Orgambidez-Ramos, AlejandroAlmeida, Helena2019-11-202019-11-202017-080897-18971532-8201http://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/13054Background: Job Demands-Resources model assumes the mediator role of work engagement between social support (job resource) and job satisfaction (organizational result). However, recent studies suggest that social support can be considered as a moderator variable in the relationship between engagement and job satisfaction in nursing staff. Aim: The aim of this study is to analyze the moderator role of social support, from supervisor and from coworkers, in the relationship between work engagement and job satisfaction in a Portuguese nursing sample. Method: We conducted a cross-sectional and correlational study assessing a final sample of 215 participants (55.56% response rate, 77.21% women). Moderation analyses were carried out using multiple and hierarchical linear regression models. Results: Job satisfaction was significantly predicted by work engagement and social support from supervisor and from co-workers. The significant interaction in predicting job satisfaction showed that social support from coworkers enhances the effects of work engagement on nurses' satisfaction. Conclusion: A climate of social support among co-workers and higher levels of work engagement have a positive effect on job satisfaction, improving quality care and reducing turnover intention in nursing staff. (C) 2017 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.engNursesResourcesPsychologyHospitalsDemandsBurnoutCarejournal article10.1016/j.apnr.2017.05.012