Predictors of Gender-Related Barriers, Work, and Life Satisfaction Among Men in Nursing.

The article presents a study on the predictors of gender-related barriers, work and life satisfaction among men in the nursing profession in the U.S. The study employed 174 men in the profession who completed online measures of gender role conflict, social support, and work and life satisfaction. In general, the participants of the study were well adjusted and contented with their lives and roles. Moreover, it found that variables associated with life and career satisfaction included perceptions of gender-related work barriers, social support from significant others, confidence in job skills, conflict between family and work, and comfort in emotional and physical expression with other men.