Job control, work-family balance and nurses’ intention to leave their profession and organization: A comparative cross-sectional survey

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 64, Issue , 2016, Pages 52-62

  Yamaguchi, Yoshiko ^a   Inoue, Takahiro ^a   Harada, Hiroko ^b   Oike, Miyako ^c  

^a Kwassui Women's College   (Japan)

^b Ube Frontier University   (Japan)

^c KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Family variables; Home healthcare nurses; Hospital nurses; Intention to leave organization; Intention to leave profession; Job control; Nursing home nurses; Work family conflict

Indexed keywords

CONTROLLED STUDY; EFFECT SIZE; FAMILY CONFLICT; FAMILY STUDY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NURSE; NURSING HOME; OCCUPATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPONSIBILITY; ADULT; BEHAVIOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFLICT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FAMILY; MANPOWER; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF; PSYCHOLOGY; WORK-LIFE BALANCE;

ADULT; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY; HUMANS; INTENTION; JAPAN; MIDDLE AGED; NURSES; NURSES, COMMUNITY HEALTH; NURSING HOMES; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; WORK-LIFE BALANCE;

EID: 84988838346     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2016.09.003     Document Type: Article

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