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Gender Division of Labor, Burnout, and Intention to Leave Work Among Young Female Nurses in Japan: A Cross-Sectional Study

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  • Sachiko Minamizono

    (Department of Public Health, Akita University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1-1Hondo, Akita City 010-8543, Japan)

  • Kyoko Nomura

    (Department of Public Health, Akita University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1-1Hondo, Akita City 010-8543, Japan
    Support Center for Women Physicians and Researchers, Teikyo University, 2-11-1Kaga, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 173-8605, Japan)

  • Yuki Inoue

    (Funabashi Municipal Medical Center, 1-21-1 Kanasugi, Funabashi City, Chiba 273-8588, Japan)

  • Haruko Hiraike

    (Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Teikyo University School of Medicine, 2-11-1Kaga, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 173-8605, Japan)

  • Akiko Tsuchiya

    (Nursing Department, Teikyo University Hospital, 2-11-1Kaga, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 173-8605, Japan)

  • Hiroko Okinaga

    (Support Center for Women Physicians and Researchers, Teikyo University, 2-11-1Kaga, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 173-8605, Japan)

  • Jan Illing

    (School of Medical Education, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 4HH, UK)

Abstract

Women in Japan face difficulties balancing work and personal life due to the gender division of labor, and medical professions are no exception. The purpose of this study was to investigate if the gender division of labor affects the intention to leave the workplace among the nursing profession. Among 328 female nurses working for three university-affiliated hospitals in Tokyo, Japan, above 70% were in their 20s and 30s and single, and agreed with the gender division of labor that men should be the breadwinner and women should assume family responsibilities. Adjusting for three types of Copenhagen burnout inventory, stepwise multivariable logistic regression models identified that being younger (all p -values < 0.05), each domain of burnout score (each p < 0.001 for work-, personal-, and client-related burnout) increased a risk of intention to leave, and high support decreased the risk (all p < 0.001). Women who agreed with the gender division of labor were more likely to have intentions to leave ( p = 0.003 but this association disappeared when adjusted. The findings of study demonstrate that perceptions toward gender division of labor are not a determinant of intention to leave the workplace but the young nurses and those who scored high on burnout were the most vulnerable population.

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  • Sachiko Minamizono & Kyoko Nomura & Yuki Inoue & Haruko Hiraike & Akiko Tsuchiya & Hiroko Okinaga & Jan Illing, 2019. "Gender Division of Labor, Burnout, and Intention to Leave Work Among Young Female Nurses in Japan: A Cross-Sectional Study," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(12), pages 1-12, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:16:y:2019:i:12:p:2201-:d:241961
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    1. Masato Toyoshima & Shinichi Takenoshita & Hitoshi Hasegawa & Takuma Kimura & Kyoko Nomura, 2020. "Experiences of Negotiations for Improving Research Environment and Burnout among Young Physician Researchers in Japan," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(14), pages 1-10, July.
    2. Karol Kováč & Júlia Halamová, 2022. "Psychometric Properties and Factor Structure of the Slovak Version of the Copenhagen Burnout Inventory," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(19), pages 1-11, October.
    3. Pavle Piperac & Jovana Todorovic & Zorica Terzic-Supic & Aleksandra Maksimovic & Svetlana Karic & Filip Pilipovic & Ivan Soldatovic, 2021. "The Validity and Reliability of the Copenhagen Burnout Inventory for Examination of Burnout among Preschool Teachers in Serbia," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(13), pages 1-10, June.

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