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Occupational stress as a predictor in the turnover decision

J F McKenna, P L Oritt, H K Wolff

    Journal of Human Stress
    |December 1, 1981
    PubMed
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    Area of Science:

    • Healthcare Management
    • Organizational Psychology
    • Human Resources in Healthcare

    Background:

    • Employee turnover is a significant challenge in healthcare settings.
    • Understanding factors contributing to staff departure is crucial for retention.
    • Occupational stress is a widely recognized contributor to job dissatisfaction and turnover.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate the impact of occupational stress on the decision of organizational members to leave.
    • To specifically analyze this relationship among nurse's aides and lower-level support personnel in a rural hospital.
    • To provide empirical evidence on the role of perceived stress in staff turnover within healthcare support roles.

    Main Methods:

    • Path analysis was employed to examine the relationships between variables.
    • Data were collected from 175 members of a rural convalescent hospital.
    • Analysis focused on a subset of 72 nurse's aides and support personnel.

    Main Results:

    • A strong correlation was found between perceived occupational stress and the decision to leave.
    • The level of occupational stress was highly instrumental in the turnover decisions of these employees.
    • Findings support the stress-turnover relationship in lower-level healthcare support roles.

    Conclusions:

    • Reducing occupational stress is critical for retaining nurse's aides and support staff.
    • Healthcare organizations should implement stress-management strategies for frontline personnel.
    • Addressing workplace stressors can mitigate employee turnover in rural convalescent hospitals.

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