The Relationship Between Job Satisfaction And Intention To Leave

Job satisfaction and intention to leave among critical-care nurses in Atlanta, Georgia was examined to determine why critical-care nurses leave employment. The author used a correlational survey design and administered the Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire (MSQ) short-form and the Anticipated Turnover Scale (ATS), to critical-care nurses who were members of the local chapter of the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses and employed by hospitals located in Atlanta, Georgia. A total of 108 surveys were returned equating to a 27% response rate. The results of the Pearson's r correlations determined that the critical-care nurse's intention to leave score had significant negative correlations with all three types of satisfaction including general satisfaction, intrinsic satisfaction, and extrinsic satisfaction. Using mediation analysis it was revealed that age and education do not exert a significant mediation effect on the relationship between general job satisfaction and intention to leave among critical care registered nurses in Atlanta, Georgia.