This study investigated the relationships between job stress, job satisfaction, and organizational commitment in 194 nurse assistants who work in small and medium-sized hospitals or clinics with 300 beds or fewer in Daejeon.
We performed demographic, correlation, and regression analyses using R version 3.6.1. Our findings revealed that, first, the demographic characteristics of age, workplace, and length of current employment impacted organizational commitment.
Second, we identified a negative correlation between organizational commitment and job stress, a positive correlation between organizational commitment and job satisfaction, and a negative correlation between job stress and job satisfaction.
Third, job stress had a significant negative effect on organizational commitment, while job satisfaction had a significant positive effect on organizational commitment in nurse assistants.
Fourth, regarding the significance of regression coefficients; in model 1, age, place of work, and length of current employment were significant. In terms of age, organizational commitment was higher among people who were 30 years of age or older compared to those in their twenties. Further, working in a clinic and having a career of between one and three years also had negative impacts. In model 2, age above 40 years was the only significant control variable, and while job stress had a significant negative impact on organizational commitment, job satisfaction had a significant positive impact.
The results of this study, we identified a positive correlation between job satisfaction and organizational commitment, a negative correlation between job stress and organizational commitment, and a negative correlation between job satisfaction and job stress in nurse assistants.