Open AccessThe contribution of personality and workplace characteristics in predicting turnover intention among sexual assault nurse examiners: A path analytic study
Author(s) -
Strunk Kathleen C.,
Strunk Kamden K.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of forensic nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.305
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 1939-3938
pISSN - 1556-3693
DOI - 10.1111/j.1939-3938.2012.01141.x
Subject(s) - agreeableness , empowerment , personality , psychology , population , job satisfaction , turnover , nursing , social psychology , applied psychology , big five personality traits , medicine , environmental health , political science , law , extraversion and introversion , management , economics
The purpose of this study was to determine how personality characteristics, sense of organizational empowerment, and job satisfaction combine to predict turnover intention among a population of Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners (SANEs). Data were collected from 161 SANEs from 23 SANE organizations across the central and west United States through standardized tools and a demographic questionnaire. Both personality, namely agreeableness and workplace characteristics, particularly perceived empowerment and job satisfaction, combine to predict intention to leave the job of these sampled SANEs. One particularly curious finding was the positive prediction of agreeableness on turnover intention – that is, more agreeable people would be more likely to leave their jobs as SANEs. Professionals can gain insight from the path analysis results that show the need to address both personal and organizational factors in mitigating turnover intention among SANEs. This appears to be particularly true in providing a sense of empowerment and opportunity within the organization.