The Relationship of Negative Emotion, Emotion Suppression, and Job Satisfaction to Organizational Commitment in Hospital Nurses.
- Author:
Mi Hae SUNG
1
;
Won Joo CHOI
;
Hye Kyung CHUN
Author Information
1. Department of Nursing Inje University, Institute for Nursing Science, Korea. nursmh@inje.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Nurses;
Expressed Emotion;
Suppression;
Job Satisfaction;
Organizations
- MeSH:
Expressed Emotion;
Job Satisfaction;
Surveys and Questionnaires
- From:Journal of Korean Academy of Fundamental Nursing
2011;18(2):258-266
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships among negative emotion, emotion suppression, job satisfaction and organizational commitment in Hospital Nurses. METHODS: The participants were 155 registered nurses working in 1 hospital in Seoul. Data were obtained by self-report questionnaires. Data were collected from October 1 through October 9, 2010. Data were analyzed using frequency and percentage, t-test, ANOVA and Scheffe's test and stepwise multiple regression. RESULTS: The influencing factors for organizational commitment of hospital nurses were job satisfaction, position, total clinical career, and negative emotion. These variables explained 56.6% of the variance of the organizational commitment. CONCLUSION: These results indicate that improving job satisfaction is the best way to enhance nurses' organizational commitment and thus, a need to improve the job satisfaction of hospital nurses.
