influential factors in job retention and organizational commitment among the nurses working in covid-19 outbreak

Context: enormous workrelated pressure following covid19 pandemic might lead to a decline in persistenceand commitment to the organization among nurses.aims: this study aimed to determine factors influencing job retention and organizational commitmentamong iranian nurses working during covid19 pandemic.setting and design: this descriptivecorrelational study was performed between april and may 2020 inimam khomeini educational hospital, sari, iran.materials and methods: all nurses worked in covid19 wards were invited to participate in our study,of whom 172 accepted to participate in the present study. the inclusion criteria were nurses workingin the covid19 wards of imam khomeini hospital and willingness to participate in the study. data weregathered through three questionnaires: demographic characteristics, anticipated turnover scale, and allenorganizational commitment. effect of age, gender, level of education, marital status, work shifts, and workexperience were evaluated with both variables.statistical analysis used: the collected data were analyzed in spss software (version 16) using statisticaltests such as pearson's correlation, independent sample ttest, oneway anova, and linear regression analysis.results: the mean ± standard deviation of job retention and organizational commitment were 37.70 ±3.35 and 75.96 ± 8.37, respectively. job retention and organizational commitment were positively andsignificantly correlated with each other (p < 0.001, r = 0.33). of evaluated factors, the only factor that had apositive and significant relationship with job retention (p = 0.04, f = 1.22) and organizational commitmentwas working experience (p = 0.04, f = 2.89).