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KMID : 1004620030090020081
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Clinical Nursing Research
2003 Volume.9 No. 2 p.81 ~ p.92
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The Relationship between Job Characteristics, Job Satisfaction, and Intents to Leave among Hospital Nurses
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Er Kum-Sook
Hur Hea-Kung
Kim Ki-Kyong
Cho Yong-Ja
Kim Eun-Hee
Kim Sun-Ja
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Abstract
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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between job characteristics, job satisfactions, and intents to leave among hospital nurses.
Method: The participants for this study were 248 nurses. The survey instruments included turnover intentions scale used Lawler (1983), Job Diagnostic Survey developed by Hackman & Oldman (1980) and Index of Work Satisfaction developed by Stamps and Piedmonte (1978). Data were analyzed using of means, percentages, t-test, ANOVA, Pearson correlation coefficient with SPSS program and using Baron and Kennys approach (1986).
Result: The mean for job characteristics scores were 53.13, the mean job satisfaction scores 121.42, the turnover intentions scores 14.75. Statistically significant differences were found between job satisfaction, turnover intentions and age, work experience, job position. There were significant positive correlations between job characteristics and job satisfaction. There were not significant correlations between job characteristics and turnover intentions. There were significant negative correlations between job satisfaction and turnover intentions.The mediating role of job satisfaction in the relationship between job satisfaction and turnover intentions was not supported.
Conclusion: The major predictor of intention to leave was job satisfaction, but not job characteristics.
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KEYWORD
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Job Characteristics, Job Satisfaction, Intent to Leave
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