"Bite the bullet?"--The influence of job stress on turnover intention: the chain mediating role of organization-based self-esteem and resilience

High school teachers face increasing job stress, leading to turnover behaviors and teacher attrition, which has a significant impact on education and teaching. To discuss the mechanism of this phenomenon, this study proposes a chain mediation model of high school teachers' turnover intention based on the Price-Mueller Turnover Model, and reveals how job stress influences turnover intention with the effect of organization-based self-esteem and resilience. A total of 378 high school teachers from China were investigated for the research hypotheses. The results showed that: (1) job stress positively predicted turnover intention, negatively predicted organization-based self-esteem and resilience. (2) The relationship between job stress and turnover intention was mediated by both organization-based self-esteem and resilience. (3) Organization-based self-esteem was positively correlated with resilience, and these two factors served as chain mediators in the relationship between job stress and turnover intention. The findings of the study have important theoretical and practical implications for reducing the propensity of high school teachers to leave their position.