Investigation of the relationship between the sociotropic autonomic personality features and the attitudes of the nurses regarding their care-giving roles

Abstract

Aim: It is important for nurses to have sociotropy-autonomy personality traits, to carry professionalism criteria, and to be able to provide comprehensive and effective care in terms of fulfilling their caregiver roles. The research was conducted to determine the relationship between nurses' sociotropic-autonomy personality traits and their caregiver roles. Material and Methods: This descriptive and relationship-seeking study was carried out with the participation of 274 nurses working at Akdeniz University Hospital between September 20, 54 2021 and January 14, 2022. The data were collected with the "Nurse Introduction Form", "Nurses' Attitude Scale Regarding Caregiver Roles" and Sociotropy Autonomy Scale". The data obtained from the research were evaluated in SPSS environment by applying number, percentage, t test in independent groups, one-way analysis of variance, Bonferroni and Pearson correlation to test the relationship between the scales. Results: Of the nurses participating in the study, 84.3% were women and 78.5% had a bachelor's degree. 41.2% of the nurses work in internal medicine, 15.7% in surgery, 16.8% in outpatient clinics and 26.3% in intensive care/operating room units. According to the sociodemographic characteristics of the nurses, the difference between the sub-dimensions of the sociotropy personality trait, the satisfaction of others only, and the marital status and the clinic they work in, was significant. In the comparison of the scores of the attitude scale and sub-dimensions regarding the caregiver roles, a significant difference was found only with the educational status. It was found that there is a significant and negative relationship between the sub-dimensions of sociotropy, pleasing others, and the attitude sub-dimensions of the nurse's role of protecting the individual and respecting his rights. As nurses' autonomy sub-dimension scores increase, caregiver role attitudes and sub-dimensions increase significantly and positively. Conclusion: It was determined that the sociotropy and autonomy levels of the nurses and their attitudes towards their caregiver roles were moderate. As the autonomy levels of nurses increase, their level of attitude towards their caregiver roles also increases.