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Job demands, work engagement and job turnover intentions among registered nurses: Explained by work-family private life inference.
- Source :
- Work; 2021, Vol. 68 Issue 4, p1157-1169, 13p, 4 Charts, 3 Graphs
- Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- BACKGROUND: The job demands on nurses have increased. Conflict between work life and family life may lead to stress and lower work engagement. Consequently, nurses may choose a different career path or leave the profession. OBJECTIVE: Examine the extent to which perceived job demands (interpersonal conflicts at work and workload), work engagement, work-family conflict and family-work conflict are associated with turnover intentions, and examine a possible moderating effect of work-family conflict on the relationship between the intention to leave the nursing profession, job demands and work engagement. METHODS: Cross-sectional study using Hobfoll's Conservation of Resources theory. Data were collected from a sample of 807 registered nurses (RNs) from western Sweden. Tests of moderation were conducted using the PROCESS software macro developed by Andrew F. Hayes. RESULTS: Work-family conflict was a significant moderator in the relationship between the intentions to leave the nursing profession and work engagement as well as interpersonal conflicts at work. Low work engagement, high work-family conflict and high job demands intensify turnover intentions in well-educated and well-experienced nurses. CONCLUSIONS: The results imply that work-family conflict has a greater impact when RNs experience lower work engagement. In other words, higher motivation implies a lower moderation effect of work-family conflict. Managers should promote a positive working climate by listening to and providing nurses with opportunities to develop their skills. By so doing, managers can gain better understanding of nurses' resources, knowledge and work situation, thus strengthening nurses' confidence and ability to practice their profession. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- RESEARCH
WORK experience (Employment)
WORK environment
STATISTICS
NONPARAMETRIC statistics
NURSES' attitudes
SOCIAL support
NURSE administrators
CONFIDENCE intervals
JOB descriptions
QUALITY of work life
CROSS-sectional method
MOTIVATION (Psychology)
FAMILIES
WORK-life balance
JOB involvement
LABOR turnover
QUALITATIVE research
CRONBACH'S alpha
PSYCHOMETRICS
NURSES
INTERPERSONAL relations
EMPLOYEES' workload
QUESTIONNAIRES
HOSPITAL nursing staff
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
INTENTION
STATISTICAL correlation
JUDGMENT sampling
STATISTICAL sampling
DATA analysis software
DATA analysis
EDUCATIONAL attainment
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10519815
- Volume :
- 68
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Work
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 160235353
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3233/WOR-213445