Korean J Occup Health Nurs.  2015 Nov;24(4):290-301. 10.5807/kjohn.2015.24.4.290.

The Effects of Emotional Labor and Job Involvement on Turnover Intention of Nurses in Long-term Care Hospitals

• Kang SJ
• Kwon S

• KMID: 2131539
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5807/kjohn.2015.24.4.290

Abstract

PURPOSE
The purpose of this study was to identify the influencing factors on turnover intention of nurses in long-term care hospitals.
METHODS
Data were collected from 210 nurses in 11 long-term care hospitals in B city. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, Pearson's correlation coefficient, and Stepwise multiple regression.
RESULTS
Turnover intention was significantly correlated with emotional labor(r=.35, p<.001) and job involvement (r=-.38, p<.001). In a multiple regression, emotional labor (beta=.31, p<.001), age (beta=-.27, p<.001), job satisfaction (beta=.24, p<.001), job involvement (beta=-.23, p<.001), and number of patients assigned(beta=.14, p=.009) were associated with turnover intention. These factors attributed to 41.2% of the total variance in turnover intention.
CONCLUSION
Considering the results of this study, proactive educational and/or human resource management interventions need to be developed especially for those younger nurses in order to reduce emotional labor as well as to promote job satisfaction and job involvement of nurses in long-term care hospitals.

Keyword

Emotional labor; Job involvement; Turnover intention; Long-term care; Nurses

MeSH Terms

Humans
Intention*
Job Satisfaction
Long-Term Care*