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Appreciating age diversity and German nurse well‐being and commitment: Co‐worker trust as the mediator

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  • Nale Lehmann‐Willenbrock
  • Zhike Lei
  • Simone Kauffeld

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Nursing practice faces the challenges of succeeding with a great diversity of customers and managing a diverse workforce with a wide range of age differences. While age diversity can lead to increased creativity and a greater richness of values and skills, it can also lead to value clashes, disrespect of each other's viewpoints, and increased conflict. As a result, nurses frequently experience stress, work–life imbalance, and a withdrawal from commitment. We propose the injection of positive diversity mindsets (age diversity appreciation) as one remedy. Specifically, we suggest that age diversity appreciation is positively related to nurses' well‐being (stress and work–life balance), and also positively related to their team commitment. We further hypothesize that nurses' trust in co‐workers mediates the hypothesized relationships. Our survey data of 138 nurses in a large hospital in Germany supported our hypotheses. We discuss both theoretical and managerial implications of our findings in the context of age diversity and nursing work outcomes in hospitals.

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  • Nale Lehmann‐Willenbrock & Zhike Lei & Simone Kauffeld, 2012. "Appreciating age diversity and German nurse well‐being and commitment: Co‐worker trust as the mediator," Nursing & Health Sciences, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 14(2), pages 213-220, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:nuhsci:v:14:y:2012:i:2:p:213-220
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2018.2012.00681.x
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