Citation

Strunk KC, Strunk KK. J. Forensic Nurs. 2012; 8(3): 144-150.

Affiliation

School of Nursing, Collins College of Business, University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK The Tulsa Institute for Trauma, Abuse and Neglect (TITAN), University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK School of Applied Health and Educational Psychology, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, International Association of Forensic Nurses, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/j.1939-3938.2012.01141.x

PMID

22925130

Abstract

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.

Language: en