Testing a Model of Officer Intentions to Quit: The Mediating Effects of Job Stress and Job Satisfaction

Criminal Justice and Behavior

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 751-771

  Allisey, Amanda F ^a   Noblet, Andrew J ^a   Lamontagne, Anthony D ^b   Houdmont, Jonathan ^c  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

intention to quit; job satisfaction; job stress; law enforcement; psychosocial working conditions

Indexed keywords

EID: 84899765597     PISSN: 00938548     EISSN: 15523594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0093854813509987     Document Type: Article

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