Intentions to quit work among care staff working in the aged care sector

Gerontologist

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 506-516

  Karantzas, Gery C ^a   Mellor, David ^a   McCabe, Marita P ^a   Davison, Tanya E ^a   Beaton, Paul ^a   Mrkic, Dejan ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Job stress; Staff turnover; Supervisor support

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GERIATRIC NURSING; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MANPOWER; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESIDENTIAL HOME; SELF CONCEPT; STATISTICS; THEORETICAL MODEL; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; GERIATRIC NURSING; HEALTH FACILITY ENVIRONMENT; HUMANS; INTENTION; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, THEORETICAL; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES; SELF CONCEPT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84863950163     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: 17585341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnr161     Document Type: Article

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