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Ghahramanian A, Bagheriyeh F, Aghajari P, Asghari-Jafarabadi M, Abolfathpour P, Rahmani A, Nabighadim A, Hajieskandar A. The intention to leave among academics in Iran: an examination of their work-life quality and satisfaction. BMC Nurs 2024; 23:43. [PMID: 38225614 PMCID: PMC10789055 DOI: 10.1186/s12912-024-01720-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2023] [Accepted: 01/07/2024] [Indexed: 01/17/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Despite the importance of faculty retention, there is little understanding of how demographic variables, professional and institutional work-life issues, and satisfaction interact to explain faculty intentions to leave. This study aimed to investigate the intention to leave among academics and their Work-Life Quality and Satisfaction. METHODS This is a descriptive cross-sectional study conducted by 8 faculties affiliated to Urmia University of Medical Sciences located in Urmia, West Azarbaijan province, Iran. The participants in the study were 120 faculty members from Nursing and Midwifery, Medicine, Allied health professions, and Health management and medical information faculties. The Work-Life Quality and Satisfaction scale, and the intension to leave scale were used for data collection. Uni- and multivariable linear regression analyses were employed to determine predictors of the intention to leave (P-values < 0.05). RESULTS The mean scores of all dimensions of Work-Life Quality and Satisfaction scale, and intention to leave were in an average level. There is a negative correlation between Work-Life Quality and Satisfaction subscales, along with demographic factors, and the intention to leave (P < 0.05), while multivariate analysis showed that work experience and Discipline were significant independent predictors of intention to leave (P < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS In order to improve education in universities, it is necessary to pay attention to the conditions of creating job satisfaction in academics. Considering the high intention to leave among Nursing lecturers, without sufficient support of nursing schools in terms of human resources, it may suffer by the lack of academic staff; eventually the quality of education will reduce in undergraduate nursing in the long term.
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- Akram Ghahramanian
- The National Agency for Strategic Research in Medical Education, Tehran, Iran
- Department of Medical-Surgical Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Department of Medical-Surgical Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran
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- Department of Pediatric Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Maragheh University of Medical Sciences, Maragheh, Iran.
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- Cabrini Research, Cabrini Health, Malvern, VIC, 3144, Australia
- Biostatistics Unit, School of Public Health and Preventative Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, 3004, Australia
- Department of Psychiatry, School of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, 3168, Australia
- Road Traffic Injury Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Student Research Committee, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran
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- Department of Medical-Surgical Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Pediatric Urology and Regenerative Medicine Research Center, Children'Medical Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Tuia J, Haslam A, Prasad V. Profile of the Oncology Physician Workforce and the Characteristics of Attrition. JCO Oncol Pract 2023:OP2200830. [PMID: 37186885 DOI: 10.1200/op.22.00830] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/17/2023] Open
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PURPOSE To determine the prevalence of attrition and the frequency of transition from a primarily clinical role to an industry-related role among oncology physicians. METHODS We tracked yearly Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) billing between 2015 and 2022 to estimate attrition of oncology physicians. A subanalysis of a random sample of 300 oncologists with fewer than 30 years of experience and who had stopped billing were used to conduct a more thorough assessment of current employment. Employment was primarily found through LinkedIn; otherwise a secondary search was done through a Google search. Type of employer was categorized as industry (pharmaceutical or biotechnology), nonindustry (academic/clinical/government), others, or no information found. The results are provided separately by sex. RESULTS Of the 16,870 oncologists who billed to CMS in 2015, 3,558 (21%) had stopped billing by 2022. Among a randomly selected 300 oncologists, we found current employment information for 223 (74%); 78 of the 223 (35%) were most recently employed within industry. Among all CMS-billing oncologists, 30% (5,126 of 16,870) identified as female. Women stopped billing at the rate of 18% (929 of 5,126) by 2022. Surgical oncologists had the lowest overall attrition (17%, 149 of 855). Radiation oncologists had 21% (881 of 4,244) overall attrition and 7% (5 of 71) sampled attrition to industry. CONCLUSION By 2022, 21% of oncology physicians billing to CMS in 2015 had stopped. 78 of the 300 sampled physicians were found to be working in industry. In total, 1 in 17 oncologists (5%) moved to industry over a 5-year period.
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- Jordan Tuia
- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
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Chen X, Al Mamun A, Hoque ME, Hirwani Wan Hussain WM, Yang Q. Work design, employee well-being, and retention intention: A case study of China's young workforce. Heliyon 2023; 9:e15742. [PMID: 37159713 PMCID: PMC10163660 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e15742] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2023] [Revised: 04/17/2023] [Accepted: 04/20/2023] [Indexed: 05/11/2023] Open
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China's growing workforce of young employees has propelled its economy towards becoming a global power. However, with evolving workplace difficulties and uncertainties, the rate of employee turnover is also rising, which affects every department in companies, in addition to impacting costs and finances. This study explored the influences of five core job characteristics, work relationships, and work conditions on young Chinese employees' retention intentions, mediated by employee well-being. Using a quantitative cross-sectional approach, 804 responses were obtained from young Chinese workers. We also employed partial least squares structural equation modeling to analyze and forecast the extent of the impact of this study's independent variables. The empirical findings revealed that job autonomy, skill variety, task significance, feedback, work relationships, and work conditions indirectly influenced the retention intentions of young workers in China, with employee well-being acting as a mediator. However, the impact of task identity on employee well-being and retention intentions was insignificant. Our study contributes to the literature on employee retention intentions by demonstrating the importance of young employees' perceptions of work design-related aspects and extending the application of the job characteristics model.
