J Korean Acad Nurs Adm.  2023 Jun;29(3):298-308. 10.11111/jkana.2023.29.3.298.

The Effect of Nurses’ Perceived Leader-Member Exchange on Psychological Ownership, Job Engagement, and Turnover Intention

• Cho EA
• Jung MS
• Heo EJ

• KMID: 2549366
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.11111/jkana.2023.29.3.298

Abstract

Purpose
This study is a hypothetical model of the effect of the leader-member exchange relationship on psychological ownership, job engagement, and turnover intention.
Methods
Data collection was conducted for general nurses who have worked for at least 6 months in a university hospital. The collected data were analyzed using the SPSS/WIN 25.0, and AMOS 18.0 program was used to conduct confirmatory factor analysis as well as goodness of fit verification and hypothesis testing for the hypothetical model.
Results
The leader-member exchange had a significant, static effect on psychological ownership. The leader-member exchange relationship did not have a significant effect on job engagement and psychological ownership had a significant, static effect on job engagement. The leader-member exchange relationship did not have a significant effect on turnover intention and psychological ownership and job engagement had significant, negative effects on turnover intention.
Conclusion
Intervention and the development of programs to increase the psychological ownership and job engagement of members are proposed to improve the leader-member exchange relationship through leadership education and training and reduce the turnover intention of nurses.

Keyword

Leader-member exchange; Psychological ownership; Job engagement; Turnover intention; Nurses