A predictive study of emotional labor and turnover |
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| Authors: | Samantha L Chau Jason J Dahling Paul E Levy James M Diefendorff |
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| Institution: | 1. Novo Nordisk Inc., Princeton, New Jersey, U.S.A.;2. Department of Psychology, The College of New Jersey, Ewing, New Jersey, U.S.A.;3. The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio, U.S.A. |
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| Abstract: | The current study examined how the emotional labor strategies of deep acting and surface acting directly influence emotional exhaustion and turnover intentions, and indirectly impact actual turnover among a sample of bank tellers. Turnover data were collected from organizational records 6 months after participants responded to a survey that measured emotional labor strategies, emotional exhaustion, and turnover intentions. Results showed that turnover intentions mediated the relationship between deep acting and actual turnover. Additionally, surface acting had indirect effects on turnover through emotional exhaustion and turnover intentions. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. |
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