Purpose This study aimed to assess the influence of job embeddedness, professional self-concept, and work-life balance on clinical nurses’ workplace retention intention. Methods A descriptive cross-sectional survey was conducted from July 27 to August 2, 2022, involving 296 nurses at a university hospital in Seoul. The questionnaire-based data collected were analyzed using t-tests, one-way ANOVA, Pearson's correlation coefficients, and multiple regression. Results The mean score for intention to stay is 4.92±1.05 out of 8. The mean scores for job embeddedness, professional self-concept, and work-life balance were 2.91±0.48 out of 5, 2.61±0.28 out of 4, and 3.10±0.71 out of 5, respectively. Job embeddedness (β=.17, p=.002) and professional self-concept (β=.42, p<.001) were significantly associated with clinical nurses’ intention to stay in their workplace. Specifically, the “community suitability” subfactor of job embeddedness (β=.16, p=.003) and the “satisfaction” subfactor of professional self-concept (β=.58, p<.001) were significantly related to nurses’ intention to stay. No significant relationship was found between work-life balance and intention to stay. Conclusion Nurses’ job embeddedness and professional self-concept significantly affected their intention to stay. Therefore, fostering community bonding outside the organization and increasing professional satisfaction are suggested to increase clinical nurses’ intentions to stay.
Citations
Citations to this article as recorded by
The effect of dental hygienist work cooperation and compensation satisfaction on job embeddedness: mediating effect of positive psychological capital Ju-Eon Kim, Seon-Yeong Kim Journal of Korean Society of Dental Hygiene.2024; 24(3): 263. CrossRef
A Study on the Effect of the Quality of the Relationship between Nail Shop Workers and Consumers on the Balance of Work and Life: Focusing on the Mediating Effect of Burnout Hyun-Jeong Lee, Hye-Young Kim Journal of the Korean Society of Cosmetology.2024; 30(2): 415. CrossRef
PURPOSE To systematically review research articles that examined factors affecting Korean clinical nurses' intention to stay in their jobs. METHODS Articles related to Korean clinical nurses and published both in Korean and English languages were retrieved from computerized databases using a manual search. Data extraction, quality assessment, and analysis including meta-analysis were completed. RESULTS The review included 15 studies. There was strong evidence for the effects of 19 factors on Korean clinical nurses' intention to stay. Factors were categorized into three major categories; demographic, extrinsic, and intrinsic factors. In the meta-analysis of 10 articles, career experience of more than 6 years was the main factor that led to high intention to stay (OR=−0.5, p < .001). Job performance related factors (28.1%) and nursing work environment or organizational climate for caring (21.9%) were studied as the main extrinsic factors. Job related attitude (28.1%) including job satisfaction and organizational commitment and nursing value (15.6%) were studied as the main intrinsic factors. CONCLUSION Expert nurses are more likely to retain their current positions as well as quality workplace environments or psychological capitals. Healthcare organizations must be responsible for improving professional and psychological capital of beginner nurses and affecting change for a warm organizational environment.
