title: [Job demands, meaningful work, and turnover intention among nurses].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The shortage of nurses is a worldwide issue. Since turnover intention (TI) is considered one of the major determinants of turnover behaviour, it is essential to look deeper into the way it operates.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  This study uses the job demands-resources model to investigate the TI of nurses, on the one hand looking at the relationship that some demands (workload, emotional dissonance and abusive supervision) have on TI and on the other, investigating the role of a specific resource (meaningful work - MW) in terms of its effect on TI and as a potential moderator of the relationship between each demand and TI.
  
  
  METHODS
  The research project was carried out in a large hospital in Northern Italy by administering a self-report questionnaire to all nurses; 630 questionnaires were distributed, 423 (67.14%) of which were completed. The statistical analyses were performed with PASW 18.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The results highlight a positive relationship between demands and TI and a negative relationship between meaningful work and TI. Moreover, a significant moderating effect of meaningful work on the relationship between emotional dissonance and TI also emerged. No significant moderating effects were found for the relationship between the other two demands and TI.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This research allowed us to verify the importance of constructs such as abusive supervision and meaningful work that have not yet been extensively studied, within the context of nursing staff in Italy; it also offered a range of suggestions for organizational developments and for further investigations in this field.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Psicologia, Università degli Studi di Torino.
authors.forename: C G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Cortese
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Psicologia, Università degli Studi di Torino.
authors.forename: Paola
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gatti
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Psicologia, Università degli Studi di Torino.
authors.forename: Chiara
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ghislieri
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D009729:Nursing; D000078329:Workforce; D016526:Workload
vernacular_title: Richieste lavorative, significatività percepita del lavoro e intenzione di turnover degli infermieri.