The Impact of Nurses' Emotional Labor, Sleep Disorder, and Company Support on Job Stress, as Revealed in Big Data

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of nurses' emotional labor, sleep disorder, and company support on job stress. The research method used raw data from the 7th Work Environment Survey (2023), a public big data of Korea. The collected data were analyzed using the IBM SPSS/WIN 28.0 statistical program. Statistical analysis used t-test, ANOVA, and Pearson’s correlation coefficient. Multiple regression analysis was used to identify factors influencing the subjects' job stress. The subjects used data from 446 people who responded as “nurse” among all wage earners. The results revealed that the factors influencing the subjects' job stress were emotional labor (t=11.97, p=<.001), company support (t=2.73, p=.006), and sleep disorder (t=1.99, p=.047). In conclusion, workplaces need measures to reduce nurses' sleep disorders and emotional labor to alleviate job stress, and measures to increase coworker and company support are required.