若手看護学研究者の研究活動の阻害要因と日本看護科学学会に求める支援の関連要因

Factors Related to Perceived Barriers to Conducting Research and Expected Support from the Japan Academy of Nursing Science among Young Japanese Nursing Researchers

要旨

目的：本研究の目的は若手看護学研究者の研究活動の阻害要因と日本看護科学学会に求める支援の関連要因を明らかにすることである．

方法：日本看護科学学会の39歳以下の会員にウェブ調査を行った．研究の阻害要因と日本看護科学学会に求める支援の下位因子を従属変数とした重回帰分析を行った．

結果：648名を分析対象とした．研究の阻害要因の中で，育児中の人（β＝0.36）は「ワーク・ライフ・バランスの難しさ」を，助教・助手（β＝0.31）は「教育や大学運営等の業務の負担」を感じていた．また「研究能力の不足」，「研究のリソース不足」，「研究者としてのアイデンティティの未確立」，「教育や大学運営等の業務の負担」を阻害要因と感じる人ほどJANSに「研究を促進する環境・システムの整備」を求めていた（β＝0.15-0.20）．

結論：若手看護学研究者は個々の属性に応じ様々な研究の阻害要因を感じ，支援を求めていた．日本看護科学学会には若手研究者への支援として，①研究者間のネットワーク構築，②研究者としての能力の向上，③研究環境の整備を促進していくことが望まれる．

Aim: The aims of this study were 1) to understand the perceived barriers to conducting research experienced by young Japanese nursing researchers, 2) to understand the support expected from the Japan Academy of Nursing Science, and 3) to examine factors associated with the barriers and support.

Method: We conducted a web-based survey targeting members of the Japan Academy of Nursing Science younger than 40 years old. We conducted multiple regression analyses predicting scores on subscales of questionnaires assessing perceived barriers and expected support.

Results: 648 young nursing researchers were analyzed. Regarding analyses on perceived barriers, “Difficulty in work-life balance” was related to positively raising children (β=0.36). “Workload of education and management” was negatively related to being assistant professor or research/education associate (β=0.31). Regarding expected support, “Improvement of environment/system for research activity” was negatively related to some subscales of perceived barriers including “Lack of research competency,” “Lack of research resources,” “Non-establishment of identity as researcher,” and “Workload of education and management” (β=0.15-0.20).

Conclusion: Young Japanese researcher had various perceived barriers and expected supports according to their own situation. Japan Academy of Nursing Science should develop strategies 1) to encourage networking among researcher, 2) to nurture young nursing scholars' growth in research competency, 3) to improve the research environment.