Abstract—The objectives of this research are i) to examine the psychometric properties of the constructs of social-support, work-family enrichment and life satisfaction, ii) to validate the hypothesized interrelationships among the constructs of social support, work-family enrichment and life satisfaction among nurses of public hospitals in Malaysia and iii) to examine the likely mediation effect of work-family enrichment on support-satisfaction relationship. Survey questionnaire was administered to 689 married nurses of public hospitals in Malaysia. A full structural modeling testing was used in SEM with AMOS 17 data-fitting program, supported the hypothesized relationship. The results substantiated the psychometric adequacy of the measure and produced a good-fitting life satisfaction model among nurses.
Index Terms—satisfaction, social-support and work-family enrichment.
Wan Edura Wan Rashid is with the Faculty of Office Management and Technology, Universiti Teknologi MARA Kampus Puncak Alam, 42300, Bandar Puncak Alam (e-mail: wanedura@ yahoo.com).
Mohamad Sahari Nordin is with Research Management Centre, International Islamic University Malaysia, Gombak 53100, Kuala Lumpur. (e-mail: msahari@iium.edu.my).
Azura Omar is with the Kulliyyah of Economics and Management Sciences, International Islamic University Malaysia, Gombak 53100, Kuala Lumpur. (e-mail: azura_omar@iium.edu.my).
Izhairi Ismail is with the Kulliyyah of Economics and Management Sciences, International Islamic University Malaysia, Gombak 53100, Kuala Lumpur. (e-mail: izhairi@iium.edu.my).
Cite: Wan Edura Wan Rashid, Mohamad Sahari Nordin, Azura Omar, and Izhairi Ismail, "Social Support, Work-Family Enrichment and Life Satisfaction among Married Nurses in Health Service," International Journal of Social Science and Humanity vol. 1, no. 2, pp. 150-155, 2011.
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