Citations
Citations to this article as recorded by
Effects of Grit and Nursing Work Environment on Work Engagement in Clinical Nurses Young Ju Kim, Hye Young Cho Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing Administration.2025; 31(3): 312. CrossRef
Healthcare Professionals' Job Satisfaction and Its Determinants in Ethiopia: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis Diriba Teshome, Metages Hunie, Moges Gelaw, Basazinew Chekol, Wubet Alebachew, Demeke Mesfin Belay, Bekalu Getnet, Dereje Zewdu, Seyoum Hailu, Simegnew Kibret, Efrem Fenta Nursing Open.2025;[Epub] CrossRef
Effects of Professional Self-concept and Nursing Organizational Culture on Intention of Retention of Middle-aged Nurses Jinju Kim, Yeongmi Ha Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing Administration.2024; 30(2): 130. CrossRef
The effects of clinical competence and field adaptation on the retention intention of new nurses Gyeong Hee Park, Deulle Min The Journal of Korean Academic Society of Nursing Education.2024; 30(3): 253. CrossRef
Role of Organizational Commitment in Mediating Relationship between Professional Autonomy and Retention Intention among Public Hospital Nurses Maria Choi, Hye Young Cho Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing Administration.2024; 30(3): 224. CrossRef
Effects of grit, calling, and resilience on the retention intention of general hospital nurses Gi Ran Lee, Imsun Lee, Mihee Chung, Jiyeon Ha International Nursing Review.2024; 71(4): 766. CrossRef
Factors Associated with Female Nurses’ Intention to Stay after Returning from Parental Leave in South Korea: A Cross Sectional Study Mihae Im, Jihyun Kim Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing Administration.2024; 30(1): 1. CrossRef
The Influence of Positive Psychological Capital, Perceived Value of Work, and Nurse Practice Environment on Retention Intention in Small-Medium Sized Hospital Nurses Su Hye Kwon, Miseon Bang, Young Kyoung Kim Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing Administration.2024; 30(3): 189. CrossRef
Experiences of Career Nurses Balancing Clinical Nursing with Ongoing Studies Yunhyung Kim, Yeonsook Joo, Eun Hee Kang, Jeong Hye Kim Journal of Korean Association for Qualitative Research.2024; 9(3): 215. CrossRef
Growth Overcoming Obstacles as a Clinical Nurse Educator: A Qualitative Study Gi Won Choi, Sun Ju Chang, Kyoung‐eun Lee, Joo Ri Kim, Ha Na Jeong Nursing & Health Sciences.2024;[Epub] CrossRef
Exploring nurses' experiences: Abandoning the profession and migrating for improved opportunities Paola Galbany-Estragués, Miquel Àngel Giménez-Lajara, Glòria Jodar-Solà, Rocio Casañas, Maria Romeu-Labayen, Encarnación Gomez-Gamboa, Olga Canet-Vélez Applied Nursing Research.2024; 77: 151787. CrossRef
Effects of External Employment Opportunities, Nursing Professionalism, and Nursing Work Environments on Korean Hospital Nurses’ Intent to Stay or Leave Mi-Aie Lee, So-Hee Lim International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.2023; 20(5): 4026. CrossRef
Effects of Nursing Work Environment on Intention to Stay of Hospital Nurses: A Two-Mediator Serial Mediation Effect of Career Motivation and Job-Esteem Yu Na Lee, Eungyung Kim Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing.2023; 53(6): 622. CrossRef
The Effect of Work Value, Psychological Ownership and Nursing Working Environment on Intention of Retention in Hospital Nurses Ji Hey Kim, Yoon Ju Cho, So Eun Jang Journal of Korean Critical Care Nursing.2023; 16(3): 62. CrossRef
Structural Equation Modeling of Advanced Beginner-Stage Nurses' Intention to Continue Employment Seung-Hee Lee, Hwasoon Kim Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing Administration.2023; 29(5): 517. CrossRef
Effects of Job Embeddedness, Professional Self-concept, and Work-life Balance on Clinical Nurses’ Intention to Stay Ae-ri Choi, Jee-In Hwang Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing Administration.2023; 29(4): 353. CrossRef
Factors Affecting Nurse Retention Intention: With a Focus on Shift Nurses in South Korea Eun-Young Cho, Hwee Wee Healthcare.2023; 11(8): 1167. CrossRef
Factors related to the organizational silence of Korean nurses: A systematic review and meta-analysis Kyungja Kang, Jeong-Hee Kim The Journal of Korean Academic Society of Nursing Education.2023; 29(3): 302. CrossRef
