SOCIAL WORK AND MANAGEMENT ›› 2022, Vol. 22 ›› Issue (4): 31-40.

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Will Higher Wages Retain Social Workers? The Moderating Effect of Job Autonomy

QIN Haibo1,2, LI Yukun1, ZHAO Yanyan1, CHENG Haiyuan1,2   

  1. 1. School of Politics and Public Administration;
    2. Master of Social Work (MSW) Education Center, Xinjiang University, Urumqi, Xinjiang, 830046, China
  • Received:2022-02-25 Online:2022-07-15 Published:2022-07-15

Abstract: The brain drain of social work professionals has become a hot topic in the social work community, and low salary is generally considered to be the primary factor that affects social workers’ resignation. Based on the social exchange relationship of the reciprocity theory, this article uses the cross-sectional data of the China Social Work Longitudinal Study (CSWLS) in 2019 and explores key factors influencing the turnover intention of social workers from their salary levels and job autonomy. It is found that Chinese social workers have a relatively high level of turnover intention; both salary levels and job autonomy are negatively correlated with resignation tendency. Job autonomy has a greater inhibitory effect than salary level does on the intention, and it can alleviate the negative effect of salary level on turnover intention. Salary is still an important factor in leaving the field of social service, and job autonomy is a key reason for social workers’ mobility between agencies. Therefore, in order to reduce the turnover rate of social work professionals, it is necessary to pay attention to the empowerment of social workers in their work.

Key words: China Social Work Longitudinal Study (CSWLS), reciprocity theory, turnover intention, job autonomy, salary levels

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  • C916
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