Occupational commitment and job satisfaction mediate effort –reward imbalance and the intention to continue nursing

ConclusionThe findings suggest that it is important to increase job satisfaction and affective and normative occupational commitment in order to enhance their buffering effects on the relationship between job stress and the intention to continue nursing. Measures to increase continuance occupational commitment also would be an effective method of strengthening the intention to continue nursing. Improvements in these areas should contribute to an increase in nurses’ intention to continue nursing and prevent the loss of this precious human resource from the health sector.
Source: Japan Journal of Nursing Science - Category: Nursing Authors: Tags: Original Article Source Type: research