The Effects of Effort-Reward Imbalance on Turnover Intention Among Rural Teachers: A Moderated Mediating Model

Abstract

Abstract: The present study aimed at exploring the effects of effort-reward imbalance and occupational well-being on turnover intention among rural teachers. A total of 358 rural teachers in Sichuan Province completed a set of questionnaires including Effort-Reward Imbalance Scale, Occupational Well-Being Scale and Turnover Intention Questionnaire. The results showed that: 1) rural teachers’ effort-reward ratio significantly improved turnover intention after controlling for monthly income, age and teaching age; 2) rural teachers’ occupational well-being partially mediated the effect of effort-reward ratio on turnover intention; 3) rural teachers’ over-commitment moderated the effect of effort-reward ratio on occupational well-being. Compared with the rural teachers who had lower over-commitment, effort-reward ratio was a stronger predictor of occupational well-being among rural teachers who had higher over-commitment. These results may contribute to the test of Price-Muller turnover model and the new effort-reward imbalance model, and have important reference value for reducing the turnover intention of rural teachers.

Key words: rural teachers, effort-reward imbalance, turnover intention, occupational well-being

摘要： 为探讨乡村教师付出-回报失衡和职业幸福感对离职意向的影响，选取四川省乡村教师358名，用付出-回报失衡量表、职业幸福感量表和离职意向问卷进行调查。结果表明：（1）控制月收入、年龄和教龄影响后，乡村教师付出-回报比显著提升离职意向；（2）乡村教师职业幸福感在付出-回报比对离职意向的影响中起部分中介作用；（3）乡村教师过度投入调节付出-回报比对职业幸福感的影响。与低过度投入组相比，高过度投入组的付出-回报比对职业幸福感有更强的负向作用。研究结果揭示了乡村教师付出-回报失衡对离职意向影响及作用机制。

关键词: 乡村教师, 付出-回报失衡, 离职意向, 职业幸福感

CLC Number:

B849

WANG Gang, BAI Wei, WU Guolai. The Effects of Effort-Reward Imbalance on Turnover Intention Among Rural Teachers: A Moderated Mediating Model[J]. Studies of Psychology and Behavior, 2021, 19(1): 118-124.

王钢, 白维, 吴国来. 乡村教师付出-回报失衡对离职意向的影响：有调节的中介模型[J]. 心理与行为研究, 2021, 19(1): 118-124.

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