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Volume 10,Issue 7
31 December 2024
Research Progress on the Relationship between Emotional Labor, Organizational Commitment, and Work Engagement of Clinical Nurses
Xuewei Chen ,
Xiangxv Meng ,
Na Gao ,
Mingyue Yang ,
Ying Yang ,
Xuan Shen ,
Yingzi Yuan ,
Ying Zhang
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School of Nursing, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311222, Zhejiang Province, China,
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Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311222, Zhejiang Province, China,
JCNR 2024 , 8(12), 178–190;
https://doi.org/10.26689/jcnr.v8i12.8763
© 2024 by the Authors. Licensee Whioce Publishing, Singapore. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ )
Abstract
This paper reviews the concepts of emotional labor, organizational commitment, and work engagement among nurses. By integrating motivation theory, social exchange theory, and the job demands-resources model, it elaborates on the current research status and theoretical support for the interrelationships between these concepts in pairs. Through these theoretical frameworks, the paper explores potential causal relationships between emotional labor, organizational commitment, and work engagement, proposing that organizational commitment may mediate the relationship between emotional labor and work engagement. This study provides insights into the complex dynamics of emotional management, organizational identification, and work engagement in nursing, laying a foundation for further research in this domain.
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