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A causal model of job stress among Thai nurse-midwives

Sirinthip Boonduaylan
Sirinthip Boonduaylan
, 
Wannee Deoisres
Wannee Deoisres
 y 
Chintana Wacharasin
Chintana Wacharasin
   | 03 ago 2022
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Article Category: Original Article
Publicado en línea: 03 ago 2022
Páginas: 215 - 223
Recibido: 03 mar 2022
Aceptado: 22 abr 2022
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/fon-2022-0016
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© 2022 Sirinthip Boonduaylan et al., published by Sciendo
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Figure 1

Model of job stress among Thai nurse-midwives.
Model of job stress among Thai nurse-midwives.

Figure 2

Random sampling of hospitals and convenience sampling of participants by head nurses (H).
Random sampling of hospitals and convenience sampling of participants by head nurses (H).

Figure 3

The modified model of job stress among Thai nurse-midwives.
The modified model of job stress among Thai nurse-midwives.

Model fitness indices between the hypothesized model and the modified model (n = 272).

Model χ2 df CMIN/df GFI AGFI CFI RMSEA
Model fit criterion - - <3.0 >0.90 >0.90 ≥0.90 ≤0.05
Hypothesized 57.70 21 2.74 0.96 0.91 0.95 0.08
Modified model 57.76 22 2.62 0.96 0.91 0.95 0.07

The demographic characteristics of the participants (n = 272).

Characteristics n %
Age (years) (mean = 36.8, SD =10.14, minimum = 23, maximum = 60)
  ≤30 years 112 41.2
  31–40 years 55 20.2
  41–50 years 70 25.7
  51–60 years 35 12.9
Marital status
  Single 119 43.8
  Married 138 50.7
  Widowed/divorced/separated 15 5.5
Having children
  No child 162 59.6
  Having children 110 40.4
Education
  Bachelor's degree in nursing 257 94.5
  Master's degree (unspecified) 15 5.5
Work experience (years) (mean = 12.9, SD = 9.70, minimum = 1, maximum = 36)
  ≤10 years 149 54.8
  11–20 years 57 21.0
  21–30 years 48 17.6
  ≥31 years 18 6.6
Shift work
  Day shift only 28 10.3
  Rotating shift 244 89.7
Number of shifts/month (mean = 25.6, SD = 4.86, minimum = 20, maximum = 40)
  20–25 shifts 172 63.3
  26–30 shifts 16 5.9
  31–35 shifts 76 27.9
  >36 shifts 8 2.9
Knowledge and skills training in the past year
  ≤10 h/year 93 34.2
  >10 h/year 179 65.8
Monthly income
  ≤20,000 baht 35 12.9
  20,001–25,000 baht 35 12.9
  25,001–30,000 baht 72 26.5
  >30,001 baht 130 47.8

Parameter estimates of DE, IE, and TE of the modified model (n = 272).

Variables Job control Job support Job stress
DE IE TE DE IE TE DE IE TE
Job demands −0.19* - −0.19* 0.22* - 0.22* 0.80*** −0.01 0.79
Job control - - - - - - 0.22* - 0.22*
Job support 0.69*** - 0.69*** - - - - 0.15 0.15
R2 = 0.46 R2 = 0.05 R2 = 0.67

Means, SDs and correlations for key variables (n = 272).

Variables Mean SD Pearson's correlation coefficients (r)
1 2 3 4
1 Job stress 35.6 9.98 1
2 Job demands 70.6 8.08 0.542** 1
3 Job control 33.8 3.81 −0.163** −0.068 1
4 Job support 24.3 3.26 −0.202** −0.215** 0.476** 1
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