Applied Nursing Research
Volume 22, Issue 2 , Pages 113-118, May 2009

The impact of nurses' motivation to work, job satisfaction, and sociodemographic characteristics on intention to quit their current job: An empirical study in Turkey

Statistics Department, Science and Art Faculty, Osmangazi University, Eskisehir 26480, Turkey

Received 10 January 2007; received in revised form 12 June 2007; accepted 21 June 2007.

Abstract 

This study investigated the effects of motivation to work, job satisfaction, and sociodemographic characteristics on nurses' intention to quit. The questionnaire used was designed to focus on 23 job satisfaction items, 4 sociodemographic items, and 4 motivation to work questions. Nine hundred thirty-six completed questionnaires were used for analyses. An ordinal regression model was proposed to explore the impact of the factors on nurses' intention to quit. Two motivation to work and 8 job satisfaction items were proven to be significant predictors of nurses' intention to quit. Clinicians and clinic researchers can be guided by suggestions and insights from this study that organizational, motivation, and sociodemographic factors contribute to nurses' intention to quit.

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PII: S0897-1897(07)00092-4

doi:10.1016/j.apnr.2007.06.002

Applied Nursing Research
Volume 22, Issue 2 , Pages 113-118, May 2009

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