Mediating Effects of Transition Shock on the Relationships among Grit, Social Support, and Retention Intention for New Graduate Nurses
10.11111/jkana.2025.31.1.99
- Author:
Hye Yeong JI
1
;
Haeyoung MIN
Author Information
1. Registered Nurse, Gyeongsang National University Changwon Hospital
- Publication Type:ORIGINAL ARTICLE
- From:Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing Administration
2025;31(1):99-109
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
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Abstract:
Purpose:This study aimed to confirm the mediating effects of transition shock on the relationships among grit, social support, and retention intention of new graduate nurses.
Methods:A total of 174 new graduate nurses were recruited from a university hospital and a general hospital. The data were collected between November and December 2022 and analyzed using descriptive statistics, independent t-test, one-way analysis of variance, Scheffé test, Pearson’s correlation coefficient, Baron and Kenny’s three-step regression analysis, and the PROCESS Macro Model 4.
Results:Nurses’ retention intention was positively correlated with grit (r=.56, p<.001) and social support (r=.48, p<.001) and negatively correlated with transition shock (r=-.56, p<.001). The mediating analysis revealed that transition shock mediated the relationship between grit and retention intention as well as between social support and retention intention.
Conclusion:Based on the findings, an intervention program should be developed to reduce transition shock in new graduate nurses to increase their intention of retention.
