Association between Relationship Quality and Workplace Affective Commitment for Nurses

Abstract

Background: In healthcare organization, relationship quality and workplace affective commitment are considered to be a backbone of its success as their performance and behaviors are key determinants for good performance. Relationship quality is a substantial problem and can have a significant effect on workplace affective commitment. Aim : examining the association between relationship quality and workplace affective commitment for nurses at Main Mansoura University Hospital. Subject and Method: A descriptive research design is conducted on 250 nurses. Setting: Main Mansoura University hospital. Tools: Two tools were used for data collection as The Leader-Member Exchange) Questionnaire to examine relationship quality, and Workplace Affective Commitment Questionnaire was adopted from Multidimensional Organizational Commitment. Results: The highest level of relationship quality was moderate level 73.2% but the highest level of workplace affective commitment was low level 64.8%, but the low level was high. Conclusion : There were positively correlation and statistically significant between total relationship quality scores and workplace affective commitment for nurses at Main Mansoura University Hospital. Recommendation : applying a program for relationship quality among staff nurses to increase workplace affective commitment.