Knowledge Sharing Mediates the Relationship Between Nurses' Job Well-Being and InnovativeBehaviour: A Cross-Sectional
Qi Zhou1,2, Yuqi Xu3, Jiayu Zhang2
1Hangzhou Linping District Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Hangzhou, China.
Nursing Open
|May 15, 2026
Summary
Nurses job well-being positively impacts innovative behavior, with knowledge sharing acting as a key mediator. Enhancing well-being and knowledge sharing can foster greater innovation in nursing practice.
Area of Science:
- Nursing Science
- Organizational Psychology
- Healthcare Innovation
Background:
- Nurses' job well-being is crucial for effective healthcare delivery.
- Innovative behavior among nurses is essential for improving patient care and healthcare systems.
- Understanding the factors that drive nurses' innovation is a key area of research.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the association between nurses' job well-being and their innovative behavior.
- To determine if knowledge sharing mediates the relationship between job well-being and innovative behavior in nurses.
Main Methods:
- A cross-sectional study involving 1,025 nurses from 8 hospitals.
- Data collected using validated scales for job well-being, innovative behavior, and knowledge sharing.
- Statistical analyses included correlation, regression, and mediation analysis.
Main Results:
- Job well-being showed a significant positive correlation with both innovative behavior (r=0.63) and knowledge sharing (r=0.73).
- Knowledge sharing was also positively associated with innovative behavior (r=0.55).
- Mediation analysis confirmed that knowledge sharing significantly mediates the relationship between job well-being and innovative behavior.
Conclusions:
- Nurses' job well-being directly promotes innovative behavior and indirectly through enhanced knowledge sharing.
- Interventions aimed at improving nurses' psychological well-being and establishing structured knowledge-sharing platforms are recommended.
- These strategies can foster a culture of innovation within nursing practice.
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