title: Self esteem and organizational commitment among health information management staff in tertiary care hospitals in Tehran.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Self esteem (SE) and organizational commitment (OC)? have significant impact on the quality of work life.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  This study aims to gain a better understanding of the relationships between SE and OC among health information management staff in tertiary care hospitals in Tehran (Iran).
  
  
  METHODS
  This was a descriptive correlational and cross sectional study conducted on the health information management staff of tertiary care hospitals in Tehran, Iran. A total of 155 participants were randomly selected from 400 staff. Data were collected by two standard questionnaires. The SE and OC was measured using Eysenck SE scale and Meyer and Allen's three component model, respectively. The collected data were analyzed with the SPSS (version 16) using statistical tests of of independent T-test, Pearson Correlation coefficient, one way ANOVA and F tests.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The OC and SE of the employees' were 67.8?, out of 120 (weak) and 21.0 out of 30 (moderate), respectively. The values for affective commitment, normative commitment, and continuance commitment were respectively 21.3 out of 40 (moderate), 23.9 out of 40 (moderate), and 22.7 out of 40 (moderate). The Pearson correlation coefficient test showed a significant OC and SE was statistically significant (P<0.05). The one way ANOVA test (P<0.05) did not show any significant difference between educational degree and work experience with SE and OC.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This research showed that SE and OC ?are moderate. SE and OC have strong correlation with turnover, critical thinking, job satisfaction, and individual and organizational improvement. Therefore, applying appropriate human resource policies is crucial to reinforce these measures.
authors.affiliation: School of Health Management and Information Science, Iran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran. sadoughi.f@iums.ac.ir.
authors.forename: Farahnaz
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sadoughi
authors.forename: Kamal
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ebrahimi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D063025:Health Information Management / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007492:Iran; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015279:Organizational Culture; D010563:Personnel Turnover / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012649:Self Concept; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D063128:Tertiary Health Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*