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ArticleFrontiers in psychology2025

Emotional labor, job satisfaction, and retention among home care workers in Taiwan: a comprehensive analysis.

Tung-Sheng Kuo, Li-Chuan Chu, Chia-Lung Shih, Ya-Ching Li, Pi-Lien Kao

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Article in Frontiers in psychology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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Tung-Sheng KuoDepartment of Business Administration, Nanhua University, Chiayi County, Taiwan.
Li-Chuan ChuDepartment of Business Administration, Nanhua University, Chiayi County, Taiwan.
Chia-Lung ShihClinical Research Center, Ditmanson Medical Foundation Chia-Yi Christian Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan.
Ya-Ching LiHome Care Nursing Agency, Ditmanson Medical Foundation Chia-Yi Christian Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan.
Pi-Lien KaoGeneral Affairs Office, Ditmanson Medical Foundation Chia-Yi Christian Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan.

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Objective: This study aims to investigate the relationships between emotional labor, job satisfaction, and retention among home care workers in Taiwan. Materials and methods: This study is a cross-sectional study design. Data were randomly collected from home care workers in Taiwan's Chiayi region through questionnaires. We included 365 participants, primarily female (80.3%), with ages ranging from 18 to 60 years old. The questionnaires assessed emotional labor, job satisfaction, and retention intention. Data analysis was conducted using IBM SPSS Statistics software (version 28.0) and included descriptive statistics, factor analysis, reliability analysis, t-tests, one-way ANOVA, Pearson correlation coefficients, K-means cluster analysis, and path analysis. Results: The study included 365 participants, with females comprising the majority (80.3%). Emotional labor exhibits a significant positive relationship with job satisfaction (β = 0.157, Conclusion: The study provides insights into the relationships between emotional labor, job satisfaction, and retention among home care workers in Taiwan. The findings aim to offer valuable insights for managers in hospitals and long-term care facilities to enhance their recruitment strategies and personnel management practices.

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emotional laborhome-care workerjob satisfactionretention intentionwillingness to stay

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