2023 Volume 27 Issue 1 Pages 122-131
Objective: To clarify workplace social support that influences affective commitment of mid-career nurses working in advanced treatment hospitals by demographic characteristics.
Subjects and Methods: A questionnaire survey was conducted for mid-career nurses with over 10 years of experience in advanced treatment hospitals. The questionnaires were distributed to 1,277 nurses, and responses were obtained from 614 nurses (response rate: 48.1%). Of 473 nurses who met the inclusion criteria, 428 without missing data were analyzed (valid response rate: 90.5%). After classifying the subjects by sex, years of experience, marital status, and with/without children, multiple regression analysis was performed using the forced entry method with affective commitment as the dependent variable and workplace social support measures as the independent variable.
Results: In women, the factors that had a statistically significant (p < 0.05) effect on affective commitment were emotional support and instrumental support from the boss (β = 0.193, β = 0.206, respectively). On the other hand, in men, emotional support from the senior had a positive effect (β = 0.506), while instrumental support from senior nurses had a negative influence on affective commitment (β = -0.568). Among women with 10-20 years of experience or unmarried status, only instrumental support from the boss had positive effects (β = 0.248, β = 0.341, respectively). Also, in married nurses or nurses with children, instrumental support from colleagues showed positive effects (β = 0.281, β = 0.244, respectively).
Discussion and Conclusion: The study has revealed the importance of support according to the individual demographic characteristics for mid-career nurses in advanced treatment hospitals.
