The role of exchange and emotion on commitment: A study of teachers

被引：20
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作者：
Price, Heather E. [1 ]
Collett, Jessica L. [1 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Notre Dame, Dept Sociol, Notre Dame, IN 46556 USA
来源：
SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH | 2012年 / 41卷 / 06期
关键词：
Education; Teacher attrition; Social cohesion; The affect theory of social exchange; SELF-DETERMINATION; EMERGENCE; TURNOVER; IDENTIFICATION; EXPERIENCE; PRINCIPAL; SOCIOLOGY; EFFICACY; THREAT; SCHOOL;
D O I：
10.1016/j.ssresearch.2012.05.016
中图分类号：
C91 [社会学];
学科分类号：
030301 ; 1204 ;
摘要：
Recent experimental work in social exchange offers keen insight into factors that enhance commitment to individuals, groups, and relationships. In this article we explore the relevance of this work to school settings. Specifically, we use structural equation modeling and data from the 2004 Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS) to test whether the commitment-enhancing processes laid out in Lawler's affect theory of social exchange might reduce teacher turnover, an issue plaguing school districts across the country. Our results support such a model and demonstrate the importance of interdependence for fostering commitment among teachers, with interaction, affect, and cohesion as intervening factors. (C) 2012 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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页码：1469 / 1479
页数：11
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