Document Type
Article
Publication Date
4-1-2015
Journal / Book Title
Children and Youth Services Review
Abstract
This study seeks to identify the best-fitting model to determine which organizational factors relate to the various dimensions of not-for-profit administrators or clinicians' intention to leave their jobs. A structural equation model (SEM) analyzed data on 318 administrators and clinical professionals. Based on this analysis, the best-fitting model was comprised of three factors consisting of three latent variables, and four exogenous variables regressed on them. Model fit statistics indicated the data fit the model well. The Comparative Fit Index (CFI) values was 0.99. The Tucker-Lewis Index (TLI) assessed the model's goodness-of-fit excellent at 0.99. The model indicates that administrators and clinicians experiencing certain factors, specifically organizational support, role clarity, and manageable workloads, showed significantly reduced thinking about and looking for another job. Administrators experiencing job autonomy and organizational support decreased looking for and actively finding a new job. This study located organizational climate factors that are most important for administrators and clinicians, thus identifying potential approaches for retention.
DOI
10.1016/j.childyouth.2015.01.007
MSU Digital Commons Citation
Claiborne, Nancy; Auerbach, Charles; Zeitlin, Wendy; and Lawrence, Catherine K., "Climate Factors Related to Intention to Leave in Administrators and Clinical Professionals" (2015). Department of Social Work and Child Advocacy Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works. 24.
https://digitalcommons.montclair.edu/social-work-and-child-advocacy-facpubs/24
Published Citation
Claiborne, N., Auerbach, C., Zeitlin, W., & Lawrence, C. K. (2015). Climate factors related to intention to leave in administrators and clinical professionals. Children and Youth Services Review, 51, 18-25.