Work climate, work values and professional commitment as predictors of job satisfaction in nurses
Luca Caricati1, Rachele La Sala, Giuseppe Marletta
1Department of Economics, University of Parma, Parma, Italy.
Aim:
To investigate the effect of some psychosocial variables on nurses' job satisfaction.
Background:
Nurses' job satisfaction is one of the most important factors in determining individuals' intention to stay or leave a health-care organisation. Literature shows a predictive role of work climate, professional commitment and work values on job satisfaction, but their conjoint effect has rarely been considered.
Methods:
A cross-sectional questionnaire survey was adopted. Participants were hospital nurses and data were collected in 2011.
Results:
Professional commitment and work climate positively predicted nurses' job satisfaction. The effect of intrinsic vs. extrinsic work value orientation on job satisfaction was completely mediated by professional commitment.
Conclusions:
Nurses' job satisfaction is influenced by both contextual and personal variables, in particular work climate and professional commitment. According to a more recent theoretical framework, work climate, work values and professional commitment interact with each other in determining nurses' job satisfaction.
Implications For Nursing Management:
Nursing management must be careful to keep the context of work tuned to individuals' attitude and vice versa. Improving the work climate can have a positive effect on job satisfaction, but its effect may be enhanced by favouring strong professional commitment and by promoting intrinsic more than extrinsic work values.
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