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Age differences and relationships between occupational stressors, work environment, depressed mood, and propensity to leave were examined among 263 case managers (CMs) in community-based mental health agencies. For younger CMs, satisfaction with the supervisor, perceived job pressure and lack of organizational support were significant predictors of propensity to leave the job. Older CMs who reported lower satisfaction with financial rewards, the type of work they did, and greater use of avoidance/resignation and help seeking coping strategies, were more likely to rate themselves higher on the depressed mood scale.
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Gellis, Z.D., Chun Kim, J. Predictors of Depressive Mood, Occupational Stress, and Propensity to Leave in Older and Younger Mental Health Case Managers. Community Ment Health J 40, 407–421 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:COMH.0000040655.09817.e8
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