Biological sex or gender type, which one more affects hospital nurses' perception of stressor and/or burnout

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  • 病棟に勤務する看護師において性差とジェンダー・タイプのどちらがストレッサーとバーンアウトの知覚に影響するか
  • ビョウトウ ニ キンム スル カンゴシ ニ オイテ セイサ ト ジェンダー タイプ ノ ドチラ ガ ストレッサー ト バーンアウト ノ チカク ニ エイキョウ スル カ

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The purpose of this study was to examine whether biological sex and/or gender type most affected perception of stressors and burnout in nurses. Self-rating questionnaires of BSRI (Bem Sex Role Inventory), NJSS (Nursing Job Stressor Scale), and MBI (Maslach Burnout Inventory-Japanese version) were administered to nurses comprising males 101, females 101 who work in three general hospitals. Results showed that sex differences and the gender type were independent of each other, and the characteristic of sex differences was not recognized. Weak correlations were found between stressors and burnout. Interaction effects between sex differences and the gender type were not significant. Perception of stressors in "nursing role conflict" "conflict with physicians/autonomy" "dealing with death and dying" "qualitative workload" were significantly higher in the female (sex) than in the male (sex). Perception of stressors in "nursing role conflict" "conflict with physicians/autonomy" was significantly higher in the psychologically androgynous (gender type) than in the masculine or feminine (gender type). Perception of the burnout in "emotional exhaustion" was significantly higher in females than in males, and "personal accomplishment" was significantly higher in the psychologically androgyny (gender type) than in other gender types. Considering these results, it can be deduced that although both females and the psychologically androgynous gender types are associated with perception of stressors, nurses in the second category may have some stress-coping factors, associated with "personal accomplishment" and prevent burnout as a result.

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