J Korean Acad Nurs.  2019 Aug;49(4):386-397. 10.4040/jkan.2019.49.4.386.

The Effects of Hospitals' Family Friendly Management on Married Female Nurses' Retention Intention: Focused on the Mediating Effects of Work-Family Interface

• Lee JH
• Hwang JI

• KMID: 2456143
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4040/jkan.2019.49.4.386

Abstract

PURPOSE
This study examined the effect of hospitals' family-friendly management on married female nurses' retention intention. The focus was the mediating effects of the work-family interface (work-family conflict, work-family enrichment and work-family balance).
METHODS
This study was a cross-sectional study. The participants were 307 nurses working at five public and five private hospitals with more than 200 beds in Seoul. Data were collected using structured questionnaires from September 10 to September 17, 2018 and analyzed with SPSS 24.0. Data were analyzed using an independent t-test, a one-way ANOVA, Pearson's correlation coefficients, and multiple regression following the Baron and Kenny method and Sobel test for mediation.
RESULTS
There were significant correlations among family-friendly management, the work-family interface, and retention intention. Work-family conflict showed a partial mediating effect on the relationship between family-friendly management and retention intention. Work-family enrichment showed a partial mediating effect on the relationship between family-friendly management and retention intention. Work-family balance showed a partial mediating effect on the relationship between family-friendly management and retention intention.
CONCLUSION
These findings indicate that both hospitals' family-friendly management and nurses' work-family interface are important factors associated with nurses' retention intention. Therefore, hospitals should actively implement family-friendly management for nurses and establish strategies to enhance nurses' work-family interface for effective human resource management.

Keyword

Nurses; Policy; Environment; Family Conflict; Personnel Turnover

MeSH Terms

Cross-Sectional Studies
Family Conflict
Female*
Hospitals, Private
Humans
Intention*
Methods
Negotiating*
Personnel Turnover
Seoul

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