Mediating effects of psychological capital between social support and turnover intention in nurses of Class Ⅲ Grade A hospitals in Urumqi
Wang Huicai, Zhao Guixiang, Wang Yuanxiao, Ayijiamali Sali, He Guoping
Published 2020-07-16
Cite as Chin J Mod Nurs, 2020, 26(20): 2741-2745. DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn115682-20190916-03352
Abstract
ObjectiveTo investigate the level of nurses' turnover intention in ClassⅢ Grade A hospitals, and explore the correlation and interaction between nurses' psychological capital, social support, and turnover intention.
MethodsTotally 2 600 nurses from 3 ClassⅢ Grade A hospitals in Urumqi were selected for questionnaire survey with the general demographic information questionnaire, Psychological Capital Questionnaire (PCQ) , Social Support Scale (SSS) , and Turnover Intention Scale (TIS) between January and August 2018. Totally 2 345 valid questionnaires were recovered. The structural equation model was used to analyze the mediating effect of nurses' psychological capital in the path of social support and turnover intention.
ResultsThe total scores of 2 345 nurses' psychological capital, social support, and turnover intention were (86.30±8.99) , (41.17±7.68) , and (14.39±3.63) , respectively. The correlation analysis showed that nurses' social support and psychological capital scores were negatively correlated with their turnover intention score (P<0.05) . The structural equation model analysis revealed that psychological capital had a mediating effect between social support and turnover intention, and the mediating effect accounted for 38.2% of the total effect.
ConclusionsNurses in Class Ⅲ Grade A hospitals have a high level of turnover intention. Nursing managers may reduce nurses' turnover intention by improving their social support and psychological capital.
Key words:
Nurses; Psychological resilience; Social support; Turnover intention; Mediating
Contributor Information
Wang Huicai
Xiang Ya Nursing School, Central South University, Changsha 410013, China
Teaching Department, the First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi 830054, China
Zhao Guixiang
Department of Cardiology, the Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi 830002, China
Wang Yuanxiao
School of Nursing, Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi 830054, China
Ayijiamali Sali
Kashgar Health School, Kashgar 844000, China
He Guoping
Xiang Ya Nursing School, Central South University, Changsha 410013, China
