Effects of Work-Life Balance on the Turnover Intention of Nurses Compared to Paid Female Workers
Dong Min Son1, Ok Kyung Ham2
1Dong Min Son, Department of Nursing, Ansan University, Ansandaehak-ro, Sangrok-gu, Ansan-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea.
2Ok Kyung Ham, Department of Nursing, Ansan University, Ansandaehak-ro, Sangrok-gu, Ansan-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea.
Manuscript received on 01 January 2019 | Revised Manuscript received on 06 January 2019 | Manuscript Published on 07 April 2019 | PP: 165-168 | Volume-8 Issue- 3C January 2019 | Retrieval Number: C10430183C19/2019©BEIESP
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Abstract: The purpose of this study is to highlight the work-life balance issues of nurses compared to paid female workers, and to analyze the impact of work-life conflicts on job turnover intentions. Methods/Statistical analysis: Survey data for hospital nurses and large-scale national surveys are used for analysis. The level of work-life balance of nurses is compared with that of full-time paid female workers. Multivariate logistic regression analysis with controlled covariates is performed by nurse group and paid female worker group, respectively. Findings: The turnover intention of the respondents is 67.1% among the nurses and 2.8% of the paid female workers. Work-life conflict level is higher in nurses than in paid female workers. As a result of multivariate logistic regression analysis, paid female workers increase their turnover intentions by the following two factors: (1) a low level of positive impact on work and (2) a low level of positive impact on work. In addition to (1) and (2), the following (3) factors increase the turnover intention of the nurse: (3) a high level of negative impact on work. The possible explanation for the result is that the turnover intention of the nurse is indirectly influenced by a small positive influence between work and family, and it is directly influenced by the negative influence between work and family. Improvements/Applications: The results provide a clue that it is possible to improve nurses’ turnover intention through work-life reconciliation, which is an unknown factor affecting nurses’ turnover intention.
Keywords: Work-life Balance, Turn-over Intention, Nurse, Female Worker, Group Comparison.
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