A meta-analysis of the variables related to job satisfaction among Korean nurses

Background: The shortage of nursing workforce has been a critical and global issue and associated with job satisfaction. Objectives: To evaluate the strength of the relationships between job satisfaction and organizational commitment, job stress, and turnover intention among Korean nurses. Methods: Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses; Korean Education & Research Information Service, KISS, DB pia, PubMed, and CINAHL databases were searched. The meta-analysis software package, R program (version 3.0.1), was used. Results: Thirty-eight of 1245 screened studies had appropriate data. The overall relationships were high and significant, and increased organizational commitment (WES=.62), decreased turnover intention (WES=-.47), and decreased job stress (WES=-.37) were associated with job satisfaction. Conclusion: The strongest relationship was identified between organizational commitment and job satisfaction. These findings have important implications for improving organizational commitment to increase job satisfaction among nurses.