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Table 1 The characteristics of 18 studies included in this meta-analysis

From: The effect of psychological contract on turnover intention among nurses: a meta-analytic review

Study (first author, year, country)

Specialist department

Sample size

(female/male)

Age

(min~max)

Age ≤ 30

(%)

Permanent nurse

(%)

Bachelor degree or above

(%)

PC

measure

TI

measure

R (minimum value ~ maximum value)

(the number of r were included in this review, including PC total and its dimensions and TI )

R type

Quality

Yang T T1, 2017

(China)

NA

285

(285/0)

21~30

100

5.96

22.46

Li Y

Pei Y

-0.019 ~ -0.192

(9 r were included in this review )

Pearson

8

Li N, 2016

(China)

paediatric

358

(285/0)

20~55

NA

34.64

36.59

Li Y

Li DR

-0.231~-0.484

(7 r were included in this review )

Pearson

8

Liu X X, 2013

(China)

nursing homes

202

(NA/NA)

NA

6.93

70.79

13.36

Li Y

Li DR

-0.178 ~ -0.371

(7 r were included in this review )

Pearson

8

Yang T T2, 2016

(China)

NA

583

(568/15)

≤ 30

97.43

8.23

35.68

Li Y

Pei Y

-0.084 ~ -0.301

(9 r were included in this review )

Pearson

8

Yu J, 2016

(China)

emergency

120

(118/2)

21~52

NA

NA

19.17

Li Y

Li DR

-0.229 ~ -0.474

(7 r were included in this review )

Pearson

6

Zhou J, 2018

(China)

ICU

221

(211/10)

NA

76.92

12.22

57.47

Chen FR

Li DR

0.078 ~ 0.475

(9 r were included in this review )

Pearson

8

Guo X R, 2016

(China)

Mixed

180

(NA/NA)

20~49

76.11

0

56.67

Chen FR

Wang YZ

0.352 ~ 0.532

(8 rs were included in this review )

Spearman

8

Wu J, 2016

(China)

neurosurgery

128

(128/0)

19~54

NA

41.41

30.47

Li Y

Li DR

-0.235 ~ -0.476

(7 r were included in this review )

Pearson

8

Li Y X, 2016

(China)

nursing homes

1046

(873/173)

19~62

NA

NA

0

Li Y

Li DR

-0.232 ~ -0.465

(7 r were included in this review )

Pearson

8

Jin C Z, 2016

(China)

Mixed

150

(NA/NA)

20~55

18.67

0

60

Chen FR

Wang YZ

0.428 ~ 0.541

(8 r were included in this review )

Pearson

8

Chen F R, 2009

(China)

Mixed

402

(402/0)

20~59

38.81

NA

23.63

Chen FR

FARH JL

0.348 ~ 0.522

(8 rs were included in this review )

Spearman

7

Wang J, 2022

(China)

NA

448

(354/94)

NA

3.13

NA

NA

Li Y

Li DR

-0.191 ~ -0.418

(7 r were included in this review )

Pearson

8

Chen N, 2015

(China)

oncology

270

(268/2)

22~48

NA

65.56

71.85

Chen FR

self-designed

0.342 ~ 0.452

(6 r were included in this review )

Pearson

6

Guo L, 2010

(China)

Mixed

2865

(NA/NA)

NA

46.18

NA

NA

Chen FR

Wang YZ

-0.01 ~ 0.18

(6 r were included in this review )

Pearson

8

He X C, 2023

(China)

psychiatry

285

(182/103)

NA

NA

56.84

74.04

Chen FR

Pei Y

0.35 ~ 0.472

(7 r were included in this review )

Pearson

8

Feng Y, 2022

(China)

paediatric

142

(NA/NA)

≥ 20

5.6

4.23

21.13

Li Y

Li DR

-0.621 ~ -0.701

(3 r were included in this review )

Pearson

6

M Takase, 2016

(Japan)

Mixed

766

(701/65)

22~62

50.65

NA

NA

Maertz and Boyar

Maertz and Boyar

-0.54

Pearson

8

J Rodwell, 2016

(Australian)

Mixed

457

(376/81)

25~44

NA

NA

NA

Robinson and Morrison

Chatman and Wayne

-0.16 ~ 0.51

(4 r were included in this review )

Pearson

8

  1. Abbreviations: NA = not avaliable. Measure tools: PC = Psychological Contract, TI = Turnover Intention, Li Y = questionnaire designed by Li Yuan (2006), Chen FR = questionnaire designed by Chen Fu-Rong (2008), Pei Y = questionnaire designed by Pei Yan (2007), Li DR = questionnaire designed by Li Dong-Rong (2000), Wang YZ = questionnaire designed by Wang Yu-Zhi (2005), FARH JL = questionnaire designed by FARH JL (1998), self-designed = self-designed questionnaire. r = the result of Pearson test, rs = the result of Spearman test