How does perceived union support improve the work well-being of nurses in Chinese hospitals?
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Jingyou Zhao
School of Economics and Management, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics
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Enhua Hu
School of Economics and Management, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics
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Keshen Jiang
School of Economics and Management, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics
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Hongmei Shan
School of Management, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications
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- Keywords:
- perceived union support, autonomy needs, relatedness needs, competence needs, work well-being, nurses, union membership, hospital management
- Abstract
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Using self-determination theory we investigated the relationship between nurses’ perception of union support and work well-being. Data were collected in a self-reported online survey at two time points with 356 nurses employed at five third-tier hospitals in China. The results demonstrated that perceived union support had a statistically significant positive effect on nurses’ work well-being. Competence and relatedness need types mediated this relationship, but the mediating role of autonomy needs was not statistically significant. Our findings enrich the theoretical research on Chinese nurses’ work well-being and provide useful enlightenment for the practice of hospital management in China.
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- 2023-01-28
- Issue
- Vol. 50 No. 12 (2022)
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