AUTHOR
Thi Tuan Linh Pham ✉️, Tzu-Ling Huang,Kuo-Piao Chung (本所專任教師鍾國彪教授), Yea-Ing Lotus Shyu, May-Kuen Wong, Lun-Hui Ho & Ching-I. Tengb
Journal: International Journal of Healthcare Management
Published online 2022.06.03
Abstract
Background
A critical shortage of nurses worldwide makes research necessary to address the problem. Research examining whether and how temperament and character may lead to nurses’ professional turnover intention can offer insights to address the nurse shortage issue.
Purpose
To examine the impact of temperament and character on nurses’ intention and actions to improve professional capabilities and professional turnover intention.
Method
This study surveyed 502 nurses in a major medical centre in Taiwan in 2018. The measures came from the literature. Structural Equation Modeling was used for analysis.
Results
Self-directedness, cooperativeness, and persistence were positively related to intention (or actions) to improve professional capabilities. Harm avoidance was negatively related to actions to improve professional capabilities. Such actions were subsequently negatively related to nurses’ professional turnover intention.
Conclusions
This study contributes to the literature by being the first to clarify how nurses’ temperament and character dimensions may lead to professional turnover intention.
