EVALUATING ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGICAL CAPITAL LEVELS OF NURSES

ÖZKOL KILINÇ K., Caylak Altun E., ÖZTÜRK H.

JOURNAL OF ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR RESEARCH, vol.3, no.2, pp.13-26, 2018 (ESCI) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 3 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2018
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR RESEARCH
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)
  • Page Numbers: pp.13-26
  • Karadeniz Technical University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

This study was conducted to assess psychological capital levels of nurses. This descriptive study was carried out with 192 nurses working in a university hospital. The data were collected using Information Form and Psychological Capital Questionnaire PCQ) and assessed in SPSS 18 program. The nurses obtained a mean total score of 4.24 +/- 0.55 from PCQ. Additionally, total scores of nurses who were female, worked in nurse-position and were satisfied with working in the hospital and this profession were higher; which was statistically significant. Also, "psychological resilience" was higher in female nurses and scores of "hope" subscale were higher in female and married nurses for hope subscale; whereas, self-efficacy scores were higher in nurses who had longer professional and service experiences, and were working at the operating room (p<0.05). Nurses and especially female nurses had high psychological capital levels.