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February 5, 2026International Journal of Public Sector Management

Between pride and frustration: why committed public healthcare workers consider exiting

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JDJulian Diaz-AvendañoMIMaria Jose IbañezCYClaudia Yáñez-Valdés

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Overview

Examines turnover intentions in healthcare workers, highlighting the role of ambivalent identification in public hospitals.

Key Points

  • The aim is to explore why healthcare workers express intentions to leave despite high workplace well-being and commitment.
  • Survey data collected from 520 healthcare personnel in two Colombian public hospitals.
  • Partial least squares structural equation modeling was used to analyze relationships among key variables.
  • The job demands-resources model and social identity theory guided the study framework.
  • Workplace well-being and affective commitment are negatively associated with ambivalent identification.
  • Ambivalent identification is positively related to turnover intention.
  • Mediation analyses indicate that ambivalence influences the effects of well-being and commitment on turnover intentions.

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Diaz-Avendaño et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/698435d5f1d9ada3c1fb511fhttps://doi.org/10.1108/ijpsm-09-2025-0417
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