Relationship between Job Crafting and Work Engagement among Staff Nurses

Document Type : Original Article

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1 1B.Sc. Nursing Science, Faculty of Nursing, Assiut University

2 2Professor of Nursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing, Ain Shams University

3 3 Assistant Professor of Nursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing, Ain Shams University

Abstract

Background: Job crafting is a specific form of proactive work behavior in which employees are actively changing the characteristics of their jobs. Aim of the study: The study aimed to assess job crafting and its influence on work engagement among staff nurses. Subjects and methods: The study was conducted at Ain Shams University hospital. A Descriptive correlational design was used. It included 186 staff using simple random sampling. Data was collected by using two tools namely, job crafting scale and work engagement scale. Results: staff nurses’ (45.2%) aged more than 30 years old, (78.5%) female, married (86%),and (46.8%) had 25 years of experience.  In total, shows that more than half (53.2%) of the studied staff nurses had a high level of total job crafting. While slightly more than a quarter (25.30%) of them had a moderate level. While one-fifth (22%) of them had a low level. Also, more than half (58.60%) of the studied staff nurses had high levels of total work engagement. While less than one-fifth (21.50%) of them had moderate levels. While only (19.90%) of them had a low level. Conclusion and Recommendations: There was a highly significant positive correlation between total staff nurses’ job crafting levels, and work engagement levels. Designing job crafting workshops that focus on encouraging nurses to think about opportunities and techniques they may use to engage in job crafting behaviors. Further research is proposed to job crafting intervention should be conducted

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Egyptian Journal of Health Care
Volume 16, Issue 3
September 2025
Pages 259-270

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