Psychological Capital and Organizational Citizenship Behavior among Staff Nurses
Samah Mohamed El-Sayed; Fawzia M. M. Badran; Saied Adam, Shimaa;
Abstract
psychology. On the other hand, Organizational Citizenship Behavior (OCB) has been a focused subject by researchers due to increasing
empirical evidence of OCB's impact on individual and organizational performance.
Aim: This study aimed to investigate the relationship between psychological capital and organizational citizenship behavior among staff
nurses.
Methods: Design: A descriptive correlational design was used to conduct this study at Obstetrics and Gynecological Hospital on one
hundred and nine nursing staff. Data collection tools include psychological capital Scale and organizational citizenship behavior scale.
Results: The present study showed that the mean dimensions of self-efficacy 3.60±0.48 and optimism 3.25±0.45 had the highest and the
lowest mean, respectively, of psychological capital. The results revealed that as for the dimensions of organizational citizenship behavior,
the dimension of altruism (4.06±0. 62) while Civic virtue (civilized behavior had the lowest mean (3.80±0.52) and shows that the total
mean score of organizational Citizenship Behavior were 3.91±0.41.
Conclusions: There is a highly statistically significant positive correlation between total staff nurses' perspectives regarding
psychological capital and their total organizational citizenship behavior. The study recommended that hospital administrators should
promote organizational citizenship behavior and, consequently, psychological capital by involving employees in decisions, consult with
them, and intervention programs for nurses should be carried out to enhance their level of psychological capital.
empirical evidence of OCB's impact on individual and organizational performance.
Aim: This study aimed to investigate the relationship between psychological capital and organizational citizenship behavior among staff
nurses.
Methods: Design: A descriptive correlational design was used to conduct this study at Obstetrics and Gynecological Hospital on one
hundred and nine nursing staff. Data collection tools include psychological capital Scale and organizational citizenship behavior scale.
Results: The present study showed that the mean dimensions of self-efficacy 3.60±0.48 and optimism 3.25±0.45 had the highest and the
lowest mean, respectively, of psychological capital. The results revealed that as for the dimensions of organizational citizenship behavior,
the dimension of altruism (4.06±0. 62) while Civic virtue (civilized behavior had the lowest mean (3.80±0.52) and shows that the total
mean score of organizational Citizenship Behavior were 3.91±0.41.
Conclusions: There is a highly statistically significant positive correlation between total staff nurses' perspectives regarding
psychological capital and their total organizational citizenship behavior. The study recommended that hospital administrators should
promote organizational citizenship behavior and, consequently, psychological capital by involving employees in decisions, consult with
them, and intervention programs for nurses should be carried out to enhance their level of psychological capital.
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Title | Psychological Capital and Organizational Citizenship Behavior among Staff Nurses | Authors | Samah Mohamed El-Sayed; Fawzia M. M. Badran; Saied Adam, Shimaa | Keywords | Citizenship behavior;psychological capital;staff nurses | Issue Date | Oct-2019 | Publisher | Evidence-Based Nursing Research | Journal | Evidence-Based Nursing Research | Volume | 1 | Issue | 4 | Start page | 38 | End page | 44 |
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