The Relationship Between Person‐Organization Fit and Job Embeddedness in Nursing: The Mediating Role of Workplace Happiness

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BACKGROUND: Person-organization fit and job embeddedness affect nurse performance and turnover intention, thus disrupting the functioning of the organization. OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to ascertain the mediating role of workplace happiness in the relationship between person-organization fit and job embeddedness in nursing. METHODS: Conducted as a descriptive and cross-sectional study, this study included 240 nurses working at a public hospital between January 15 and March 15, 2024. Data were collected using a descriptive information form, the Person-Organization Fit Scale, the Global Job Embeddedness Scale, and the Happiness at Work Scale. Statistical analyses were undertaken using IBM SPSS Statistics version 26 and the PROCESS Makro v4.2 plug-in. RESULTS: The findings revealed that person-organization fit significantly and positively affected workplace happiness and workplace happiness significantly and positively affected job embeddedness. Furthermore, the indirect effect of person-organization fit on job embeddedness was significant; therefore, workplace happiness mediated the relationship between person-organization fit and job embeddedness. CONCLUSIONS: This study's results reveal that ensuring nurses' person-organization fit and increasing their workplace happiness levels contribute significantly to increasing their level of job embeddedness. Healthcare organizations and nurse managers play a crucial role in improving job embeddedness. Nurse managers can improve nurses' levels of job embeddedness by developing strategies to promote person-organization fit and increase workplace happiness.