Effects of Nurses' Mentoring on Turnover Intention: Focused on the Mediating Effects Role Stress and Burnout.
10.4040/jkan.2013.43.5.605
- Author:
Sangsook HAN
1
;
Ohsook KIM
;
Yunsu JOO
;
Eunduck CHOI
;
Jeongwon HAN
Author Information
1. College of Nursing Science, East-West Nursing Research Institute, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article ; English Abstract
- Keywords:
Mentoring;
Stress;
Burnout;
Turnover
- MeSH:
Adult;
Attitude of Health Personnel;
*Burnout, Professional;
Female;
Hospitals, General;
Humans;
Job Satisfaction;
Marriage;
Models, Theoretical;
Nursing Staff, Hospital/*psychology;
Personnel Turnover;
*Stress, Psychological
- From:Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing
2013;43(5):605-612
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to investigate the casual relationship between nurses' mentoring and turnover intention and to verify the goodness of fit between a hypothetical model and actual data in order to suggest an adequate model. METHODS: The survey was conducted with 434 nurses working in general hospitals in Seoul. Data were collected during February 2013, and analyzed with SPSS Windows 18.0 and AMOS 7.0. RESULTS: Mentoring was found to have a direct effect on decrease in role stress. Role stress had a direct effect on increase in burnout and mentoring, with role stress as a mediator, there was an indirect effect on burnout. Burnout had a direct effect on increase in turnover intention, and role stress, with burnout as a mediator, and mentoring, through role stress and burnout, an indirect effect was found on increase in turnover intention. CONCLUSION: The results of this study indicate that nursing managers should put effort into reducing role stress and burnout, while seeking to establish a more efficient mentoring system so that for nurses, there will be a lowering of turnover intention.
