28, May 2026

Job Satisfaction of Male and Female Nursing Staff- A Comparative Analysis of Government and Private Hospitals

VOLUME-12; ISSUE-5; MAY-2026

Author(s): Dr. Neelu Grover

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Associate Professor, Motilal Nehru College (Evening), University of Delhi

DOIs:10.2015/IJIRMF/202605021     |     Paper ID: IJIRMF202605021


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In a resource-constrained healthcare infrastructure, job satisfaction among medical professionals plays a crucial role in imparting quality patient care. For gauging the satisfaction level of employees, job satisfaction indices have been designed which also forms the basis for designing remedial action, if required. There have been contrasting views with respect to gender orientation towards the satisfaction achieved from work roles in varied organisational set up. Thus, the objective of this study is to examine whether gender differentiation for job satisfaction exists among nursing professionals employed in private and government hospitals. The study being descriptive in nature is based on the survey conducted on 406 hospital nurses employed in the national capital of India. The analysis generated by Levene’s test and two -way -ANOVA suggested stronger implication of institutional settings than gender on the satisfaction levels of the respondents. 

 

Job Satisfaction, Gender, Nurses, Hospitals    

Dr. Neelu Grover (2026); Job Satisfaction of Male and Female Nursing Staff- A Comparative Analysis of Government and Private Hospitals, International Journal for Innovative Research in Multidisciplinary Field, ISSN(O): 2455-0620, Vol-12, Issue-5, Available on –   https://www.ijirmf.com/

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Grover N. (2020). Work Life Balance and Job satisfaction of Nursing Staff- With Special reference to Hospitals in Delhi, doctoral diss., JNVU, Jodhpur, India.

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