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مدیریت پرستاری 2018, 7(3): 9-16 Back to browse issues page
Relationship between personality types and the ability of problem-solving among nurse managers
Mehrdad Azarbarzin# * , Shahrzad Maleki Lootaki2
#Assisstant professor, Nursing and Midwifery Science Research Center, Najafabad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Najafabad, Iran , azar_mehrdad@Yahoo.com
2- Community Health Research Center, Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran.
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Introduction: Each of nurse managers have their own character and particular personality type that this can be a great impact on how they deal with the issue.
Aim: This study aimed to investigate the relationship between personality types and ability of problem solving in nurse managers at social security hospital in Zahedan city.
Material & Methods: This study was a descriptive correlation study on nursing managers of social security hospital, Zahedan city. Sampling method was continued and 36 samples were selected. Data were collected by two questionnaires, Myers-Briggs personality type made at 1962 with./83 validity and ./90 reliability and the problem solving questionnaire of Heppner made at 1982 with ./89 validity and ./88 reliability. Analysis was performed by using SPSS22 software.
Results: The results showed that the most frequent sensory extraverted personality types of conceptual thinker and thoughtful judgment of eccentric vision (150/667±11/9304) and lowest frequencies of Emotional insight extraverted types, introverts sensory perceptual judgment was thoughtful and introspective vision. The relationship between problem-solving ability and personality types was significantly (P = 0.021), those with sensory extraverted personality type was emotional judgment, most people with problem-solving ability and personality were introverts, intuitive judgment, from the lowest to solve had a problem.
Conclusion: The relationship between personality type and problem-solving ability of nursing managers, need to examine individuals before their appointment to managerial posts is proposed.
 
Keywords: nurse managers, personality type, problem solving
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Type of Study: Research |
Received: 2018/05/12 | Accepted: 2018/07/28 | Published: 2019/03/5


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