A Cross-Cultural Study: Work Stress as Mediator between Job Satisfaction and Intention to Quit
Farah Khan, Uzma Ali

Abstract
Job satisfaction has been of great interest in the field of organizational psychology. Present study aimed at investigating the predictive relationship in between employee’s job satisfaction and intention to quit. The mediating role of work stress between job satisfaction and intention to quit was also investigated. There was a significant difference in the variables between job satisfaction, intention to quit and work stress cross-culturally. The results manifested that job satisfaction predicts intention to quit and work stress (p <.000). Moreover, work stress predicts intention to quit (p <.000). Furthermore, work stress significantly mediates the relationship between job satisfaction and intention to quit (p<.05). Participants belonging to UAE have a greater intention to quit as compared to participants belonging to Pakistan (p<.001). It is concluded that if job satisfaction is lower among employees, they are more likely to suffer from work stress and develop intentions to quit the job.

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