Journal of Korean Academy of Fundamentals of Nursing (기본간호학회지)

Korean Academy of Fundamentals of Nursing (기본간호학회)
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The Relationships of Work-Family Conflict, Social Support, Job Satisfaction, and Organizational Commitment in Korean Married Hospital Nurses

기혼 간호사의 직장-가정 갈등, 사회적 지지, 직무만족도 및 조직몰입간의 관계

  • You, Mi-Ae (College of Nursing, Yonsei University) ;
  • Son, Youn-Jung (Department of Nursing, College of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University)
  • 유미애 (연세대학교 간호대학) ;
  • 손연정 (순천향대학교 의과대학 간호학과)
  • Received : 2009.08.21
  • Accepted : 2009.10.04
  • Published : 2009.11.30
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Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between work-family conflict, social support, job satisfaction, and organizational commitment which are closely linked to staff turnover from the perspective of married hospital nurses. Method: A survey was conducted using self-report structured questionnaire from 220 married nurses. Data analysis included descriptive statistics, t-test, one-way ANOVA, correlation and multiple linear regression with SPSS Win 17.0 program. Results: Job satisfaction, social support, work-family conflict and age were strong predictors of organizational commitment. These variables explained 46.5% of the variance of the organizational commitment. Higher levels of organizational commitment were associated with greater job satisfaction and social support. Nurse with lower levels of work-family conflict and older age reported a high level of organizational commitment. Conclusion: These results show that improving job satisfaction has the best effect on enhancing nurses' organizational commitment. Also supportive relationships, reduction of work-family conflict and older age were significantly correlated with organizational commitment. Organizations should design more family-friendly policies and provide opportunities for career development to health professionals to induce organizational commitment.

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