Comparison of mindfulness, humor and organizational health in special and normal ward nurses

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 PhD student, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, Mohaghegh Ardabili University, Ardabil, Iran

2 Master of General Psychology, Boali Sina University, Hamadan, Iran

3 Bachelor of Nursing, Tonkabon Azad University, Mazandaran, Iran.

4 PhD student in sports management, University of Tehran, Iran.

5 Professor, Department of Psychology, Mohaghegh Ardabili University, Ardabil, Iran.

10.30479/mhc.2023.19154.1028

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to compare mindfulness, humor and organizational health in special and normal ward nurses. The current research was descriptive and causal-comparative. The statistical population of the present study was all the nurses in Tehran in the first half of 2023, 50 nurses were selected based on Morgan's table in psychiatric departments and 50 were selected by simple random sampling. Freiburg's (2001), Martin's humor (2003) and Huey and Feldman's (1996) organizational health questionnaires were used to collect data. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA). The results of data analysis show that there is a statistically significant difference between the two groups in the variables of mindfulness (F = 24.22 and P < 0.01), humor (F = 14.77 and P < 0.01) and organizational health (85 There are F=9 and P>0.01. Therefore, the nurses in the special department have much more difficult working conditions and it is necessary to pay more attention to increase the efficiency of the nurses in the special department and reduce the injuries caused by the working conditions.

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Mental Health and Culture
Volume 1, Issue 1 - Serial Number 1
January 2023
Pages 149-163

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