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How people fit in at work: systematic review of the association between person-organisation and person-group fit with staff outcomes in healthcare.
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16 citing papers in PubMed.
- Fitting in, Standing out: Latent profiles of personal niche construction strategies at the workplace among Hungarian physicians.BMC health services research · 2026Article
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- Antecedents and Staff Outcomes Related to Multiple Dimensions of Perceived Person-Environment Fit Among Nurses: A Scoping Review.Journal of nursing management · 2026Article
- The relationship between transition shock and person-organization fit among newly graduated registered nurses in China: the mediating role of resilience.BMC nursing · 2025Article
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- A scoping review of Fit in medical education: a guaranteed success, or a threat to inclusivity?Canadian medical education journal · 2024Article
- Associations between person-environment fit and mental health - results from the population-based LIFE-Adult-Study.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Effective analysis of job satisfaction among medical staff in Chinese public hospitals: a random forest model.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Impact of Implementing New ICF-Based Practices on Staff Valence of Disability Practitioners: An Experience in Hong Kong.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Capturing dynamics in nursing: a diary study of nurses' job characteristics and ability and willingness to continue working.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Article
- Growth Culture and Public Hospital Performance: The Mediating Effect of Job Satisfaction and Person-Organization Fit.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Redefinition and Measurement Dimensions of Sustainable Employability Based on the swAge-Model.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- The 'goodness-of-fit' of fit models: creating a multidimensional survey for person-organisation and person-group fit in health care.BMC medical research methodology · 2020Article
- Editorial: Healthy Healthcare: Empirical Occupational Health Research and Evidence-Based Practice.Frontiers in psychology · 2020Article
- An Open Time Perspective and Social Support to Sustain in Healthcare Work: Results of a Two-Wave Complete Panel Study.Frontiers in psychology · 2020Article
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Abstract
objectivesPeople interact with their work environment through being, to a greater or lesser extent, compatible with aspects of their setting. This interaction between person and environment is particularly relevant in healthcare settings where compatibility affects not only the healthcare professionals, but also potentially the patient. One way to examine this association is to investigate person-organisation (P-O) fit and person-group (P-G) fit. This systematic review aimed to identify and synthesise knowledge on both P-O fit and P-G fit in healthcare to determine their association with staff outcomes. It was hypothesised that there would be a positive relationship between fit and staff outcomes, such that the experience of compatibility and 'fitting in' would be associated with better staff outcomes.
designA systematic review was conducted based on an extensive search strategy guided by Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic review and Meta-Analyses to identify relevant literature. DATA SOURCES: CINAHL Complete, EMBASE, Ovid MEDLINE, PsycINFO and Scopus. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA: Articles were included if they were empirical studies, published in peer-reviewed journals in English language, set in a healthcare context and addressed the association that staff outcomes have with P-O and/or P-G fit. DATA EXTRACTION AND SYNTHESIS: Included texts were examined for study characteristics, fit constructs examined and types of staff outcomes assessed. The Quality Assessment Tool was used to assess risk of bias.
resultsTwenty-eight articles were included in the review. Of these, 96.4% (27/28) reported a significant, positive association between perception of fit and staff outcomes in healthcare contexts, such that a sense of compatibility had various positive implications for staff, including job satisfaction and retention.
conclusionAlthough the results, as with all systematic reviews, are prone to bias and definitional ambiguity, they are still informative. Generally, the evidence suggests an association between employees' perceived compatibility with the workplace or organisation and a variety of staff outcomes in healthcare settings.
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