J Korean Acad Psychiatr Ment Health Nurs.  2023 Sep;32(3):315-324. 10.12934/jkpmhn.2023.32.3.315.

The Influence of Grit and Resilience on the Retention Intention of New Nurses

• Kim JE
• You JO
• Kim GH
• Nam SY
• Park K
• Kim M

• KMID: 2546402
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.12934/jkpmhn.2023.32.3.315

Abstract

Purpose
This study was conducted to investigate the influence of grit and resilience on the retention intention of new nurses.
Methods
The participants were 148 new nurses who had worked at two tertiary hospitals for less than 12 months. The data were collected on self-reported questionnaires from October 25, 2022, to November 28, 2022. T-tests, one-way analysis of variance, Mann-Whitney U test, Kruskal-Wallis test, Spearman’s correlation analysis, and multiple regression were used to analyze the data.
Results
Retention intention was significantly different according to placement in the desired department and job satisfaction. Retention intention showed a significant positive correlation with grit (p<.001) and resilience (p<.001). Significant factors influencing the retention intention of new nurses were resilience (β=.30, p<.001), grit (β=.27, p=.001), and job dissatisfaction (β=-.16, p=.029). These variables accounted for 29% (F=21.41, p<.001) of new nurses’ retention intention.
Conclusion
The results of this study showed that considering these factors influencing the retention intention of new nurses might be helpful for strategies addressing nurse staffing challenges.

Keyword

Nurses; Achievement; Psychological Resilience; Employment; Intention