Exploring personal, community, and societal conditions associated with South Korean new graduate nurses’ organizational socialization: a cross-sectional survey study

Abstract

Background: Organizational socialization is a significant factor in new graduate nurses’ transition from students to professional nursing roles. However, there is a lack of understanding about the impact of external influences such as community and societal conditions. This study aimed to examine personal, community, and societal conditions on the organizational socialization of new graduate nurses. Methods: New graduate nurses with two years or less experience at South Korean national university-affiliated hospitals participated in the survey. The main outcome variable was organizational socialization, with potential factors including personal conditions (grit, confusion in professional nursing values), community conditions (social support), and societal conditions (perceived social awareness of nurses, job opportunities). Bivariate analyses and multiple linear regression were conducted to determine the associations between organizational socialization and these factors. Results: The final analysis included 262 responses, with a mean (SD) age of 24.32 (2.42) years. Most participants were female (91.60%), held a bachelor of science in nursing degree (91.98%), and were in their first nursing position (88.55%). The average (SD) duration of employment at the current hospital was 7.90 (2.56). Organizational socialization averaged 3.07 (SD = 0.36) out of 5. The results of the multiple regression analysis indicated that grit (coefficient = 0.24, p