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Job Crafting as the Missing Link: Understanding Its Role in Nurses' Work Engagement.
Kyungjin Lee1, Ja Kyung Seo2, Seung Eun Lee3
1Severance Hospital, Seoul, 03722, Republic of Korea, yuhs.or.kr.
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Summary
Positive psychological capital and a positive work environment enhance nurses' work engagement by promoting job crafting. These findings highlight the importance of both individual and organizational strategies for improving nurse engagement and patient care.
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- Nursing
- Organizational Psychology
- Healthcare Management
Background:
- Nurses' work engagement is critical for hospital success, impacting patient care and organizational performance.
- Understanding the mechanisms linking personal and job resources to work engagement is crucial.
- Job crafting is explored as a key mediator in these relationships.
Purpose of the Study:
- To examine the influence of nurses' positive psychological capital and positive work environment on work engagement.
- To investigate the mediating role of job crafting in these relationships.
Main Methods:
- A descriptive correlational study was conducted with 243 registered nurses in South Korea.
- Path analysis was employed to test the hypothesized model.
Main Results:
- Positive psychological capital (β=0.376, p<0.001) and a positive work environment (β=0.279, p<0.001) significantly and positively affected nurses' work engagement.
- Job crafting partially mediated the relationship between positive psychological capital and work engagement (β=0.147, 95% CI=[0.086, 0.221]).
- Job crafting also partially mediated the relationship between a positive work environment and work engagement (β=0.029, 95% CI=[0.004, 0.070]).
Conclusions:
- Higher positive psychological capital and a positive work environment are associated with increased job crafting, which enhances work engagement.
- Both individual-level and organizational strategies are vital for fostering nurses' job crafting and engagement.
- Nursing management should focus on creating positive work environments and professional growth opportunities to improve job crafting and engagement, ultimately benefiting patient care.


