Investigate The relationship between perceptions of job characteristics and organizational support with job alienation among nurses

Work alienation is related with negative consequences on the employees and the organization’s efficiency. Considering the role of nurses in the healthcare system main purpose of this study was to study the relationship between perceptions of job characteristics and organizational support with job alienation among nurses Working in hospitals affiliated with the Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences.

this study was Analytical descriptive (Cross – sectional) in 2018. The population were 181 Nurses in hospitals in Sabzevar who were selected by cluster sampling. We used three instruments in this study, Job Characteristics (Hackman & Oldham),Organizational support (Eisenberger et al) and Jab Alienation (Boeree). Information analyzed by Descriptive and inferential statistics includes linear regression and variance analysis by SPSS 21.

mean and standard deviations scores Job Characteristics were 60/73 ± 1/61, Motivational Potential Score 9/2 ± 4/25,Organizational support 61 ± 8/52, Job alienation 96/88 ± 1/73. Also based on the results of regression analysis, there is a relationship between perception of Job characteristics and organizational support with Job alienation (p < 0.05).

The results showed that there is a meaningful and reverse relationship between Job Characteristics and Organizational support with Jab Alienation, The variables of job characteristics show a greater variation of the job alienation. Therefore, it is suggested a qualitative study to explain the various characteristics of the nursing profession in order to provide ways to enrich the components of the job characteristics.