title: A meta-analysis of the variables related to job satisfaction among Korean nurses.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The shortage of nursing workforce has been a critical and global issue and associated with job satisfaction.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the strength of the relationships between job satisfaction and organizational commitment, job stress, and turnover intention among Korean nurses.
  
  
  METHODS
  Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses; Korean Education & Research Information Service, KISS, DB pia, PubMed, and CINAHL databases were searched. The meta-analysis software package, R program (version 3.0.1), was used.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Thirty-eight of 1245 screened studies had appropriate data. The overall relationships were high and significant, and increased organizational commitment (WES = .62), decreased turnover intention (WES = -.47), and decreased job stress (WES = -.37) were associated with job satisfaction.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The strongest relationship was identified between organizational commitment and job satisfaction. These findings have important implications for improving organizational commitment to increase job satisfaction among nurses.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Nursing, College of Natural Science , Mokpo National University , Mokpo , Korea.
authors.forename: So Eun
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.affiliation: b Department of Nursing, College of Health Science , Kangwon National University , 346 Hwangjo-gil, Dogye-eup, Samcheok-si , Gangwon-do 245-907 , Korea.
authors.forename: Sang Dol
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D004651:Employment / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000523:psychology*; D015279:Organizational Culture; D010563:Personnel Turnover / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D056910:Republic of Korea; D013315:Stress, Psychological; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: job satisfaction; job stress; meta-analysis; nurse; organizational commitment; turnover intention