Job Satisfaction and Occupational Stress in Organizational Commitment Among Midwives Working in the Maternity Wards; Mashhad, Iran, 2014

Stress and job dissatisfaction have organizational outcomes such as reduction in performance, increase in the rate of absence, turnover intentions, increase in the rate of resignation, decrease in job performance and life satisfaction, and also reduction in organizational commitment. The current study aimed to determine the predictive power of job satisfaction and occupational stress in organizational commitment among midwives. The current descriptive-correlation survey was conducted in 2014 on 107 midwives working in maternity wards of teaching hospitals affiliated to Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran. They were enrolled into the study by simple sampling method in case of having inclusion criteria. Data were collected by demographic questionnaire, visual analogue scale (VAS) for occupational stress, Minnesota job satisfaction questionnaire (MSQ), and Allen & Meyer organizational commitment questionnaire. Data were analyzed by SPSS ver. 19. Pearson correlation indicates negative and significant correlation between occupational stress and organizational commitment; also it indicates positive and significant correlation between organizational commitment and job satisfaction. Linear regression showed that job satisfaction can predict organizational commitment better. Besides these findings, job satisfaction has negative and significant correlation with occupational stress. The results of the study provided valuable guidelines for the researchers and managers trying to increase organizational commitment. Findings indicated that even with the pressures and challenges in the midwifery profession, midwives can still be committed and engaged by enhancing their job satisfaction and decreasing occupational stress.