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

Sook Bin Im1, Mi Young Lee1, Se Young Kim2
Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing Administration 2015;21(1):1-9.
Published online: January 31, 2015

1College of Nursing, Eulji University, Korea.

2Department of Nursing, Changwon National University, Korea.

Corresponding author: Kim, Se Young. Department of Nursing, Changwon National University, 20 Changwondaehak-ro, Uichang-gu, Changwon 641-773, Korea. Tel: +82-55-213-3576, Fax: +82-55-213-3579, sarakimk@changwon.ac.kr
• Received: July 27, 2014   • Revised: November 25, 2014   • Accepted: December 16, 2014

Copyright © 2015 Korean Academy of Nursing Administration

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  • 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.
  • Key Words: Nurses; Environment; Social Support

This study was financially supported by Eulji University.

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Table 1

Differences in Sub-scales of Organizational Commitment according to Characteristics of Participants (N=480)

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*Post hoc: Scheffé test.

Table 2

Descriptive Statistics of Variables (N=480)

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Table 3

Correlations of Sub-scales of Organizational Commitment, Nursing Work Environment, Social Support from Supervisor and Colleagues (N=480)

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*p<.05, **p<.01.

Table 4

Factors Influencing Sub-scales of Organizational Commitment (N=480)

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    Differences in Sub-scales of Organizational Commitment according to Characteristics of Participants (N=480)

    *Post hoc: Scheffé test.

    Descriptive Statistics of Variables (N=480)

    Correlations of Sub-scales of Organizational Commitment, Nursing Work Environment, Social Support from Supervisor and Colleagues (N=480)

    *p<.05, **p<.01.

    Factors Influencing Sub-scales of Organizational Commitment (N=480)
    Table 1 Differences in Sub-scales of Organizational Commitment according to Characteristics of Participants (N=480)

    *Post hoc: Scheffé test.

    Table 2 Descriptive Statistics of Variables (N=480)

    Table 3 Correlations of Sub-scales of Organizational Commitment, Nursing Work Environment, Social Support from Supervisor and Colleagues (N=480)

    *p<.05, **p<.01.

    Table 4 Factors Influencing Sub-scales of Organizational Commitment (N=480)

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