The relations between the cognitive style of nurses of general practice, the subjective perception requirements towards the work environment and the intention to quit the work

Tyrimo tikslas – nustatyti sąsajas tarp asmens ir darbo aplinkos reikalavimų kognityvinio stiliaus, subjektyvaus atitikimo darbo aplinkos reikalavimams ir ketinimo išeiti iš darbo. Tyrime dalyvavo 136 bendrosios praktikos slaugytojų. Visos bendrosios praktikos slaugytojos dirba toje pačioje įstaigoje. Jų amžius svyravo nuo 23 iki 73 (vidurkis 49,55 metų). Šiame darbe teoriniu pagrindu pasirinktas Cools, Van den Broeck (2007) 3 dimensijų kognityvinio stiliaus modelis, pagal kurį kognityvinis stilius gali būti skirstomas į žinantį, planuojantį ir kūrybišką. Šis modelis pasirinktas dėl to, kad naudojant tą patį indikatorių galima nustatyti ir bendrosios pratikos slaugytojų kognityvinį stilių, ir kognityvinį stilių, kurio jų nuomone reikalauja darbo aplinka. Patikrinus asmens kognityvinio stiliaus ir kognityvinio stiliaus, kurio reikalauja darbo aplinka, atitikimą, buvo vertinamos sąsajos su darbuotojų subjektyviu atitikimu darbo aplinkos reikalavimams bei ketinimu išeiti iš darbo. Tyrimo rezultatai parodė, kad bendrosios praktikos slaugytojoms ir jų darbo aplinkai būdingi du kognityviniai stiliai - žinantis ir planuojantis. Nera rasta sąsajų tarp asmens ir darbo aplinkos kognityvinių stilių atitikimo, subjektyvaus atitikimo darbo aplinkai bei ketinimo išeiti iš darbo. Tačiau pastebėta, kad kuo yra didesnis subjektyvus atitikimas darbo aplinkai, tuo yra mažesnis ketinimas išeiti iš darbo.The aim of the research is to assess the relations between person’s and his work environment cognitive styles as well as subjectively perceived fit of work environment demands and intention to quit. 136 nurses of general practice took place in the research. All the nurses work in the same organization. Their age is ranged between 23 to 73 years (the average being 49,55 years). As the theoretical cornerstone the model of three dimensional cognitive style of Cools Van de Broeck, Bouckenooghe (2009) was chosen. According to it the cognitive style can be divided into the following criteria: the knowing, the planning and the creative one. This model was chosen because using the same indicator it is possible to determine the cognitive style of the nurses as well as the cognitive style which, according to their opinion, is required by the work environment. After testing the congruence between the cognitive style of a person and the one required by the work environment the connection of personnel’s subjective fit towards the requirements of work environment and the intention to quit the work was assessed. The results of the research showed that two cognitive styles, namely, the knowing and the planning are typical to the nurses of general practice as well as their work environment. There are no connection found between the person’s and his/hers work environment cognitive styles fit, as well as the subjective fit towards the work environment and the intention to quit the work. Still it was observed that the greater subjective fit towards the work environment can be found, the less intention to quit the work appears.Vytauto Didžiojo universiteta