title: The influence of personal and workplace resources on new graduate nurses' job satisfaction.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study examined the influence of new graduate nurses' personal resources (psychological capital) and access to structural resources (empowerment and staffing) on their job satisfaction.
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  Reports suggest that new graduate nurses are experiencing stressful work environments, low job satisfaction, and high turnover intentions. These nurses are a health human resource that must be retained for the replacement of retiring nurses, and to address impending shortages. Supportive workplaces that promote new graduate nurses' job satisfaction may play an important role in the retention of new nurses.
  
  
  METHODS
  A secondary analysis of data from a larger study of new graduate nurses was conducted. Data collection was completed using self-reported questionnaires. Hierarchical multiple regression was used to test the hypothesised model.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Psychological capital, structural empowerment and perceived staffing adequacy were significant independent predictors of job satisfaction. The final model explained 38% of the variance in job satisfaction.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Both personal and structural workplace factors are important to new graduate nurses' job satisfaction.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Managers should ensure empowerment structures are in place to support new graduate nurses' job satisfaction. Orientation processes and ongoing management support to build psychological capital in new graduate nurses will help create positive perceptions of the workplace, enhancing job satisfaction.
authors.affiliation: Field of Leadership in Health Services Delivery, The University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada.
authors.forename: Lisa M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Pineau Stam
authors.forename: Heather K
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Spence Laschinger
authors.forename: Sandra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Regan
authors.forename: Carol A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Wong
mesh_terms: D002055:Burnout, Professional / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008297:Male; D009726:Nurses / Q000523:psychology*; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling / Q000592:standards*; D010563:Personnel Turnover; D011209:Power, Psychological; D055500:Resilience, Psychological; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D017132:Workplace / Q000523:psychology*
keywords: empowerment; new graduate nurses; psychological capital; staffing