 The mediating roles of leader–member exchange and perceived organizational support in the role stress–turnover intention relationship among child welfare workers: A longitudinal analysisAhraemi Kim and Michàlle E. Mor Barak Children and Youth Services Review, 2015, vol. 52, issue C, 135-143 Abstract: This study sought to identify the mediating roles of leader–member exchange (LMX) and perceived organizational support (POS) as social exchange relationships in the role stress–turnover intention relationship using a longitudinal perspective. Using three waves of 1-year data from a child welfare workforce study, cross-sectional and longitudinal path analyses were conducted. Findings indicated significant indirect effects of LMX and POS on the role stress–turnover intention relationship at a series of static time points. Changes in LMX and POS mediated the relationship between changes in role stress and turnover intention at the first 6-month time point, whereas mediating effects at the other two time points were not revealed. The findings underscore the importance of both social exchanges, LMX and POS, in managing child welfare workers. Implications for practice and future research are discussed. Keywords: Turnover intention; Role stress; Leader–member exchange; Perceived organizational support; Child welfare workers (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:eee:cysrev:v:52:y:2015:i:c:p:135-143 DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2014.11.009 Access Statistics for this article Children and Youth Services Review is currently edited by Duncan Lindsey More articles in Children and Youth Services Review from Elsevier |
Is your work missing from RePEc? Here is how to contribute.
Questions or problems? Check the EconPapers FAQ or send mail to .
EconPapers is hosted by the
School of Business at Örebro University.