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Park and Jung: Effects of Advanced Beginner-Stage Nurses' Sense of Calling, Job Satisfaction and Organizational Commitment on Retention Intention
Original Article

Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing Administration 2016; 22(2): 137-147.

Published online: 31 March 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.11111/jkana.2016.22.2.137

Effects of Advanced Beginner-Stage Nurses' Sense of Calling, Job Satisfaction and Organizational Commitment on Retention Intention

Jin Ock Park, Kwuy Im Jung

College of Nursing, Kosin University, Busan, Korea.

Corresponding author: Jung, KwuyIm. College of Nursing, Kosin University, 262 Gamcheon-ro, Seo-gu, Busan 49262, Korea. Tel: +82-51-990-3980, Fax: +82-51-990-3970, cgi@kosin.ac.kr

Received 19 October 2015       Revised 11 November 2015       Accepted 21 December 2015

Copyright © 2016 Korean Academy of Nursing Administration

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Abstract

Purpose

This study was designed to examine effects of sense of calling, job satisfaction and organizational commitment on retention intention in nurses who are at the advanced beginner-stage.

Methods

Participants were 199 nurses with 13 to 36 months' clinical career at hospital located in Busan, Korea. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, independent t-test, one-way ANOVA, Scheffé test, Pearson correlation, and Multiple regression.

Results

Retention intention correlated positively with sense of calling (r=.43, p<.001), job satisfaction (r=.31, p<.001) and organizational commitment (r=.31, p<.001). Factors affecting the participants' retention intention were found to be statistically significant (F=21.96, p<.001). Total factor score accounted for 24.1% of retention intention. Out of the related factors, the most influential factor was 'goals/meaning', belonging to the sub-areas of the sense of calling and explaining 18.2% of retention intention, followed by organizational commitment and average monthly income in that order.

Conclusion

The results of this study suggest a need to develop a management program that helps promote retention intention for nurses at the advanced beginner-stage by both improving their monthly income and outside conditions and, more importantly, raising their sense of calling, especially in association with the goals/meaning of their life.

Keywords: Advanced beginner-stage nurse, Sense of calling, Job satisfaction, Organizational commitment, Retention intention

Figures and Tables

Table 1

General Characteristics of Participants (N=199)

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Table 2

Descriptive Statistics of Variables (N=199)

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*Based on questionnaire scale; †Based on particular scale.

Table 3

Difference of Retention Intension by General Characteristics (N=199)

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Table 4

Correlations of Sense of Calling, Job Satisfaction, Organizational Commitment from Retention Intention (N=199)

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Table 5

Factors Influencing of Retention Intention (N=199)

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Notes

This article is a condensed form of the first author's master's thesis from Kosin University.

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