Role conflict and its relationship to psychological stress among a sample of married nurses at Al-Assad University Hospital

Abstract

The current study aimed to know the nature of the correlation between role conflict and psychological stress and the nature of the differences in each of them in a sample of 248 married nurses in Al-Assad University Hospital, using the role conflict scale and the psychological stress scale after verifying their validity by appropriate methods and based on the descriptive approach.

The most important results:

• 1) The results showed that the nurses suffer from the labor role conflict, which came high and ranked first with an average of 3.47, in addition to suffering from the mother’s role conflict, which was also high with an average of 3.45, followed by the wife’s role conflict with an average of 3.00 and an average level and the self-role conflict with an average of 2.87 and an average level Finally, the role of the housewife conflict with an average of 2.53 and a weak level, and the results also showed the following: 1) The mother’s role conflict: 65 nurses with a percentage of 26.21% suffer from a high level of the mother’s role conflict with an average of 16.83. 2) The wife’s role conflict: 61 nurses with a rate of 24.60% suffer from a high level of the wife’s role conflict with an average of 32.90. 3) Self-role conflict: 53 nurses with a rate of 21.37% suffer from a high level of self-role conflict with an average of 19.70. 4) Worker role conflict: 60 nurses with a rate of 24.19% suffer from a high level of labor role conflict with an average of 28.82. 5) Housewife role conflict: 63 nurses with a rate of 25.40% suffer from a high level of housewife role conflict with an average of 13.83. 6) Role conflict: 61 nurses, at a rate of 25.60%, suffer from a high level of role conflict, with an average of 91.26.
• 2) Health stress ranked first with a rank average of 3.41 and a high level, followed by work stress with an average of 3.23 and an average level, then family stress with an average of 3.21 and an average level, and finally personal pressures with an average of 3.11 and an average level, as the results showed the following: 1) Family stress: 60 nurses with a ratio of 24.19 % suffer from a high level of family stress, with an average of 31.88. 2) Health stress: 65 nurses, or 26.21%, suffer from a high level of health stress, with an average of 20.05. 3) Work stress: 75 nurses, or 30.24%, suffer from a high level of work pressure, with an average of 40.25. 4) Personal stress: 76 nurses, or 30.65%, suffer from a high level of personal stress, with an average of 25.28. 5) Psychological stress: 62 nurses at a rate of 25.00% suffer from a high level of psychological stress, with an average of 111.23.

• 3) There is a correlation between the role conflict and psychological stress, which amounted to 0.647, which is significant at 0.1, and the results of the multiple regression analysis showed that the greater the conflict of the role of the worker, the conflict of the role of the housewife, the conflict of the role of the mother and the conflict of the role of the wife, the greater the psychological pressure of the nurse.
• 4) There are significant differences in the conflict of the role of the housewife according to the educational qualification.
• 5) There are significant differences in family stress according to academic qualification.
• 6) There are significant differences in the role of the mother according to the number of years of experience.
• 7) There are no significant differences in work stress according to the variable number of years of experience.

The most important results:

• 1) The results showed that the nurses suffer from the labor role conflict, which came high and ranked first with an average of 3.47, in addition to suffering from the mother’s role conflict, which was also high with an average of 3.45, followed by the wife’s role conflict with an average of 3.00 and an average level and the self-role conflict with an average of 2.87 and an average level Finally, the role of the housewife conflict with an average of 2.53 and a weak level, and the results also showed the following: 1) The mother’s role conflict: 65 nurses with a percentage of 26.21% suffer from a high level of the mother’s role conflict with an average of 16.83. 2) The wife’s role conflict: 61 nurses with a rate of 24.60% suffer from a high level of the wife’s role conflict with an average of 32.90. 3) Self-role conflict: 53 nurses with a rate of 21.37% suffer from a high level of self-role conflict with an average of 19.70. 4) Worker role conflict: 60 nurses with a rate of 24.19% suffer from a high level of labor role conflict with an average of 28.82. 5) Housewife role conflict: 63 nurses with a rate of 25.40% suffer from a high level of housewife role conflict with an average of 13.83. 6) Role conflict: 61 nurses, at a rate of 25.60%, suffer from a high level of role conflict, with an average of 91.26.
• 2) Health stress ranked first with a rank average of 3.41 and a high level, followed by work stress with an average of 3.23 and an average level, then family stress with an average of 3.21 and an average level, and finally personal pressures with an average of 3.11 and an average level, as the results showed the following: 1) Family stress: 60 nurses with a ratio of 24.19 % suffer from a high level of family stress, with an average of 31.88. 2) Health stress: 65 nurses, or 26.21%, suffer from a high level of health stress, with an average of 20.05. 3) Work stress: 75 nurses, or 30.24%, suffer from a high level of work pressure, with an average of 40.25. 4) Personal stress: 76 nurses, or 30.65%, suffer from a high level of personal stress, with an average of 25.28. 5) Psychological stress: 62 nurses at a rate of 25.00% suffer from a high level of psychological stress, with an average of 111.23.
• 3) There is a correlation between the role conflict and psychological stress, which amounted to 0.647, which is significant at 0.1, and the results of the multiple regression analysis showed that the greater the conflict of the role of the worker, the conflict of the role of the housewife, the conflict of the role of the mother and the conflict of the role of the wife, the greater the psychological pressure of the nurse.
• 4) There are significant differences in the conflict of the role of the housewife according to the educational qualification.
• 5) There are significant differences in family stress according to academic qualification.
• 6) There are significant differences in the role of the mother according to the number of years of experience.
• 7) There are no significant differences in work stress according to the variable number of years of experience.