J Korean Clin Nurs Res.  2022 Apr;28(1):54-65. 10.22650/JKCNR.2022.28.1.54.

Relationships between Meaning of Work, Organizational Commitment, Professional Self-image, and Retention Intention among New Nurses

Affiliations
  • 1Professor, College of Nursing, Ewha Womans University
  • 2Assistant Professor, Department of Nursing Science, Catholic Kwandong University
  • 3Lecturer, College of Nursing, Ewha Womans University
  • 4Associate Professor, College of Nursing, Daegu Catholic University

Abstract

Purpose
This study was conducted to explore the relationships among new nurses’ meaning of work, organizational commitment, professional self-image, and retention intention through path analysis.
Methods
The participants were 872 nurses with less than a year of clinical experience working at general or tertiary hospitals over 500 beds in Korea. The data were collected using structured questionnaires from May 15, 2021 to June 28, 2021, and analysis was conducted using SPSS/WIN 22.0 and AMOS 21.0 programs.
Results
Retention intention was explained by meaning of work, organizational commitment, and professional self-image, its explanatory power was 46.5%. The mediating effect of professional self-image was found on the relationship between meaning of work and retention intention.
Conclusion
To encourage the retention intention among new nurses, an environment where new nurses can set a high value on the meaning of work and sense of accomplishment should be created, and a strategy to improve organizational commitment and professional self-image should be established.

Keyword

Psychological Retention; Nurses; Self Concept; Work Engagement
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