The Relationship between Job Involvement and Organizational Citizenship Behavior among Nursing Personnel

Abstract

Background: Job involvement had positive effect on organizational citizenship behavior as the preference
towards helping and sharing information, and promoting the feeling of responsibility, motivation, and
satisfaction within the organization. The current study aimed to find out the relationship between job
involvement and organizational citizenship behavior among nursing personnel.
Materials and Methods: The study was conducted at Al-Fashn central hospital. Descriptive correlational
research design was used. A convenience sample of all nursing personnel, available during the study
period, who are working in hospital and have at least two years of experience (N=136). Job involvement
assessment instrument and organizational citizenship behavior assessment instrument were used in this
study.
Results: The study indicated highly statistically positive significant correlation between job involvement
and organizational citizenship behavior.
Conclusion: There was a highly statistically positive significant correlation between job involvement and
organizational citizenship behavior. It was recommended that give nurses the opportunity to give
decisions and discussing their decisions so that they feel that their opinions are important. Provide nurses
a good work climate since it deeply affects their performance. The good work climate motivates nurses to
perform well.