Job characteristics and staying engaged in work of nurses: Empirical evidence from Malaysia.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between job characteristics (job autonomy, job feedback, skill variety, task identity, task significance) and work engagement of nurses in Malaysia.

Methods

A survey using self-administered questionnaires was used to collect data from a sample of 856 staff nurses working in eight public hospitals in Malaysia. A shortened nine-item version of the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale(UWES-9) was used to measure work engagement. The UWES-9 comprises three dimensions, which was measured with three items each: vigor, dedication, and absorption. Job characteristics (job autonomy, job feedback, skill variety, task identity, task significance) were measured with the corresponding subscales of the Job Diagnostic Survey. Each

SUBMITTER: Othman N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6839340 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature