2023 Volume 43 Pages 117-125
Aim: This study examined the influence of proactive behaviors in organizational socialization of new graduate nurses on their state of workplace adaptation.
Methods: A questionnaire survey was conducted with 1,349 new graduate nurses using the Scale of Proactive Behaviors in the Organizational Socialization of New Graduate Nurses and the Workplace Adaptation State Scale. As it was hypothesized that proactive behaviors in organizational socialization would influence the nurses’ state of workplace adaptation, multi-indicator models were created, and covariance structural analysis was performed.
Results: The study analyzed 272 valid responses. The model’s goodness of fit was GFI = .963, AGFI = .922, CFI = .965, and RMSEA = .074. All path coefficients were significant at the .1% level, with a path coefficient from [proactive behaviors] to [the state of workplace adaptation] of .77 and a coefficient of determination of .59.
Conclusion: Proactive behaviors in the organizational socialization of new graduate nurses influenced their state of workplace adaptation. The results suggest the importance of not only encouragement from organizations but also the proactive behaviors of graduate nurses in workplace adaptation.
