Structural Equation Modeling of Job Performance among Nursing Instructors

Abstract

The aim of this research is to develop and examine the consistency of the structural equation model of job performance among nursing instructors and to study the direct, indirect, and total effects between intrinsic motivation, job characteristics, self -identification, and meaningful work on the job performance of nursing instructors. The sample consisted of 220 nursing instructors with more than 1 year of work experience from 40 nursing education institutions using proportional stratified random sampling. Data were collected using 5 measures: job performance, meaningful work, self-identification, intrinsic motivation, and job characteristics, with Cronbach's alpha coefficients of 0.70, 0.90, 0.87, 0.91, and 0.85, respectively. Data were analyzed using the LISREL program.

The results of the study found that: 1) the structural equation model of job performance among nursing instructors was consistent with empirical data. The calculated indices provided good model fit as follows: Chi-square value (x²) = 140.25, df = 86, x²/df =1.63, SRMR = 0.048, RMSEA = 0.054, CFI = 0.99, GFI = 0.93; and 2) intrinsic motivation had the most influential total effect on job performance, followed by job characteristics. Intrinsic motivation had both direct and indirect effects on job performance through self-identification and meaningful work. It was also found that job characteristics had an indirect effect on job performance through meaningful work.

Results of this study recommend that educational institution administrators and supervisors create plans and strategies to enhance performance among nursing instructors, both in terms of practical teaching and knowledge development, through developing both the intrinsic motivation and specific job characteristics appropriate for nursing instructors.