Relationship between personality traits and organizational commitment of nursing staff in Elhawamdia General Hospital

Abstract

Background Nurses’ commitments to the organization play a central role in their retention in the field of health care organizations. For better understanding what motivates nurses to be committed, organizations can benefit greatly from personality assessment. Aim To assess the relationship between personality traits and organizational commitment of nursing staff. Design A descriptive correlational design was used. Setting Data were collected from Elhawamdia General Hospital. Sample A convenient sample (n>190) of nursing staff who accepted to participate in the study was enrolled. Tools Two tools were utilized to collect data: (a) personality trait questionnaire and (b) organizational commitment questionnaire. Results The study findings revealed that study nurses had personality traits of conscientiousness (84.7%), agreeableness (82.2%), openness to experience (76.7%), extraversion (71.3%), and finally, neuroticism trait (61.6%). Moreover, they had high level of organizational commitment. Moreover, there was a statistically significant correlation between study nurses’ personality traits and their organization commitment (r=0.408, P=0.001). Conclusion There was a positive and significant relationship between study nurses’ personality traits and their organization commitment. The studied nurses also had high level of organizational commitment. Recommendations Health organizations should use personality trait scales in nursing personnel selection, nursing managers should develop more adaptive organizational commitment activities for nurses in accordance to their personalities, and further studies are recommended to be conducted in other governmental and private organizations for the sake of comparative analysis.