The Influence of Grit on Turnover Intention of University Hospital Nurses: The Mediating Effect of Job Involvement

Ji Yeong Jeong; Youn Sook Seo; Jung Hoon Choi; Seong Hee Kim; Min Sook Lee; Sung Hwa Hong; Jung Suk Choi; Da Eun Park

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Jeong, Seo, Choi, Kim, Lee, Hong, Choi, and Park: The Influence of Grit on Turnover Intention of University Hospital Nurses: The Mediating Effect of Job Involvement

Original Article

Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing 2019; 49(2): 181-190.

Published online: 30 April 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4040/jkan.2019.49.2.181

The Influence of Grit on Turnover Intention of University Hospital Nurses: The Mediating Effect of Job Involvement

Ji Yeong Jeong¹

, Youn Sook Seo¹

, Jung Hoon Choi¹

, Seong Hee Kim¹

, Min Sook Lee¹

, Sung Hwa Hong²

, Jung Suk Choi³

, Da Eun Park⁴

¹Department of Nursing, Sungkyunkwan University Samsung Changwon Hospital, Changwon, Korea.

²Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Sungkyunkwan University Samsung Changwon Hospital, Changwon, Korea.

³Department of Counselling Center, Sungkyunkwan University Samsung Changwon Hospital, Changwon, Korea.

⁴Department of Child Welfare, College of Human Etiology, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Korea.

Address reprint requests to: Jeong, Ji Yeong. Department of Nursing, Sungkyunkwan University Samsung Changwon Hospital, 158 Paryong-ro, Masanhoewon-gu, Changwon 51353, Korea. Tel: +82-55-233-6621, Fax: +82-55-233-6304, jeongjy76@naver.com

Received 11 September 2018 Revised 15 February 2019 Accepted 18 February 2019

Korean Society of Nursing Science

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Abstract

Purpose

This study aimed to confirm the mediating effect of job involvement in the relationship between grit and turnover intention among nurses working at university hospitals.

Methods

Participants included 437 nurses from university hospitals located in C city, Gyeongnam. Data were collected from January 8 to 19, 2018, using self-report questionnaires. Data were analyzed using the t-test, analysis of variance, Scheffe's test, Pearson's correlation coefficient, and multiple regression, with the SPSS/22.0 program. A mediation analysis was performed according to the Baron and Kenny, and bootstrapping methods.

Results

There were significant relationships between grit and job involvement (r=.40, p<.001), grit and turnover intention (r=−.29, p<.001), and turnover intention and job involvement (r=−.52, p<.001). Job involvement showed partial mediating effects in the relationship between grit and turnover intention.

Conclusion

Grit increased job involvement and lowered turnover intention. Therefore, to reduce nurses' turnover intention, it is necessary to develop a program and strategies to increase their grit.

Keywords: Nurses, Grit, Job Syndromes, Personnel Turnover

Figures and Tables

Figure 1

Mediating effects of job involvement between grit and turnover intention.

Table 1

Differences of Grit, Job Involvement, Turnover Intention according to General Characteristics of Participants (N=437)

M=Mean; SD=Standard deviation.

Table 2

Level of the Grit, Job Involvement, Turnover Intention (N=437)

M=Mean; SD=Standard deviation.

Table 3

Correlation Relationships of the Grit, Job Involvement, Turnover Intention (N=437)

Table 4

Mediating Effects of Job Involvement on the Relationship between Grit and Turnover Intention (N=437)

B=Unstandardized regression coefficient; SE=Standard error; β=Standardized regression coefficient; Adj=Adjusted.

Notes

^{CONFLICTS OF INTEREST} The authors declared no conflict of interest.

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ORCID iDs

Ji Yeong Jeong
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4553-9301

Youn Sook Seo
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6680-2714

Jung Hoon Choi
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4710-5104

Seong Hee Kim
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0151-9301

Min Sook Lee
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5154-5412

Sung Hwa Hong
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6906-8925

Jung Suk Choi
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5802-2518

Da Eun Park
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1371-9121

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