Study on the relationship between nurses'regulatory focus and organizational silence

ZHAO Ting; SHEN Yuyang; FU Rong; CHENG Wei; GUO Hao; ZHAO Junli

doi:10.3969/j.issn.1637-315x.2024.09.015

Abstract：Objective To explore the current situation of nurses'regulatory focus and organizational silence,and to analyze the rela-tionship between them,so as to provide reference for formulating intervention measures to reduce nurses'organizational silence.Methods From June to August 2023,a total of 1 025 clinical nurses from four tertiary Class A hospitals in Shaanxi Province were investiga-ted by using the General Information Questionnaire,the Nurse Regulatory Focus Scale and the Nurse Organizational Silence Questionnaire.Results The total score of nurses'regulatory focus was(48.62±5.26).The total score of nurses'organizational silence was(54.12±5.38).Among nurses'regulatory focus,defensive focus was positively correlated with nurses'organizational silence(r=0.682,P＜0.01).Promotive focus was negatively correlated with nurses'organizational silence(r=-0.584,P＜0.01).Age,professional title,working years,defensive focus and promotive focus were the main factors affecting nurses'organizational silence(P＜0.01).Conclusion The nurses'regulatory focus is at a high level.Nurses'organizational silence is at a moderate level.Nursing managers can start from the level of regulatory focus,appropriately guide nurses to adjust the tendency of focus,reasonably reduce the defensive focus in their work,stimulate the generation of promoting focus,and provide more opportunities for young nurses through structural authorization,so as to minimize the level of organizational silence of nurses.