Associations Between Ethical Climate and Job Satisfaction Among Physical Therapists

dc.contributorYerby, Lea
dc.contributorWhitman, Marilyn
dc.contributorBentley, Brett
dc.contributor.advisorHigginbotham, John
dc.contributor.authorCox, Christopher Paul
dc.contributor.otherUniversity of Alabama Tuscaloosa
dc.date.accessioned2022-09-28T14:55:10Z
dc.date.available2022-09-28T14:55:10Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.descriptionElectronic Thesis or Dissertationen_US
dc.description.abstractPhysical therapy requires clinicians to have interpersonal relationships with patients while managing productivity standards. Such dynamics demand special attention to rules, regulations, as well as personal and organizational ethics. If the organization's ethical climate is not in line with the clinician's, then stress may occur. Ethic stress is caused by related issues that are found in an organizational setting due to the emotional, physical, and psychosocial consequences of moral distress (Ulrich C, O'donnell et al.; 2007). Ultimately, ethic stress is induced by the organization's ethical climate(Ulrich C, O'donnell P, Taylor C, Farrar A, Danis M, & Grady C; 2007). Conse-quences of such stress may cause a decrease in job satisfaction(Ulrich C, O'donnell P, Taylor C, Farrar A, Danis M, & Grady C; 2007).Low job satisfaction is associated with increased stress and subsequent clinician illness, absenteeism, musculoskeletal injury, and burnout (Escriba-aguir, 2006., Hakanen, 2007., De Croon, 2004., Kivimaki, 2006. Vitell SJ, & Davis DL; 1990). The purpose of this study is to examine associations between ethics or ethical climate and job satisfaction of physical therapists. To date, there are no such studies in the literature.en_US
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dc.identifier.otherhttp://purl.lib.ua.edu/186528
dc.identifier.otheru0015_0000001_0004487
dc.identifier.otherCox_alatus_0004M_14989
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.ua.edu/handle/123456789/9514
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Alabama Libraries
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dc.relation.ispartofThe University of Alabama Electronic Theses and Dissertations
dc.relation.ispartofThe University of Alabama Libraries Digital Collections
dc.rightsAll rights reserved by the author unless otherwise indicated.en_US
dc.subjectEthical Climate
dc.subjectEthics
dc.subjectJob Satisfaction
dc.subjectPatient
dc.subjectPhysical therapy
dc.subjectStress
dc.titleAssociations Between Ethical Climate and Job Satisfaction Among Physical Therapistsen_US
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etdms.degree.departmentUniversity of Alabama. Department of Health Science
etdms.degree.disciplineHealth sciences
etdms.degree.grantorThe University of Alabama
etdms.degree.levelmaster's
etdms.degree.nameM.S.
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