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Journal of Integrative Nursing ›› 2023, Vol. 5 ›› Issue (2): 115-121.doi: 10.4103/jin.jin_118_22

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The impact of nurses’ organizational commitment on their perceptions of the work environment: Strong mediating effect of the psychological contract

Pengxiang ZUO1, Cengceng LU1,2, Jing ZHOU3, Ming HOU4, Xiaohui JIAO5   

  1. 1Department of Nursing, Shihezi University School of Medicine, Shihezi, Xinjiang, China; 2Department of Oncology, First Affiliated Hospital of Shihezi University School of Medicine, Shihezi, Xinjiang, China; 3Department of Nursing, First Affiliated Hospital of Shihezi University School of Medicine, Shihezi, Xinjiang, China; 4Department of Nursing, People’s Hospital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Urumqi, China; 5Department of Nursing, Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps Hospital, Urumqi, China
  • Received:2022-11-01 Revised:2023-02-13 Accepted:2023-03-24 Online:2023-06-30 Published:2023-06-30
  • Contact: Prof. Pengxiang ZUO, Department of Nursing, Shihezi University School of Medicine, No. 69 Beier Road, Shihezi 832000, Xinjiang, China. E-mail:zuo_pengxiang@sina.com

Abstract:

Objective: The objective is to assess the direct and indirect effects of nurses' organizational commitment (OC) on their work environment perceptions (WEP) and the role of the psychological contract (PC).
Methods: A cross-sectional quantitative study of 3047 registered nurses in four Chinese hospitals was conducted. The Essentials of Magnetism II (Chinese version), OC, and PC scales were used in the study, and the structural equation modeling was used to assess the connections among variables.
Results: The results showed that OC was positively correlated with WEP (r = 0.561, P < 0.001), and PC was negatively correlated with the WEP (r =  0.717, P < 0.001), and OC (r =  0.739, P < 0.001). Nurses' PC played a strong mediating role between OC and WEP, accounting for 87.64% of the total effect. Besides, PC played an important role in creating a healthy work environment.
Conclusions: The exploration of the relationships among WEP, PC, and OC provides new insights for hospital managers to build a better work environment for nurses, which is conducive to maintaining a stable nurse team and providing high-quality nursing services for patients.