Effect of Nurses’ Grit on Nursing Job Performance and the Double Mediating Effect of Job Satisfaction and Organizational Commitment

Abstract

Nursing performance can be an evaluation indicator of hospitals. Therefore, improving it positively affects the development of nurses, patients, guardians, hospitals, and society. This descriptive correlational study was conducted to provide basic data necessary to improve nurses’ work performance by examining the effects of nurses’ grit on nursing job performance and mediating effects of job satisfaction and organizational commitment. The study participants were 186 nurses working at a university hospital in G province, Korea, with working experience of more than six months. Data analysis was performed using IBM SPSS Windows program version 21.0, descriptive statistics, Pearson’s correlation, and multiple linear regression according to the purpose of the analysis in this study. In addition, PROCESS macro was used to test the mediating effect. We examined the mediating effect of job satisfaction and organizational commitment in the relationship between nurses’ grit and nursing job performance. We found that the indirect effect of job satisfaction was significant in that nurses’ grit influenced nursing job performance (B = 0.11, CI = 0.05–0.21). The indirect effect of organizational commitment was also significant in influencing nurses’ grit on nursing job performance (B = 0.12, CI = 0.04–0.22). These findings contribute to the improvement of nurses’ nursing performance. When grit improves, efforts are made to achieve job satisfaction and maintain organizational commitment through focusing on work with steady effort and interest in the goal. Based on this study, enhancing the grit that predicts individual nurses’ achievement can enhance nursing job performance. Nevertheless, interventions to improve job satisfaction and organizational commitment should be developed and implemented.

The influence of grit on nurse job satisfaction: Mediating effects of perceived stress and moderating effects of optimism

“…First, according to the results of this study, we found grit has an essential impact on job satisfaction among nurses in Southwest China, which agrees with previous studies showing that high grit could result in high job satisfaction ( Ko and Kim, 2019 ; Cho and Kim, 2022 ). As a result, while constantly striving to achieve their goals without giving up, individuals positively influence and increase their satisfaction.…”

“…Nurses with low job satisfaction are more motivated to leave the field ( Gebregziabher et al, 2020 ; Hu et al, 2022 ). Moreover, job satisfaction can directly and indirectly affect nursing quality ( Kiliç et al, 2022 ; Wang et al, 2022 ) and nursing performance ( Cho and Kim, 2022 ). High-quality care is usually associated with high levels of job satisfaction ( Dilmaghani et al, 2022 ).…”

“…Grit has proven vital in healthcare, education, and the workplace ( Eskreis-Winkler et al, 2014 ) and is a significant predictor of long-term achievement and success ( Aguirre-Urreta and Hu, 2019 ). Many studies have shown that grit plays an essential role in nurses’ academic performance, mental health, work ability, job satisfaction, and overall performance, which may also reduce staff turnover rate ( Jeong et al, 2019 ; Sellers, 2019 ; Halperin and Eldar, 2021 ; Oducado, 2021 ; Cho and Kim, 2022 ; Yang and Kim, 2022 ).…”

“…Moreover, job satisfaction can directly and indirectly affect nursing quality (Kiliç et al, 2022;Wang et al, 2022) and nursing performance (Cho and Kim, 2022). High-quality care is usually associated with high levels of job satisfaction (Dilmaghani et al, 2022).…”

Development of a scale to measure the psychological resources of grit in adults

“…People with high grit levels are reported to experience better performance and health outcomes across disciplines, professions, and cultures (Datu, 2021). In nursing and medicine there has been considerable interest in grit and the positive role it likely plays in reducing burnout and turnover intention and improving performance and well‐being (Cho & Kim, 2022; Dam et al, 2019; Jeong et al, 2019; Jumat et al, 2020; Terry & Peck, 2020). Studies have also investigated the factors that may precede, mediate, or moderate higher levels of grit (Schimschal et al, 2021).…”