Relationship between staff Nurses’ Locus of Control and Job satisfaction

Abstract

Locus of control is an important variable describing individual differences and predicting behavior in organizational settings. Determining the scores of locus of control of nurses will help to have a better understanding of the nursing manpower within hospitals. Aim: this study aimed to investigate the relationship between nurses’ locus of control and job satisfaction. A descriptive co-relational Study was conducted on 100 staff nurses from Ain Shams University Hospital. Tools of data collection: Data were collected using: Job Satisfaction Scale and Locus of Control Scale. Results: the present study revealed that around three quarters of nurses who had high locus of control were satisfied and slightly more than one quarter of dissatisfied nurses had low locus of control. Conclusion: there was statistically significant correlation between job satisfaction and locus of control of nurses. Recommendation: The work locus of control orientation or beliefs of nurses’ applicant should be taken into consideration. Nurses should be encouraged to cultivate internal work locus of control beliefs. This can be done through the provision of counseling services by the management of the hospitals.