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Turnover in dirty work occupations: A focus on pre‐entry individual characteristics
Author(s) -
Lopina Erika C.,
Rogelberg Steven G.,
Howell Brittany
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of occupational and organizational psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.257
H-Index - 114
eISSN - 2044-8325
pISSN - 0963-1798
DOI - 10.1111/j.2044-8325.2011.02037.x
Subject(s) - psychology , social psychology , negative affectivity , coping (psychology) , conservation of resources theory , turnover , social identity theory , population , social comparison theory , personality , clinical psychology , management , social group , sociology , demography , economics
The current study explored newcomer turnover in a unique population: dirty workers. Based on social identity theory (SIT) and conservation of resources theory (COR), a set of individual level predictors theoretically relevant to dirty work turnover were identified. We examined whether differences in access to job information prior to hire, career commitment, belief in the value of the job, negative affectivity (NA), and maladaptive coping style were related to turnover of animal shelter employees with euthanasia responsibilities. Results supported the potential importance of all variables for understanding turnover amongst these dirty workers. Access to job information, NA, and maladaptive coping style were found to have the highest relative importance amongst the set of predictors.