RT - Journal Article T1 - Length of service and commitment of nurses in hospitals of Social Security Organization (SSO) in Tehran JF - babol-caspjim YR - 2014 JO - babol-caspjim VO - 5 IS - 2 UR - http://caspjim.com/article-1-261-en.html SP - 94 EP - 98 AB - Background: A nurse’s commitment is the most important factor that influences her performance and depends on other variables. The purpose of this research was to study the relationship between length of service of the nurses with the amount of occupational commitment and organizational commitment. Methods: From Winter 2012 to Spring 2013, 266 nurses were chosen in selected hospitals of Social Security Organization (SSO). These nurses were randomly categorized into six different classes of service records including < 5, 5-9, 10-14, 15-19, 20-24, and 25-29 years. The length of service is related to the organizational, occupational, affective, continuance, and normative commitment. The data were collected and analyzed. Results: Generally 84% of the responders were women and the rest were men of which 95% had a bachelor’s degree and the rest had higher academic degrees. The length of service in 81% of nurses was LA eng UL http://caspjim.com/article-1-261-en.html M3 ER -