Turnover among Medical Clowns Early in Their Career
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| Title: | Turnover among Medical Clowns Early in Their Career |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Reizer, Abira (ORCID |
| Source: | Australian Journal of Career Development. Jul 2021 30(2):106-116. |
| Availability: | SAGE Publications. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: journals@sagepub.com; Web site: http://sagepub.com |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 11 |
| Publication Date: | 2021 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Descriptors: | Labor Turnover, Humor, Individual Differences, Predictor Variables, Job Satisfaction, Trauma, Counseling Techniques, Health Services, Foreign Countries, Personality Measures |
| Geographic Terms: | Israel |
| Assessment and Survey Identifiers: | Big Five Inventory |
| DOI: | 10.1177/1038416221994567 |
| ISSN: | 1038-4162 |
| Abstract: | In recent years, several investigations of the medical clowning profession have appeared in the literature. However, few studies have focused on factors associated with turnover among medical clowns early in their careers. The current study examined whether individual differences in humor disposition predicted turnover behavior. Participants were 111 medical clowns in a three-phase longitudinal study. Humor disposition was measured in the first week of their training, clowns' job satisfaction two months later, and turnover six months after that. Results showed that humor appreciation decreased actual turnover through the mediating role of job satisfaction, whereas individual differences in humor creation directly decreased turnover. In addition, previous traumatic experiences moderated the associations between humor appreciation and turnover. Overall, our research findings support the notion that humor disposition can help predict which clowns remain in the hospital. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2021 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1300263 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | In recent years, several investigations of the medical clowning profession have appeared in the literature. However, few studies have focused on factors associated with turnover among medical clowns early in their careers. The current study examined whether individual differences in humor disposition predicted turnover behavior. Participants were 111 medical clowns in a three-phase longitudinal study. Humor disposition was measured in the first week of their training, clowns' job satisfaction two months later, and turnover six months after that. Results showed that humor appreciation decreased actual turnover through the mediating role of job satisfaction, whereas individual differences in humor creation directly decreased turnover. In addition, previous traumatic experiences moderated the associations between humor appreciation and turnover. Overall, our research findings support the notion that humor disposition can help predict which clowns remain in the hospital. |
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| ISSN: | 1038-4162 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/1038416221994567 |