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- Xuelin Chen
- School of Business, Jishou University, 416000 Jishou City, Hunan, China
- UKM - Graduate School of Business, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600, UKM Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia
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- UKM - Graduate School of Business, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600, UKM Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia
- Corresponding author. UKM - Graduate School of Business, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600, UKM Bangi, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia.
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- UKM - Graduate School of Business, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600, UKM Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia
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Yao Q, Yang F, Li H, Tang K, Liu C. Health-related quality of life of young academics: A cross-sectional survey of universities in Wuhan, China. Front Psychol 2022; 13:996219. [PMID: 36438343 PMCID: PMC9686858 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.996219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2022] [Accepted: 10/25/2022] [Indexed: 09/08/2024] Open
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Objective This study aimed to assess the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of young academics in Wuhan, China, and its determinants. Methods A multistage stratified cluster sampling strategy was employed to recruit study participants (young academics <40 years old) from 12 universities in Wuhan. A total of 301 respondents returned a self-complete questionnaire that contained the EQ-5D-5L. Multivariate linear and Tobit regression models were established to determine the sociodemographic and job predictors of the visual analogue scale (VAS) score and the EQ-5D utility index, respectively. Results The study participants reported a mean VAS value of 79.42 (SD = 10.51) and a mean EQ-5D utility index of 0.915 (SD = 0.090). Anxiety/depression was the most frequently reported problem (65.12%), followed by pain/discomfort (43.52%). Transitioning towards a full professorship in national key universities (p < 0.001), lower income (p < 0.05) and too much pressure for academic promotion (p < 0.001) were significant predictors of lower HRQoL; whereas, maintaining routines in physical activities (p < 0.001), sleep (p < 0.001) and meals (p < 0.001), a good relationship with colleagues and family members (p < 0.001), and social activities (p < 0.01) were significant predictors of higher HRQoL. Conclusion Low HRQoL of young academics in China is evident, as indicated by the 7.08 and 0.049 gap in VAS and utility index, respectively, compared to the general population at the same age. Work and career pressures are associated with the low HRQoL of young academics. The findings of this study highlight the importance of work-life balance in promoting HRQoL of young academics in universities in China.
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- Qiang Yao
- Centre for Social Security Studies, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, China
- School of Political Science and Public Administration, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- School of Political Science and Public Administration, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- School of Political Science and Public Administration, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- School of Political Science and Public Administration, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- School of Psychology and Public Health, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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Guan H, Chen Q, Han S, Zhang B. The Influence of "Artificial Intelligence + Human-Computer Interaction" on Teachers' Psychological Changes in Academic Management in Colleges. Front Psychol 2021; 12:730345. [PMID: 34867611 PMCID: PMC8639499 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.730345] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2021] [Accepted: 10/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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The purpose was to analyze the psychological changes of teaching staff in the academic management of local colleges, and briefly explore the role of teaching staff in the development of the social economy and colleges. In the environment of artificial intelligence and human–computer interaction (HCI), first, the relevant theories of teaching staffs’ psychological status and the characteristics of teaching staff in college academic management were analyzed and expounded. Next, the way of the questionnaire was selected to analyze the psychology of teaching staff in college academic management at different ages, professional titles, academic qualifications, disciplines, and teaching years. The results showed that the mental health level of college teachers was lower than the current national adult standard; the mental health level of female teachers in colleges was higher than that of male teachers; the p value of mental health of college teachers with different ages, professional titles, education, disciplines, and teaching years was greater than 0.05, indicating that there was no significant difference; the p-value of professional academic and mental health was less than 0.01, indicating that there was a significant correlation, that was, teachers’ professional academic exerted a significant impact on teachers’ mental health. In short, under the background of artificial intelligence and HCI’s rapid development, higher education was moving forward with high quality, and more attention should be paid to the psychological changes of college teaching staff.
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- Honghai Guan
- Faculty of Education, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, China.,School of Educational Science, Mudanjiang Normal University, Mudanjiang, China
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- Faculty of Education, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, China.,Provincial Primary and Secondary School Teacher Development Center, Shaoguan University, Shaoguan, China
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- Faculty of Education, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, China
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- Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo, China
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Does Job Embeddedness Mediate the Effect of Resilience on Cabin Attendants’ Career Satisfaction and Creative Performance? SUSTAINABILITY 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/su13095104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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An increasing body of research suggests job embeddedness (JE) as a motivational variable influencing employees’ attitudinal and behavioral outcomes such as quitting intentions and task performance. Personal resources have been reported to affect JE and these outcomes. However, little work has investigated the antecedents and consequences of JE among cabin attendants. There is also a dearth of empirical research regarding the mechanism linking resilience to cabin attendants’ affective and performance outcomes. Therefore, drawing on conservation of resources and JE theories, we propose a conceptual model that examines the interrelationships of resilience, JE, career satisfaction (CSAT), and creative performance (CPERF). Moreover, the model explores JE as a mediator of the impact of resilience on CSAT and CPERF. These linkages were tested via data collected from cabin attendants and their pursers. The findings from structural equation modeling reveal that resilience boosts cabin attendants’ JE, CSAT, and CPERF. As predicted, JE is a mediator between resilience and CSAT. Our paper culminates with implications for theory and practice as well as future research directions.
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