Assertiveness and stress, self-efficacy, job satisfaction experienced by doctor Cover Image

Asertywność a stres, poczucie własnej skuteczności i satysfakcja z pracy doświadczane przez lekarzy
Assertiveness and stress, self-efficacy, job satisfaction experienced by doctor

Author(s): Aleksandra Hulewska
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Communication studies
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: doctors’ assertiveness; occupational stress; job satisfaction; self-efficacy; doctor-patient communication

Summary/Abstract: This article presents the results of research on the relationship between the doctors’ level of assertiveness and their: occupational stress, job satisfaction and self-efficacy. It was assumed that doctors with a high level of assertiveness will have a higher level of job satisfaction and self-efficacy and the lower level of stress. In the study completed in October 2013 one hundred doctors employed in hospitals in Lower Silesia attended. The results obtained by the two groups of subjects: with the high and the low level of assertiveness were summarized. Statistical analysis of the results confirmed the initial hypothesis depicting the importance of assertiveness in the effective fulfilling the professional role of the doctor.

  • Issue Year: 2015
  • Issue No: 2 (222)
  • Page Range: 276-283
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: Polish