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The Impact of Perceived Organizational Support on Positive Psychological Capacities: A Study of Nurses

Algılanan Örgütsel Desteğin Pozitif Psikolojik Kapasiteler Üzerindeki Etkisi: Hemşireler Üzerine Bir Uygulama1

M. Gökhan BİTMİŞ
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236–247
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Results show that perceived organizational support positively and significantly affects the nurse's positive psychological capacities of optimism, hope, and self efficacy.

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Objective & Hypothesis:This study investigates the impact of perceived organizational support on some positive psychological capacities.
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Key Findings & Data:Data is collected by survey method from 161 nurses, who work for the hospitals of foundation universities in Ankara.
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This study investigates the impact of perceived organizational support on some positive psychological capacities. Optimism, hope, and self efficacy have employed in the context of this research. Data is collected by survey method from 161 nurses, who work for the hospitals of foundation universities in Ankara. Data is analyzed by the help of structural equation modeling. Results show that perceived organizational support positively and significantly affects the nurse's positive psychological capacities of optimism, hope, and self efficacy.

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Bu çalışmada algılanan örgütsel desteğin bireylerdeki bazı pozitif psikolojik kapasiteler üzerindeki etkisi incelenmiştir. Araştırma kapsamında pozitif psikolojik kapasiteler olarak iyimserlik, umut ve öz yeterlilik ele alınmıştır. Veriler, Ankara ilinde faaliyet gösteren vakıf üniversiteleri hastanelerinde çalışan 161 hemşireden anket yöntemi ile toplanmıştır. Veriler, yapısal eşitlik modellemesi ile analiz edilerek sonuçlar ortaya konulmuştur. Buna göre algılanan örgütsel destek, hemşirelerin iyimserlik, umut ve öz yeterlilik pozitif psikolojik kapasitelerini olumlu ve anlamlı bir şekilde etkilemektedir.

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BİTMİŞ, M. G. (2015). The Impact of Perceived Organizational Support on Positive Psychological Capacities: A Study of Nurses. İşletme Araştırmaları Dergisi, Cilt: 7 - Sayı: 1, 236–247. https://ajindex.com/articles/269520

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