Nurses working full-time
included more males, were older, had longer nursing, job and unit tenures, reported
higher levels of both job resources (autonomy, self-development opportunities), higher
levels of positive work attitudes (job involvement, affective commitment, work
engagement), more medication use, and a higher intention to quit. Full-time and part-time
nursing staff were similar on marital status, levels of social support (supervisor, co-worker,
spouse and family), self-reported absenteeism, levels of burnout, levels of psychological