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http://dx.doi.org/10.11111/jkana.2015.21.1.1

Nurses' Perception of Organizational Commitment, Nursing Work Environment, and Social Support in a General Hospital  

Im, Sook Bin (College of Nursing, Eulji University)
Lee, Mi Young (College of Nursing, Eulji University)
Kim, Se Young (Department of Nursing, Changwon National University)
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Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing Administration / v.21, no.1, 2015 , pp. 1-9 More about this Journal
Abstract
Purpose: This study was done to identify the influence of nursing work environment and social support on multidimensional organizational commitment among nurses. Methods: The survey was conducted in August 2012 with self-report questionnaire. Participants were 480 registered nurses working in one general hospital. Data were analyzed with descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, Pearson correlation, and multiple regression using SPSS/WIN(16.0). Results: The average scores were; for affective commitment 2.84, for continuance commitment 2.48, and for normative commitment 2.57. There were significant relationships between affective, continuance, normative commitment and sub-factors of nursing work environment and social support. The affective, continuance, and normative commitment were all influenced by 'staffing and resource adequacy' and 'nursing foundations for quality of care', sub-factors of nursing work environment. Distinctively, affective commitment was influenced by 'staffing and resource adequacy', nurses' age, 'nurse-doctor relations', 'supervisor's emotional support', 'nurse participation in hospital affairs', 'nursing foundations for quality of care', and 'supervisor's informational support', which explained 30.9% of variance in affective commitment(F=31.57, p<.001). Conclusion: The findings show that programs which promote supervisors' emotional and informational support are important to enhance nurses' affective commitment. Also, it is necessary to improve nursing work environment to improve nurses' organizational commitment.
Keywords
Nurses; Environment; Social Support;
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