Moderating Role of Communication Competence in the Association between Professionalism and Job Satisfaction in Korean Millennial and Generation Z Nurses: A Cross-Sectional Study
Millennial and Generation Z (MZ generation) nurses, the core of the Republic of Korean nursing workforce, are leaving hospitals. We, therefore, aimed to determine the mediating role of communication competence between nursing professionalism and job satisfaction of MZ generation nurses in Republic o...
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| description | Millennial and Generation Z (MZ generation) nurses, the core of the Republic of Korean nursing workforce, are leaving hospitals. We, therefore, aimed to determine the mediating role of communication competence between nursing professionalism and job satisfaction of MZ generation nurses in Republic of Korea. A total of 188 nurses aged 20–39 years belonging to the MZ generation, who had been working in a general hospital for over six months, participated in an online survey from 27 October 2022 to 11 January 2023. Data analysis was conducted using the bootstrapping method with the SPSS PROCESS macro program to confirm the mediating role of communication competence. Job satisfaction, professionalism, and communication skills were significantly positively correlated (r = 0.36–0.72, <i>p</i> < 0.001). Communication competence was found to be a mediating factor in the relationship between professionalism and job satisfaction. The results showed that when professionalism related to job satisfaction, good communication further enhanced job satisfaction. In order to enhance MZ generation nurses’ job satisfaction, it is necessary to improve nursing professionalism and implement training programs to improve communication skills considering generation-specific characteristics. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-68d82fde2b3e482188bba9560615a1822023-11-19T10:56:28ZengMDPI AGHealthcare2227-90322023-09-011118254710.3390/healthcare11182547Moderating Role of Communication Competence in the Association between Professionalism and Job Satisfaction in Korean Millennial and Generation Z Nurses: A Cross-Sectional StudyYoung Jin Lee0Hyunjin Lee1Eun-Hi Choi2College of Nursing, Eulji University, Uijeongbu-si 11749, Republic of KoreaCollege of Nursing, Eulji University, Uijeongbu-si 11749, Republic of KoreaCollege of Nursing, Eulji University, Uijeongbu-si 11749, Republic of KoreaMillennial and Generation Z (MZ generation) nurses, the core of the Republic of Korean nursing workforce, are leaving hospitals. We, therefore, aimed to determine the mediating role of communication competence between nursing professionalism and job satisfaction of MZ generation nurses in Republic of Korea. A total of 188 nurses aged 20–39 years belonging to the MZ generation, who had been working in a general hospital for over six months, participated in an online survey from 27 October 2022 to 11 January 2023. Data analysis was conducted using the bootstrapping method with the SPSS PROCESS macro program to confirm the mediating role of communication competence. Job satisfaction, professionalism, and communication skills were significantly positively correlated (r = 0.36–0.72, <i>p</i> < 0.001). Communication competence was found to be a mediating factor in the relationship between professionalism and job satisfaction. The results showed that when professionalism related to job satisfaction, good communication further enhanced job satisfaction. In order to enhance MZ generation nurses’ job satisfaction, it is necessary to improve nursing professionalism and implement training programs to improve communication skills considering generation-specific characteristics.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/11/18/2547MZ generationcommunication competencenursing professionalismjob satisfaction |
| spellingShingle | Young Jin Lee Hyunjin Lee Eun-Hi Choi Moderating Role of Communication Competence in the Association between Professionalism and Job Satisfaction in Korean Millennial and Generation Z Nurses: A Cross-Sectional Study Healthcare MZ generation communication competence nursing professionalism job satisfaction |
| title | Moderating Role of Communication Competence in the Association between Professionalism and Job Satisfaction in Korean Millennial and Generation Z Nurses: A Cross-Sectional Study |
| title_full | Moderating Role of Communication Competence in the Association between Professionalism and Job Satisfaction in Korean Millennial and Generation Z Nurses: A Cross-Sectional Study |
| title_fullStr | Moderating Role of Communication Competence in the Association between Professionalism and Job Satisfaction in Korean Millennial and Generation Z Nurses: A Cross-Sectional Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Moderating Role of Communication Competence in the Association between Professionalism and Job Satisfaction in Korean Millennial and Generation Z Nurses: A Cross-Sectional Study |
| title_short | Moderating Role of Communication Competence in the Association between Professionalism and Job Satisfaction in Korean Millennial and Generation Z Nurses: A Cross-Sectional Study |
| title_sort | moderating role of communication competence in the association between professionalism and job satisfaction in korean millennial and generation z nurses a cross sectional study |
| topic | MZ generation communication competence nursing professionalism job satisfaction |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/11/18/2547 |
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