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Antecedents and Occupational Attitudinal Consequences of Meaningful Work During the COVID-19: An Investigation of Chinese Nurses

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  • Liang Meng
  • Xu Wang
  • Juan Du
  • Xinyue Lin
  • Xiaoshuang Zhang
  • Xiang Lu

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Given the high turnover rate of the nursing occupation, meaningful work may be the very reason why many nurses choose to stay in health care. However, it remains uncertain whether nurses’ meaningful work and the sources that contribute to meaningful work still well predict nurses’ occupational attitudes during the COVID-19. To answer these questions, applying the job demands-resources model as our overarching framework, this study examines the mediating role of meaningful work between its sources (i.e., autonomy support, and prosocial impact) and nurses’ occupational attitudes (i.e., occupational regret, and occupational turnover intention) during the COVID-19, with event strength as a moderator. A time-lagged design was adopted to collect survey data from 958 full-time Chinese nurses at three time points. The results show that during the COVID-19, perceived autonomy support and perceived social impact are still sources of nurses’ meaningful work and further affect their occupational attitudes, while the latter contributes more to meaningful work. The perceived event strength of the COVID-19 restrains the positive effect of meaningful work on nurses’ occupational attitudes. The findings of this study contribute to occupational attitude literature by revealing its antecedents and influencing factors in times of crisis.

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  • Liang Meng & Xu Wang & Juan Du & Xinyue Lin & Xiaoshuang Zhang & Xiang Lu, 2023. "Antecedents and Occupational Attitudinal Consequences of Meaningful Work During the COVID-19: An Investigation of Chinese Nurses," SAGE Open, , vol. 13(4), pages 21582440231, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:sagope:v:13:y:2023:i:4:p:21582440231216542
    DOI: 10.1177/21582440231216542
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