Study on influence of perceived organizational support and psychological capital on nurse’s work engagement
Niu Qiaohong
Yang Zhenya
Abstract：Obj ective:To probe into the influence of perceived organizational support and psychological capital on nurses’job engagement.Methods:The cluster sampling method was used to draw out 2 1 8 nurses in a three grade A hospital in Shanxi province.They were investigated by using perceived organizational support scale,psychological capital scale and work engage-ment scale.Results:The nurses’work engagement was 3.441±0.889,per-ceived organizational support score was 4.209±1.292,psychological cap-ital score was 4.155±0.746.There were significant positive correlations a-mong perceived organizational support,psychological capital and nurses’ work engagement.Psychological capital played partial intermediary role in the influence of perceived organizational support on nurses’work engage-ment.Conclusion:Perceived organizational support,psychological capital and nurses’work engagement of clinical nurses were at the middle level. Managers can through create a supportive work environment which is help-ful for nurses’psychological capital development,to enhance the level of nurses’work engagement.
Keywords：nurseperceived organizational supportpsychological capitalwork engagementcorrelation
Publication Date：2014-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：3( 1566-1568 )