Objective To explore the chain-mediating role of intrinsic motivation and organizational culture in nurse work value and job performance.

Methods A total of 875 nurses were surveyed using the work value scale, intrinsic motivation scale, organizational culture scale and job performance scale.Pearson correlation analysis was used to evaluate the correlations among work value, intrinsic motivation, organizational culture, and job performance, and structural equation model was constructed to test the mediating effects.

Results There were significantly positive correlations among work value, intrinsic motivation, organizational culture, job performance (P < 0.01).Work value could positively predict intrinsic motivation (B=0.491, t=18.13, P < 0.01), and also positively predict organizational culture (B=0.451, t=16.13, P < 0.01);intrinsic motivation could positively predict organizational culture (B=0.382, t=17.13, P < 0.01), and also positively predict job performance (B=0.460, t=18.22, P < 0.01);organizational culture could positively predict job performance (B=0.498, t=19.13, P < 0.01).Intrinsic motivation and organizational culture played a chain-mediating role in nurse work value and job performance, and work value could directly predict nurse job performance(B=0.363, t=15.11, P < 0.01), which accounted for 40.02% of the total effect.

Conclusions Work value not only has a direct impact on nurse job performance, but also has an indirect impact through the chain-mediating role of intrinsic motivation and organizational culture.