The Impact of Job Characteristics on Intention to Leave: The Mediating Role of Career Satisfaction

The purpose of this study is to examine the mediating role of career satisfaction on the relationships between three psychological states (according to Hackman and Oldham (1975) Job Characteristics Model) on intention to leave. The data of the study were obtained by electronic questionnaire from 271 Research Assistants working at two public universities in Ankara. In order to examine relationships between that variables, correlation and regression analysis were examined by SPSS 23 program. According to the results there are positive and significant relationships between three psychological states (meaningfulness of work – responsibility for outcomes – knowledge of results) and career satisfaction. On the other hand results also reveal that there are negative and significance relationships between psychological states and intention to leave. Furthermore career satisfaction has a partial mediating role on the relationship between three psychological states and intention to leave.