@article{article_1412090, title={The Relationship Between Nurses’ Individual, Work-related Variables, Colleague Solidarity, and Work Engagement: A Cross-Sectional Study}, journal={Journal of Nursology}, volume={26}, pages={246–252}, year={2023}, DOI={10.5152/JANHS.2023.23547}, author={Yeşilyurt, Tuğba and Göktepe, Nilgün and Türkmen, Emine and Yalçın, Begüm}, keywords={Nurse, work engagement, colleague solidarity}, abstract={Objective: The aim of this study was to examine the effect of nurses’ individual, work-related vari-
ables and colleague solidarity on their level of work engagement.
Methods: This cross-sectional, descriptive study was conducted between october and
December 2021 in a private chain hospital group in Turkey, using an online survey. The sample
of the study consisted of 331 nurses. The Individual and Work-related Characteristics Form, the
Colleague Solidarity of Nurses Scale, and the Work Engagement Scale were used for data collec-
tion. Descriptive statistics, Spearman correlation, and multiple linear regression analyses were
used in the data analysis.
Results: In the study, the mean score of the Colleague Solidarity of Nurses Scale was 103.87
(±9.64), and the mean score of the Work Engagement Scale was 61.53 (±16.31). A positive and
significant relationship was found between the scores that nurses obtained from the Colleague
Solidarity of Nurses Scale and the Work Engagement Scale (r = 0.33, P < .001). In the regression
analysis, it was determined that 6 independent variables affected nurses’ level of work engage-
ment and that these 6 variables explained 17.9% of the total variance.
Conclusion: The results revealed that colleague solidarity, being married, long-term professional
experience, and a high perception of workload increased work engagement. The results also
indicated that working as a nurse manager and having the intention to leave work reduced work
engagement.}, number={4}, publisher={Ataturk University}