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Propose: To identify the effects of job stress for depression in clinical nurses. Method: The
subjects were 304 clinical nurses in Busan Metropolitan City. Data was collected by
questionnaire surveys using convenience sampling. The instruments used in this study
were the short form of the Korean Occupational Stress Scale(KOSS-SF) and the Beck Depression Inventory-Korean Version Standard Ten(K-BDI STEN). Result: After adjusting potential confounders, we found that the group of 50∼75% job stress score for interpersonal conflict was more likely to have depression than the group of less than 25%(OR=3.522, 95% CI 1.06～20.25). The group of equal or more than 75% job stress score for job insecurity was more likely to have depression than the groups of less than 25%(OR=9.413, 95% CI 4.00～71.03). The groups of equal or more than 75% and 50～75% job stress score for lack of reward was more likely to have depression than the group of less than 25%, respectively(OR=19.302, 95% CI 2.50～244.25; OR=38.201, 95% CI=6.25～344.45). Conclusion: To prevent depression in clinical nurses, we need to intervene job stress for insufficient job control, interpersonal conflict, job insecurity and lack
of reward.