The impact of social support upon intention to leave among female nurses in Europe: Secondary analysis of data from the NEXT survey

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 434-445

  van der Heijden, B I J M ^a,b,c   Kummerling A ^d   van Dam, K ^e   van der Schoot, E ^f   Estryn Behar M ^g   Hasselhorn, H M ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT   (Netherlands)

^b OPEN UNIVERSITY OF THE NETHERLANDS   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

^e TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^f Travail Hôpitaux Hôtel Dieu AP HP de Paris ^*

^g UNIVERSITY OF WUPPERTAL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Age; Europe; Intention to leave; Job satisfaction; Nursing sector; Occupational turnover; Social support

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; NURSING STAFF; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; JOB SATISFACTION; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 77249117149     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2009.10.004     Document Type: Article

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