The relationships between nurses’positive psychologicalcapital, and their employee voice and organizational silencebehaviors

Abstract

Purpose:This study aims to determine nurses’positive psychological capital (Psy-Cap) levels and to examine their relationships with employee voice (EV) and orga-nizational silence (OS) behaviors.Design and Methods:This descriptive cross‐sectional and correlational study col-lected data from 341 nurses working at a public university and a private universityhospital. The data were collected with the positive PsyCap, EV, and OS scales.Findings:Statistically significant positive relationships were found between positivePsyCap and EV, and between positive PsyCap and relational silence. However, therewas a statistically significant negative relationship between positive PsyCap andindividual silence.Practice Implications:Nurse managers should support nurses and allow them toparticipate in decisions that can contribute to nursing, healthcare institution, and thequality of healthcare services.