Career satisfaction, subjective well-being and turnover intention : an attachment style perspective
Purpose: On the basis of an attachment style perspective, the authors explored a moderated mediation model in which career satisfaction reduces employees' turnover intention by enhancing subjective well-being; this mediated relationship would be moderated by three dimensions of attachment style as follows: secure, counterdependent and overdependent. Design/methodology/approach: Data were collected from 192 employees in South Korea and hypotheses were tested using multiple regression analysis and the PROCESS macro for SPSS. Findings: Subjective well-being mediated the relationship between career satisfaction and turnover intention. The indirect relationship between career satisfaction and turnover intention through subjective well-being was significant only when employees had high-secure attachment and low-counterdependent and -overdependent attachment styles. Practical implications: On the basis of the authors' findings that not all employees' subjective well-being translates into a lower level of turnover intention despite being satisfied with their career, the study suggests that organizations should pay more attention to how the subjective well-being of employees can be enhanced in relation to their career by considering their attachment styles. Originality/value: The study contributes to deepening the understanding of the mechanism of when and how career satisfaction reduces turnover intention by integrating subjective well-being and attachment styles that have been neglected in prior research.
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2021
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Authors: | Nae, Eun Young ; Choi, Byoung Kwon |
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Baltic Journal of Management. - Emerald, ISSN 1746-5265, ZDB-ID 2241820-9. - Vol. 17.2021, 1 (03.12.), p. 1-17
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Emerald |
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