Korean J Occup Health Nurs.  2018 Feb;27(1):36-47. 10.5807/kjohn.2018.27.1.36.

Impact of Interpersonal Relationship Ability, Job Stress, and Stress Coping Type on Turnover Intention of Nurses in the Early Stage of their Careers: Focusing on Job Stress

• Jeoung JY
• Kim CG

• KMID: 2407406
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5807/kjohn.2018.27.1.36

Abstract

PURPOSE
This study aimed to examine the effects of interpersonal relationship ability, job stress, and stress coping type on the turnover intention of nurses in the early stage of their careers.
METHODS
Data were collected from 136 early stage nurses from two general hospitals and one tertiary hospital in Chungbuk province. An early stage nurse was defined as the nurse with a work experience of 3 to 36 months. The collected data were analyzed using independent t-test, one-way ANOVA, Mann-Whitney U test, Person's correlation coefficient, and stepwise multiple regression.
RESULTS
It was seen that turnover intention had a negative correlation with interpersonal competency (r=-.20, p=.020) and a positive correlation with job stress (r=.56, p < .001). Job stress due to work over load, inadequate compensation and working environment, interpersonal relationship ability, and length of clinical career were significant factors influencing turnover intention (p < .05). These variables explained for 50.4% of the variance in turnover intention.
CONCLUSION
It is necessary to develop an interpersonal relationship ability improvement program to decrease turnover intention among early stage nurses by helping them to successfully adapt to their job. Moreover, it is important to bring about continuous improvements in terms of provision of adequate workload and appropriate rewards, and creation of a suitable work environment to reduce the job stress of early stage nurses.

Keyword

Nurse; Interpersonal relations; Occupational stress; Psychological adaptation; Turnover intention

MeSH Terms

Adaptation, Psychological
Chungcheongbuk-do
Compensation and Redress
Hospitals, General
Intention*
Interpersonal Relations
Reward
Tertiary Care Centers