Organizational climate partially mediates the effect of culture on work attitudes and staff turnover in mental health services

Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 289-301

  Aarons, Gregory A ^a   Sawitzky, Angelina C ^b  

^a CHILD AND ADOLESCENT SERVICES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate; Mental health; Organizational culture; Turnover; Work attitudes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; MENTAL HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MODEL; ORGANIZATIONAL CLIMATE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WORK;

ATTITUDE; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33744978331     PISSN: 0894587X     EISSN: 15733289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10488-006-0039-1     Document Type: Article

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