Research Article

Determining nurses’ personality traits and the affecting factors

Volume: 4 Number: 1 January 31, 2023
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Determining nurses’ personality traits and the affecting factors

Abstract

Purpose: This study was conducted to determine the personality traits of nurses and the affecting factors. Material and Methods: The population of the research covered 1357 nurses working in public and university hospitals in four different cities in the Eastern Anatolia region, and the sample included 1200 nurses who could be reached and accepted to participate. Introductory Information Form and “The Big Five Inventory (BFI)” were used as data collection tools. Number, percentage, mean, standard deviation, t test, Kruskal-Wallis test and ANOVA test were used to analyse the data. This was a descriptive cross-sectional study. The mean age of the nurses in the study was 29.74±7.61 years, 50.0% of them were married, 54.8% were university graduates and 46.3% had less than 5 years of work experience in the profession. Their total mean BFI score was 3.53±0.50, and the mean scores from the subscales of extraversion, compatibility, conscientiousness, emotional instability and openness were 3.43±0.71, 3.82±0.65, 3.73±0.67, 3.10±0.60 and 3.50±0.67, respectively. Statistically significant differences were found between nurses’ age, gender, marital status, length of work experience in the profession, working hours, the place where they lived most of their lives, the education level of their mothers and fathers, birth order and the general structure of their families and the mean score from BFI subscales (p<0. 05). Results: Nurses’ agreeableness and conscientiousness personality trait scores were the highest and the emotional instability scores were the lowest. A significant relationship was found between the nurses’ personality traits and their personal and professional traits. Conclusion: It may be suggested to evaluate the personality traits of nurses in processes such as recruitment, field selection, and manager assignment.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Nursing

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

January 31, 2023

Submission Date

July 7, 2022

Acceptance Date

November 14, 2022

Published in Issue

Year 2023 Volume: 4 Number: 1

APA
Başaran Şahin, E., & Bahçecik, N. (2023). Determining nurses’ personality traits and the affecting factors. Turkish Journal of Science and Health, 4(1), 18-30. https://doi.org/10.51972/tfsd.1142183
AMA
1.Başaran Şahin E, Bahçecik N. Determining nurses’ personality traits and the affecting factors. TFSD. 2023;4(1):18-30. doi:10.51972/tfsd.1142183
Chicago
Başaran Şahin, Esma, and Nefise Bahçecik. 2023. “Determining Nurses’ Personality Traits and the Affecting Factors”. Turkish Journal of Science and Health 4 (1): 18-30. https://doi.org/10.51972/tfsd.1142183.
EndNote
Başaran Şahin E, Bahçecik N (January 1, 2023) Determining nurses’ personality traits and the affecting factors. Turkish Journal of Science and Health 4 1 18–30.
IEEE
[1]E. Başaran Şahin and N. Bahçecik, “Determining nurses’ personality traits and the affecting factors”, TFSD, vol. 4, no. 1, pp. 18–30, Jan. 2023, doi: 10.51972/tfsd.1142183.
ISNAD
Başaran Şahin, Esma - Bahçecik, Nefise. “Determining Nurses’ Personality Traits and the Affecting Factors”. Turkish Journal of Science and Health 4/1 (January 1, 2023): 18-30. https://doi.org/10.51972/tfsd.1142183.
JAMA
1.Başaran Şahin E, Bahçecik N. Determining nurses’ personality traits and the affecting factors. TFSD. 2023;4:18–30.
MLA
Başaran Şahin, Esma, and Nefise Bahçecik. “Determining Nurses’ Personality Traits and the Affecting Factors”. Turkish Journal of Science and Health, vol. 4, no. 1, Jan. 2023, pp. 18-30, doi:10.51972/tfsd.1142183.
Vancouver
1.Esma Başaran Şahin, Nefise Bahçecik. Determining nurses’ personality traits and the affecting factors. TFSD. 2023 Jan. 1;4(1):18-30. doi:10.51972/tfsd.1142183


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