The Effect of Nurse Managers' Nursing Management Competence and Perceived Organizational Support on Job Stress in Small and Medium-Sized Hospitals
10.5807/kjohn.2025.34.3.105
- Author:
Gaeun KIM
1
;
Sie-Eun KIM
;
Suk-Jung HAN
Author Information
1. Ph.D. Graduate Student, Department of Nursing, Sahmyook University, Seoul, Korea
- Publication Type:Original Articles
- From:Korean Journal of Occupational Health Nursing
2025;34(3):105-116
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
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Abstract:
Purpose:This study aimed to examine the effects of nursing management competency and organizational support perception on the job stress of nurse managers in small and medium-sized hospitals.
Methods:A total of 385 nurse managers from hospitals in Seoul, Korea, were surveyed in 2023. Data analysis was performed using SPSS 25.0, and included descriptive statistics, t-tests, one-way ANOVA, Pearson’s correlation coefficients, and hierarchical multiple regression analysis.
Results:Significant predictors of job stress included hospital dissatisfaction (β=.23, p=.001), desire to change jobs (β=-.14, p<.001), nursing management competency (β=.08, p=.047), and organizational support perception (β=-.64, p<.001), The regression model was shown to be statistically significant (F=57.22, p<.001), explaining 56.9% of the variance in job stress.
Conclusion:Nursing management competency and organizational support perception were significant factors affecting job stress. Enhancing these factors through targeted training and organizational strategies may help reduce stress among nurse managers in small and medium-sized hospital settings.
