Vickie A. LambertClinton E. LambertJoanne ItanoJillian InouyeSusie KimWipada KuniviktikulYajai SitthimongkolKanuangnit PongthavornkamolSaipin GasemgitvattanaMisae ItoLambert Lambert Nursing Consult.University of Hawaii at ManoaEwha Womans UniversityChiang Mai UniversityMahidol UniversityYamaguchi University2018-07-242018-07-242004-08-01International Journal of Nursing Studies. Vol.41, No.6 (2004), 671-684002074892-s2.0-3042764041https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/21789In an attempt to cross-culturally compare factors that may contribute to the nursing shortage within countries that have produced a limited number of research findings on role stress in nurses, this research examined work stressors, ways of coping and demographic characteristics as predictors of physical and mental health among hospital nurses from Japan, South Korea, Thailand and the USA (Hawaii). Subjects (n=1554 hospital-based nurses) were administered four self-report questionnaires: Demographic Questionnaire, "Nursing Stress Scale", "Ways of Coping Questionnaire" and "SF-36 Health Survey". Findings suggested that nurses indicated similar workplace stressors, ways of coping, and levels of physical and mental health. While subjects, across countries, demonstrated a variety of predictors of physical and mental health, several predictors were found to be the same. Cross-culturally the role of nurses may vary; however, certain factors are predictive of the status of hospital nurses' physical health and mental health. © 2004 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.Mahidol UniversityNursingArticleSCOPUS10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2004.02.003