Study on the Relationship between Nurses' Mentoring Relationship and Organizational Commitment

Area of Science:

• Nursing
• Organizational Psychology
• Human Resource Development

Background:

• Mentoring is vital for employee development, but its impact on nurses within hospital settings requires clarification.
• Protean career orientation, emphasizing self-management for career success, is a key factor in understanding mentoring's influence.
• The specific mechanisms linking nurse mentoring to organizational commitment are not well-established.

Purpose of the Study:

• To investigate the pathway through which nurses' mentoring relationships influence organizational commitment.
• To examine the moderating role of protean career orientation in this relationship.
• To understand how career optimism mediates the link between mentoring and commitment.

Main Methods:

• Cross-sectional study design.
• Survey data collected from 371 nurses.
• Statistical analysis to test mediation and moderation effects.

Main Results:

• Mentoring relationships positively influence nurses' career optimism.
• Career optimism mediates the relationship between mentoring and organizational commitment.
• Protean career orientation moderates the mentoring-career optimism link, with a stronger effect observed for nurses with lower protean orientation.

Conclusions:

• Mentoring enhances nurses' career optimism and organizational commitment.
• Interventions supporting protean career orientation can strengthen mentoring's positive impact.
• Hospitals should foster environments that empower nurses, enhance teamwork, and clarify roles to improve commitment.