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http://dx.doi.org/10.5762/KAIS.2015.16.9.6112

Analysis of relationship between job stress and turnover intention of physical therapists  

Wang, Joong-San (Department of Physical Therapy, Yeoju Institute of Technology)
Kim, Yang-Rae (Anyang Sam Medical Center)
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Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society / v.16, no.9, 2015 , pp. 6112-6119 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study attempted to examine the job stress and turnover intentions of physical therapists and to investigate the relationship between these two factors. A total of 309 physical therapists currently working in Gyeonggi-do and Incheon in South Korea were selected as research subjects. The data were collected by a survey using self-administered questionnaires structured from June 10 to June 25, 2015. According to the study results, job stress was highest in job autonomy and lowest in relationship conflict, while the turnover intention score was $2.80{\pm}0.70$. The physical therapists showed higher job stress and turnover intention level with increasing age and working experience, showing a significant positive correlation(p<.05). The turnover intention showed a significant positive correlation with all of the job stress factors. Decreased work motivation showed a significant positive correlation with all of the job stress factors except for job instability(p<.05). In addition, among the factors for the job stress, Job autonomy, Structure and organization, Inappropriate compensation, and Workplace culture turned out to be those affecting their turnover intention. This study confirmed that an increase of job stress among physical therapists can be a risk factor of higher turnover intention, implying a necessity to try to reduce their job stress and turnover intention.
Keywords
Job Stress; Physical Therapist; Turnover Intention;
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