Investigating the Relationship between Affective Neuroscience Personalities, Job Satisfaction and Emotional Appetite in Long-Shift Healthcare Workers

Aim: To determine the relationship between emotional neuroscience personality traits, job satisfaction and emotional appetite in healthcare professionals working long shifts. Method: A total of 140 healthcare workers working long and short shifts were included in the study. The participants' emotional appetite, affective personality types and job satisfaction levels were assessed with the Emotional Appetite Questionnaire (EAQ), Affective Neuroscience Personality Scale (ANPS) and Job Satisfaction Scale (JSS), respectively. Results: We found significantly lower total job satisfaction in long shift participants (133.19±37.69 p<0.001). A positive statistically significant relationship was found between the Emotional Appetite Questionnaire “Positive” score and the Job Satisfaction subscales “Individual Factors” (r=0.245 p=0.041), “Physical Conditions” (r=0.255 p=0.033), “Interpersonal Relations” (r=0.311 p=0.009) scores. Conclusion: According to the results of our study, it was found that long-shift healthcare workers had lower job satisfaction compared to short-shift workers, but there was no difference between emotional appetite and affective neuroscience personalities. However, it was revealed that job satisfaction was positively related to positive emotional appetite in the long-shift worker group.