Influence of Nurses’ General and Job-related Characteristics, Nursing Practice Environment, and Grit on the Intent to Stay among Operating Room Nurses Jeongha Lee, Haejung Lee Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing Administration.2023; 29(3): 203. CrossRef
The Influence of Leader-Member Exchange Relationship, Perceived Organizational Support, and Work-Life Balance on Tertiary Hospital Nurses’ Retention Intention Ji Hoe Yoon, Hyojung Park Journal of Korean Academy of Fundamentals of Nursing.2023; 30(1): 13. CrossRef
Factors Influencing RNs' Intention to Stay in Nursing Homes: Multilevel Modeling Approach Sunyeob Choi, Jiyeon Lee Journal of Gerontological Nursing.2023; 49(7): 40. CrossRef
Factors related to the nurses’ intention to stay in the Iranian context: A multicenter cross-sectional study Parisa Mohammadi, Fatemeh Gheiasi, Kourosh Amini Journal of Research Development in Nursing and Midwifery.2023; 20(1): 35. CrossRef
Do parenting stress, work-family conflict, and resilience affect retention intention in Korean nurses returning to work after parental leave?: a cross-sectional study Young-Eun Jung, Mi-Hae Sung Korean Journal of Women Health Nursing.2022; 28(1): 18. CrossRef
Relationship among Post-traumatic Stress Disorder, Resilience, and Retention Intention in Nurses who had Perceived Traumatic Events Jin Young Lee, Ja Yun Choi Korean Journal of Adult Nursing.2022; 34(4): 403. CrossRef
Effects of Non-Pharmacological Interventions to Improve the Sleep of Korean Elderly: A Systematic Review Yunhee Park, Hyun Jung Yun Journal of Korean Academy of Fundamentals of Nursing.2022; 29(1): 67. CrossRef
Effects of Leadership Styles of Nursing Managers on Turnover Intention of Hospital Nurses: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Yunjeong Cho, Seok Hee Jeong, Hee Sun Kim, Young Man Kim Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing.2022; 52(5): 479. CrossRef
Effects of Positive Psychological Capital, Job Crafting and Job Satisfaction on Intention of Retention in Hospital Nurses Eun-Ah Lee, Yeongmi Ha Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing Administration.2022; 28(5): 586. CrossRef
Job Satisfaction and Associated Factors Among Health Care Professionals Working in Public Health Facilities in Ethiopia: A Systematic Review Hailemichael Kindie Abate, Chilot Kassa Mekonnen Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare.2021; Volume 14: 821. CrossRef
Why Do They Stay? Intention to Stay among Registered Nurses in Nursing Homes Ji Yeon Lee, Juh Hyun Shin International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.2020; 17(22): 8485. CrossRef
Effect of Nursing Organizational Culture, Organizational Health, and Job Crafting on Intent to Stay among Registered Nurses Hun Ha Cho, Eun-Young Kim Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing Administration.2020; 26(2): 172. CrossRef
Factors associated with the nurses’ intent to stay in China, Japan, and Korea: an integrative review Ting Xue, Wen-Bin Jiang, Meng-Di Ma, Jie Zhang, Ming-Hui Lu, Yong-Mei Jiang Frontiers of Nursing.2020; 7(3): 269. CrossRef
Development of Ethical Nursing Competence Self-rating Scale for Clinical Nurses Borah Kang, Heeyoung Oh Korean Journal of Adult Nursing.2020; 32(5): 482. CrossRef
Factors Affecting New Graduate Nurses' Intention on Retention in Hospitals: Focused on Nursing Organizational Culture, Empowering Leadership and Organizational Socialization Eun Gyung Kim, Myun Sook Jung, Jong Kyung Kim, Sun Ju You Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing Administration.2020; 26(1): 31. CrossRef
Factors influencing career preparation behavior of nursing students: A systemic review and meta-analysis Seon Nyeo Kim, Mi Sun Bang, Hae Yoon Shin, Sue-Kyung Sohn The Journal of Korean Academic Society of Nursing Education.2020; 26(3): 225. CrossRef
The Influence of Organizational Justice, Organizational Culture and Emotional Intelligence on Intention of Retention in Reemployed Nurses Yu Ri Jung, So Young Choi Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing Administration.2020; 26(5): 501. CrossRef
Effect of Nursing Professionalism and Organizational Communication on Intent to Stay in Geriatric Hospital Nurses Bi-Joo Kim, Mi-Aie Lee Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing Administration.2018; 24(5): 455. CrossRef
First
Prev
