The impact of nurses' motivation to work, job satisfaction, and sociodemographic characteristics on intention to quit their current job: an empirical study in Turkey

Abstract

This study investigated the effects of motivation to work, job satisfaction, and sociodemographic characteristics on nurses' intention to quit. The questionnaire used was designed to focus on 23 job satisfaction items, 4 sociodemographic items, and 4 motivation to work questions. Nine hundred thirty-six completed questionnaires were used for analyses. An ordinal regression model was proposed to explore the impact of the factors on nurses' intention to quit. Two motivation to work and 8 job satisfaction items were proven to be significant predictors of nurses' intention to quit. Clinicians and clinic researchers can be guided by suggestions and insights from this study that organizational, motivation, and sociodemographic factors contribute to nurses' intention to quit.