Purpose
This study aimed to identify the effects of resilience and nursing managers’ empowering leadership on turnover intention among new nurses, as well as the mediating role of transition shock.
Methods
This was a descriptive, cross-sectional study. Data were collected from 167 new nurses working in tertiary hospitals in Korea between July 1st and July 13, 2022. The relationships among the variables were analyzed using Pearson’s correlation coefficients, and the factors affecting turnover intention were identified using PROCESS macro analysis.
Results
Resilience (direct effect=-0.02, p=.781) and nursing managers’ empowering leadership (direct effect=-0.00, p=.992) did not directly affect new nurses’ turnover intention. Transition shock had mediating role in the relationship between resilience and turnover intention (indirect effect=-0.12, 95% Boot confidence interval=-0.23~-0.04) and between nursing managers’ empowering leadership and turnover intention (indirect effect=-0.14, 95% Boot confidence interval=-0.23~-0.06).
Conclusion
Resilience and nursing managers’ empowering leadership indirectly influence turnover intention through transition shock among new nurses. To reduce turnover intention among new nurses, programs for preventing or mitigating their transition shock should be provided. In addition, improving the resilience of new nurses and nursing managers’ empowering leadership may contribute to reducing turnover intention among new nurses by mitigating their transition shock.