Positive confrontation among workers in health institutions

https://doi.org/10.53730/ijhs.v6nS8.12845

Authors

  • Zinah Ali Salih Al-Qadisiyah University/College of Arts/Department of Psychology
  • Mustafa Hassan Neama Al-Qadisiyah University/College of Arts/Department of Psychology

Keywords:

positive confrontation, workers, health institutions

Abstract

The two researchers sought to identify the positive confrontation among workers in health institutions in Al-Diwaniyah Governorate through a set of objectives: 1. Know the positive confrontation of workers in health institutions. 2. Know the significance of the differences on the scale of positive confrontation according to the variables of gender and type of work among workers in health institution. To achieve the objectives of the research, the researcher built the positive confrontation scale according to Schwarzer theory (2003), which in its final form consisted of (28) items, and its validity, reliability and statistical analysis of its items were verified on the research sample of (400) nurses and doctors working in institutions After completing the procedures of the research scale, the researchers extracted the results of the research by analyzing the workers’ answers using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) through the electronic calculator, and using a set of statistical methods, including (the t-test for one sample, the t-test for two independent samples, laboratories Pearson correlation, internal consistency alpha equation, Z-test). The research reached a number of results, the most important of  which are: The employees are positively confrontational.

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Published

19-09-2022

How to Cite

Salih, Z. A., & Neama, M. H. (2022). Positive confrontation among workers in health institutions. International Journal of Health Sciences, 6(S8), 3353–3367. https://doi.org/10.53730/ijhs.v6nS8.12845

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