Relationships of Workplace Bullying to Self-esteem and Turnover Intention among Clinical Nurses at Small and Medium-sized Hospitals
- Author:
So Eun CHOI
1
;
Sam Sun LEE
;
Sang Dol KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Nursing, Mokpo National University, Mokpo, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Workplace bullying;
Self-esteem;
Turnover intention
- MeSH:
Bullying;
Surveys and Questionnaires;
Intention;
Nursing;
Prevalence
- From:Korean Journal of Occupational Health Nursing
2013;22(4):267-274
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: This study was to assess the prevalence of workplace bullying and the relationship workplace bullying to self-esteem and turnover intention among clinical nurses. METHODS: The subjects were 223 clinical nurses at 3 small and medium-sized hospitals in K and B cities. The data were collected from February 1st throughout 28th, 2013. The collected data were analyzed using the SAS program through the frequency, percentage, mean, and Pearson's correlation coefficients. RESULTS: The rate of self-reported bullying in the nursing workplace was 24.6% of respondents. There was a negative correlation between workplace bullying and self-esteem (r=-.39, p<.001). Also there was a positive correlation between workplace bullying and turnover intention (r=.14, p=.031). CONCLUSION: Prevalence of self-reported bullying is high among small and medium-sized hospitals and is clearly associated with lower levels of self-esteem and higher levels of turnover intention. Therefore, an organizational nursing management program as a monitoring regularly the psychosocial work environment and policies and procedures to prevent and manage workplace bullying is strongly recommended for the promotion of self-esteem and reducing the nurse's intention to leave the organization.
