ArticleBMC nursing2025
The mediating effect of work engagement on the relationship between professional calling and turnover intention among Chinese nurses: a cross-sectional study.
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- The relationship between professional calling, work motivation, and work engagement among clinical nurses in Sichuan Province, China: a cross-sectional study.BMC nursing · 2026Article
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- Work-Family Conflict and Turnover Intention Among Chinese Nurses: The Serial Mediating Roles of Career Identity and Work Engagement.Journal of nursing management · 2026Article
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- Organizational Silence and Work Engagement Among Chinese Clinical Nurses: The Mediating Role of Career Calling.Journal of nursing management · 2025Article
- The influence of career calling on the work engagement of ideological and political theory teachers in colleges and universities: the chain mediating effect of organizational commitment and job satisfaction.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundNurse turnover is a global public health challenge, particularly in China due to high work intensity and personnel shortages. Effective nursing management and well-being strategies can reduce turnover intentions by improving job satisfaction and work environments. However, empirical evidence on how professional calling influences nurse turnover intentions in China is lacking. This study aims to investigate the mediating role of work engagement between professional calling and turnover intentions among Chinese clinical nurses.
methodsThis is a cross-sectional survey research design. A convenience sampling method was used to select 906 clinical nurses from Sichuan and Zhejiang provinces in China. A professional calling scale, work engagement scale, and turnover intention scale were used to survey the included research subjects.
resultsCorrelation analysis results revealed that professional calling was negatively correlated with turnover intentions (r=-0.852, P < 0.01), work engagement was negatively correlated with turnover intentions (r=-0.790, P < 0.01), and professional calling was significantly positively correlated with work engagement (r = 0.834, P < 0.01). The mediation effect analysis results found that the total effect of professional calling on turnover intentions among clinical nurses was - 0.432, with a direct effect of -0.322, accounting for 74.5% of the total effect, and the mediating effect of work engagement between professional calling and turnover intentions was - 0.110, accounting for 25.5% of the total effect.
conclusionsEnhancing work engagement through interventions that strengthen nurses' professional calling can effectively reduce turnover intentions. Specific strategies include improving work environments, providing career development opportunities, and fostering a sense of professional identity.
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