J Korean Acad Psychiatr Ment Health Nurs.  2023 Sep;32(3):307-314. 10.12934/jkpmhn.2023.32.3.307.

Mediating Effect of Job Satisfaction on the Relationship between Nursing Practice Environment and Turnover Intention of Nurses in a National Forensic Psychiatic Hospital

• Gang M
• Gwak D

• KMID: 2546401
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.12934/jkpmhn.2023.32.3.307

Abstract

Purpose
The purpose of this study was to examine job satisfaction as a mediator of the relationship between nursing practice environment and turnover intention of nurses in a national forensic psychiatric hospital.
Methods
This study used a descriptive design. All participants were nurses (n=102) working at a national forensic psychiatric hospital. The collected data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, Pearson correlation coefficient, and PROCESS macro (version 4.1) with SPSS 26.0 program.
Results
Turnover intention showed a significant negative correlation with the nursing practice environment (r=-.37, p<.001) and job satisfaction (r=-.46, p<.001). Job satisfaction had a mediating effect on the relationship between nursing practice environment and turnover intention.
Conclusion
The results of the study confirmed the completely mediating effect of job satisfaction on the relationship between nursing practice environment and turnover intention. In order to prevent turnover, it is necessary to improve the nursing practice environment and job satisfaction in consideration of forensic patients and hospital environment.

Keyword

Forensic nursing; Forensic psychiatry; Health facility environment; Job satisfaction; Personnel turnover; 법의 간호, 법의 정신, 간호 근무환경, 직무만족, 이직 의도