| Relationship between the Professional Self-Concept and Role performance of the Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse practitioners |
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Sung Mi Jung1, Kang Oh Lee2 |
1Ncyu National HospitaKcorrespondence
2Professor, College of Nursing, chosun University |
Correspondence:
Sung Mi Jung, Tel: 061-330-4205, Fax: 061-330-4203,
Email: jsmprince@yahoo. co.kr
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| Abstract |
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This study was to identify a relationship between professional self-concept and role performance of psychiatric mental health nurse practitioners. For the purpose, this study targeted 119 nurses who work for mental hospitals, mental health centers, public health centers and mental sanitariums in Gwangju and Jeonnam. They were interviewed using questionnaires from December 2nd to February 28th, 2003. The study tools used consist of eighty-one questions related to mental health nurses as follows: twelve items about their general characteristics, twenty-seven items about professional self-concept and forty- three items about role performance.
The collected data were analysed using the SPSS with t-test, ANOVA, Tukey post-test, Pearson's correlation, and Stepwise multiple regression.
The results of the study were presented as follows:
1. Mean scores of professional self-concept of mental health nurse practitioners were 2.92 when the maximum mean points were four. The highest sub-scale of PSCNI were satisfaction(2.93), professional practice(2.91), and communication(2.89) in order.
2. The degree in their role performance was 2.96 when the maximum mean points was five. The highest point in sub-areas of role performance fell to curers(3.37), and the areas with the lowest point were case managers(2.63) and counselling and problem-solver(2.63).
3. When professional self-concept according to general characteristics of subjects was examined, there was a significant difference in age(F=3.28, p=.042) and reason for choosing PMHN(F=2.72, p=.048).
4. When role performance according to general characteristics of subjects was examined, there was a significant difference in working places(F=2.78, p=.045), career as a nurse at mental hospital(F=3.78, p=.026) and re-education(F=3.38, p=.012).
5. There was a significant positive correlation between professional self-concept and role performance. That is, the assumption that the higher professional self-concept of mental health nurses, the higher their role performance was supported.
6. As a factor that has a significant influence(F=9.21, p=.003) on role performance of subjects, professional self-concept accounted for 8.8%. |
| Key Words:
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse practitioners; Professional Self-Concept; Role performance |
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