The Mediating Role of Person-organization fit on the Effect of Leader Support and Social Support on Job Satisfaction in Nurses

Authors : Irfan Akkoç, Aysun Türe

Pages : 561-576

Doi:10.29023/alanyaakademik.709919

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Publication Date : 2020-09-30

Article Type : Research

Abstract :The aim of this study was to investigate the mediating role of person-organization fit in the effect of social support and leader support on the job satisfaction of the nurses. The nurses (N=550) working in a university hospital in the province of Eskişehir composed the sample. In this study, the relationships between the variables in the study were determined by analzing the data collected from 421 nurses by using the questionnaire form. The relationships between the variables of the study were analyzed by statistical methods such as factor analysis, correlation analysis, regression analysis, and Sobel tests. In conclusion, it was determined that person-organization fit had a partial mediating role on the effect of leader support on job satisfaction while it had a full mediating role on the effect of social support effect on job satisfaction.
Keywords : leader support, social support, job satisfaction, person-organization fit