The impact of organizational commitment and positive psychological capital on job embeddedness of nurses in trauma centers

Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate factors affecting job embeddedness of nurses in trauma centers. Methods: This study was a cross-sectional study using structured questionnaires completed by 140 nurses in three regional trauma centers in Korea. Data were collected from July 15 to September 10, 2017, and analyzed using SPSS/WIN 23.0 program. Results: The mean score of organizational commitment was 3.65±0.75, positive psychological capital was 3.00±0.45, and job embeddedness was 3.00±0.45. The organizational commitment showed a significant positive correlation with positive psychological capital (r=.36, p