Social identity and the prison health worker: Implications for practitioner satisfaction and turnover intentions

Conclusion: This article adds originality and value to the literature by using social identity theory to address the occupational perceptions of a large, yet often underrepresented and underexplored, subsector of the health workforce. Practice Implications: The results highlight several areas where health care managers, whether from correctional or noncorrectional environments, could implement policy and procedure changes to further engage and retain the clinical workforce. To engage and retain the health worker population, managers must consider identification-reinforcing interventions that align with the self-concept and visibly display gestures of organizational support.
Source: Health Care Management Review - Category: American Health Tags: Features Source Type: research