Stress, Social Support, and Workers' Intentions to Leave Their Jobs in Public Child Welfare

ABSTRACT The present study examined the relationships among stress, social support, and intention to leave in 418 public child welfare workers. Workers with higher levels of stress were more likely to think about leaving, while those receiving greater social support were less likely. Social support did not buffer the effects of organizational stress, but had some effect in buffering the effects of work-family conflict. Implications for agency administration and future research are discussed. Key Words: Organizational stresswork-family conflictsocial supportintention to leavechild welfare workers