Turnover intention and job fit among nurses in Ghana: Does psychological climate matter?

Abstract

Aim The study examined the relationship between turnover intention and job fit among Registered Nurses in Ghana. Further analysis was done to explore how nurses' psychological climate has an impact on the relationship between job fit and turnover intention. Design The study adopted the quantitative research approach and the cross‐sectional survey design in collecting data on the variables of interest. Methods Purposive sampling was used to select the eight hospitals from both the public and the private sectors. In all, 322 Registered Nurses participated in the study and the data were analysed using simple and hierarchical multiple regression. Results The results of the study showed no statistically significant relationship between nurses' turnover intention and job fit. However, psychological climate was found to fully mediate the relationship between turnover intention and job fit among the participants studied. Finally, the finding adds to theory by proposing a review and an extension of the Attraction‐Selection‐Attrition theory by Schneider (Personnel Psychology, 40, 1987, 437)