be important managerial strategies for supporting increased job satisfaction in female workers.
AB - The purpose of this study was to determine the job satisfaction among female workers in Korea and the association between health status and job satisfaction. The Korean Longitudinal Survey of Women and Families was used for this nationwide cross-sectional study. Data from 1570 female workers were analyzed to determine job satisfaction and examine the association between health status and job satisfaction, controlling for other variables such as personal characteristics, work attributes, job opportunities, and work conditions. Analyses included descriptive statistics, independent t-tests, ANOVA, Pearson's correlation, and multivariate regression. Subjective health status was positively related, while diagnosed disease and depressive symptoms were negatively associated with job satisfaction. Monthly salary, work hours, fringe benefits, and geographical region were also significantly related to female workers' job satisfaction, and commute distance was related to job satisfaction with a small effect size. This study thus found that subjective health status, diagnosed disease, and depressive symptoms were related to female workers' job satisfaction. Health promotion and supporting mental health among female workers may be important managerial strategies for supporting increased job satisfaction in female workers.
KW - South Korea
KW - female workers
KW - health status
KW - job satisfaction
KW - mental health
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U2 - 10.1111/nhs.12882
DO - 10.1111/nhs.12882
M3 - Article
C2 - 34561935
AN - SCOPUS:85116895646
SN - 1441-0745
VL - 23
SP - 908
EP - 915
JO - Nursing and Health Sciences
JF - Nursing and Health Sciences
IS - 4
ER -