Intrinsic job satisfaction, overall satisfaction, and intention to leave the job among nursing assistants in nursing homes

Gerontologist

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 596-610

  Decker, Frederic H ^a   Harris Kojetin, Lauren D ^a   Bercovitz, Anita ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS   (United States)

Author keywords

Extrinsic job factors; Intention to leave; Intrinsic satisfaction; Nursing assistants; Nursing homes

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; INTERVIEW; JOB SATISFACTION; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING ASSISTANT; NURSING HOME; NURSING PRACTICE; PREDICTION; SALARY; TELEPHONE; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORK SCHEDULE;

CAREER MOBILITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; NURSES' AIDES; NURSING HOMES; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 70349441052     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: 17585341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnp051     Document Type: Article

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