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Identification with community‐based HIV agencies as a correlate of turnover intentions and general self‐efficacy
Author(s) -
Harris Gregory E.,
Cameron James E.,
Lang Jo
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of community and applied social psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.042
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1099-1298
pISSN - 1052-9284
DOI - 10.1002/casp.1059
Subject(s) - agency (philosophy) , empowerment , feeling , social psychology , psychology , identification (biology) , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , turnover , sociology , medicine , political science , immunology , management , social science , botany , economics , law , biology
Research ( e.g . French, Power, & Mitchell, 2000; Harris, 2006; Harris & Alderson, 2006, 2007; Roy & Cain, 2001) has highlighted important benefits for people living with HIV/AIDS to become connected with HIV community‐based (CB) agencies ( e.g . reduction of isolation, educational opportunities, empowerment). However, CB HIV organizations sometimes experience challenges in recruiting and retaining people living with HIV/AIDS. In a sample of 68 respondents associated with a Canadian HIV/AIDS CB agency, facets of agency identification were examined as correlates of (a) turnover intentions with the agency and (b) aspects of psychological adjustment (hope and general self‐efficacy). Results indicated one dimension of social identification, in‐group affect, as a significant correlate of turnover intentions (such that members with more positive agency‐derived feelings were more likely to say they would stay at the agency), and another emotionally‐relevant aspect of identification, in‐group ties, as a significant correlate of general self‐efficacy. Hope was unrelated to social identification. Several implications for HIV CB agencies are discussed. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.