J Korean Acad Fundam Nurs.  2011 May;18(2):258-266.

The Relationship of Negative Emotion, Emotion Suppression, and Job Satisfaction to Organizational Commitment in Hospital Nurses

• Sung MH
• Choi WJ
• Chun HK

Abstract

PURPOSE
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships among negative emotion, emotion suppression, job satisfaction and organizational commitment in Hospital Nurses.
METHODS
The participants were 155 registered nurses working in 1 hospital in Seoul. Data were obtained by self-report questionnaires. Data were collected from October 1 through October 9, 2010. Data were analyzed using frequency and percentage, t-test, ANOVA and Scheffe's test and stepwise multiple regression.
RESULTS
The influencing factors for organizational commitment of hospital nurses were job satisfaction, position, total clinical career, and negative emotion. These variables explained 56.6% of the variance of the organizational commitment.
CONCLUSION
These results indicate that improving job satisfaction is the best way to enhance nurses' organizational commitment and thus, a need to improve the job satisfaction of hospital nurses.

Keyword

Nurses; Expressed Emotion; Suppression; Job Satisfaction; Organizations

MeSH Terms

Expressed Emotion
Job Satisfaction
Surveys and Questionnaires