Core Self-Evaluations Mediators of the Influence of Social Support on Job Involvement in Hospital Nurses

Xiaofei Yan () and Jingkuan Su ()

Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, 2013, vol. 113, issue 1, 299-306

Abstract: The primary goal of this study was to explore the influence of social support on job involvement and investigate the mediating effect of core self-evaluations on this relationship. A total of 330 participants who are all women completed a battery of questionnaires that assessed social support, core self-evaluations and job involvement. Data were collected by using the Core self-evaluations scale, Social support rating scale and Utrecht work engagement scale. The results indicated that both social support and core self-evaluations were significantly associated with the job involvement. Path analysis (AMOS) showed that core self-evaluations partially mediated the relationship between social support and job involvement. The final model also revealed a significant path from social support through core self-evaluations to job involvement. Limitations of the study are considered and implications of the results for promotion of nurses’ job involvement. Copyright Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2013

Keywords: Social support; Core self-evaluations; Job involvement (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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