Knowledge Sharing Mediates the Relationship Between Nurses' Job Well‐Being and InnovativeBehaviour: A Cross‐Sectional Study

OBJECTIVES: To examine whether nurses' job well-being is associated with their innovative behaviour and whether knowledge sharing mediates that relationship. DESIGN: A cross-sectional study. METHOD: This study used convenience sampling to select 1,025 nurses from 8 hospitals. The data was collected between June and November 2023 using the Nurses Job Well-being Scale, Nurses Innovative Behaviour Scale, and Knowledge Sharing Scale. The data analysis process included descriptive statistics, correlation analysis, multivariate regression, and hypothesis testing. RESULTS: Job well-being was positively correlated with innovative behaviour (r = 0.63, p < 0.001) and with knowledge sharing (r = 0.73, p < 0.001). Knowledge sharing was also significantly associated with innovative behaviour (r = 0.55, p < 0.001). Regression analysis indicated that both job well-being (β = 0.38, p < 0.001) and knowledge sharing (β = 0.23, p < 0.001) significantly predicted innovativebehaviour. Mediation analysis showed a significant indirect effect of job well-being on innovative behaviour through knowledge sharing (indirect effect = 0.52, 95% CI [0.44, 0.60]). CONCLUSION: Nurses' job well-being promotes innovative behaviour both directly and indirectly through knowledge sharing. Interventions targeting psychological well-being and structured knowledge-sharing mechanisms may enhance innovation in nursing practice. PATIENT OR PUBLIC CONTRIBUTION: This study did not involve patients or the public in the design, conduct, or reporting of the research.