J Korean Acad Nurs Adm.  2020 Dec;26(5):563-573. 10.11111/jkana.2020.26.5.563.

Effects of Positive Psychological Capital, Reward on Retention Intention of Hospital Nurses

• Cho SJ
• Lim SJ

• KMID: 2512228
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.11111/jkana.2020.26.5.563

Abstract

Purpose
This study is conducted in order to identify a positive psychological capital and rewards as variables in relation to the retention intention of hospital nurses.
Methods
The participants were consisted of 350 nurses with 6 months or more of total work experience in 1 senior general hospital and 2 general hospitals in Incheon and individual data were collected from July 22 to August 10. 2019. Collected data was analyzed by t-test, ANOVA, Pearson's Correlation Coefficient, and Multiple Regression Analysis using IBM SPSS statistics 24.0.
Results
It was confirmed that the factors affecting the retention intention were never had any resignation impulse' in the past year (β=.11,p=.023), positive psychological capital (β=.43, p<.001), privileged rewards (β=.25, p<.001), monetary rewards (β= -.20, p=.001), and job rewards (β=-.15, p=.039) and the explanatory power of the model was 27.8%.
Conclusion
Based on the result of this study, it is suggested to develop educational and training programs whose aim is to enhance the positive psychological capital. Moreover, it will be to promote retention intention of nurses and to extend the tenure through the proper reward system that meets the duty and ability, by which nurses realize that they are rewarded.

Keyword

Nurses; Positive psychological capital; Reward; Retention intention