The Relationship between Job Satisfaction and Marital Satisfaction in Nursesworking in Amir Al-Momenin Hospital, Zabol, Iran in 2015

Family and job are two fundamental aspects of everybody`s life and both affect each other. As a result, stress and working conditions leave negative impact on family and work environment in some jobs. This article aims to determine the relationship between job satisfaction and marital satisfaction and the effect of job on nurses` lives. It also identifies the factors affecting nurses` lives working Amir Al-Momenin Hospital, Zabol, Iran in 2015. A descriptive-analytical study was performed on 100 married nurses working in Amir Al-Momenin Hospital selected by convenience sampling method. Data were collected using three questionnaires (Minnesota Job Satisfaction Questionnaire, Enrich Marital Satisfaction Scale (EMS), and Demographic Profile Questionnaire). Descriptive statistics and SPSS 18 were employed to analyze the data. Job satisfaction has a positive and significant relationship with marital satisfaction (p=0.036). The number of children and duration of marriage have a significant and negative relationship with marital satisfaction (p=0.49). It means that increasing number of children and duration of marriage causes reducing marital satisfaction. Considering the positive relationship between job satisfaction and marital satisfaction, improving working conditions enhances marital satisfaction and vice versa. Considering the negative relationship of the number of children and duration of marriage with marital satisfaction, periodic training needs to be provided for nurses in this regard.