Abstract
The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between nurse faculty perceptions of role stress and faculty-to-faculty incivility using the stressor-emotion model of counterproductive work behaviors. A convenience sample of 79 nurse faculty from 39 undergraduate nursing programs in Iowa responded to an online survey. The survey consisted of two instruments: Workplace Incivility Civility Scale and Role Strain Scale. Findings revealed 76 participants perceived incivility as a problem and identified stress (n = 64) and demanding workloads (n = 54) as contributing factors. Pearson correlation results revealed a positive relationship between experienced incivility and nurse faculty perceptions of role stress (r = .509, p < .001), role conflict (r = .506, p r = .560, p < .001) role overload (r = .298, p < .008). Pearson correlation results further revealed a positive relationship exists between three constructs of role stress (role conflict, role ambiguity, and role overload) and each of the three constructs of experienced faculty-to-faculty incivility (hostility towards individuals, self-serving behaviors, and hostility towards work environment). Limitations included a convenience sample limited to undergraduate programs in one state. Future research should replicate this study in larger diverse populations and educational settings. Positive social change includes the recruitment and retention of nurse faculty who can grow and advance in a healthy academic work environment.
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Omega Beta
Type
Dissertation
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
Descriptive/Correlational
Research Approach
Quantitative Research
Keywords:
Academic Work Environment, Nursing Faculty, Stress
Advisor
Kathleen Brewer
Second Advisor
Edna Hall
Third Advisor
Debra Wilson
Degree
PhD
Degree Grantor
Walden University
Degree Year
2019
Recommended Citation
Kleinhesselink, Anne K., "Nurse faculty perceptions of role stress and faculty-to-faculty incivility" (2024). Dissertations. 1573.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/dissertations/1573
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None: Degree-based Submission
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Proxy-submission
Date of Issue
2024-09-10
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This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 13883849; ProQuest document ID: 2236379267. The author still retains copyright.