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Factors related to job stability of direct‐care staff of residential facilities for mentally retarded people
Author(s) -
Lakin K. Charlie,
Hill Bradley K.,
Bruininks Robert H.,
Hauber Florence A.,
Krantz Gordon C.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
journal of community psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.585
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 1520-6629
pISSN - 0090-4392
DOI - 10.1002/1520-6629(198307)11:3<228::aid-jcop2290110306>3.0.co;2-z
Subject(s) - mentally retarded , stratified sampling , job satisfaction , turnover , sample (material) , residential care , job dissatisfaction , psychology , nursing , medicine , social psychology , management , developmental psychology , chemistry , pathology , chromatography , economics
Direct‐care staff turnover has frequently been cited as a major problem in the management of both public and nonpublic residential facilities. This article reports on a follow‐up study of over 1000 direct‐care staff one year after an initial interview. Staff members were employees of facilities in a national, stratified random sample of public and nonpublic facilities. Demographic, experiential, job satisfaction, geographical, and institutional factors related to occupational status at the time of the follow‐up are reported.