Emotional Exhaustion, Absenteeism, and Turnover Intentions in Childcare Teachers

Examining the Impact of Physical Activity Behaviors

Dados Bibliográficos

ID4779989
AutoresRussell L Carson (0000-0001-7539-8314, Louisiana State University), Jennifer Baumgartner (0000-0001-8397-6380), Jennifer J Baumgartner (Louisiana State University), Russell A Matthews (0000-0003-3709-2757, Louisiana State University), Costas N Tsouloupas (0000-0001-5977-8405, Louisiana State University)
Ano2010
Volume15
Fascículo6
Páginas905-914
Data de publicação2010-09-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoJournal of Health Psychology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1359-1053 • E-ISSN: 1461-7277
EditoraSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1359105309360697
PMID20472609
OpenAlexW2103119677
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas18
Referências citadas35

Drawing on Salmon's (2001) unifying theory of the beneficial effects of physical exercise, we examined physical activity behaviors as an important, but understudied, buffer against experiences of emotional exhaustion, absenteeism, and turnover intentions in 189 childcare teachers. Structural equation modeling revealed that workplace and leisure-time physical activity were negatively related to emotional exhaustion, which in turn, was positively related to teacher migration and attrition intentions. Post-hoc analyses revealed indirect (mediated) effects between physical activity behaviors and teacher turnover intentions via emotional exhaustion. This theoretically driven model fit the data better than an alternative model whereby emotional exhaustion predicts physical activity behaviors

Absenteeism · Attrition · Burnout · Developmental psychology · Emotional exhaustion · Physical activity · Structural equation modeling · Turnover · Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior · Medicine · Psychology · Work-Family Balance Challenges · Workplace Health and Well-being · Clinical Psychology · Social Psychology