Variable | Means (SD) | Bivariate correlations | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
NCOs | COs | 1. | 2. | 3. | 4. | 5. | 6. | 7. | 8. | |
1. Turnover intentions | 3.19 (0.82) | 2.87 (0.74) | − | 0.41 |
−0.10 | −0.43 |
−0.19 |
−0.50 |
−0.57 |
−0.13 |
2. Work–life conflict | 3.31 (0.91) | 3.34 (0.92) | 0.52 |
− | −0.22 |
−0.58 |
0.08 | −0.16 |
−0.22 |
−0.06 |
3. Flexible hours | 2.86 (1.45) | 3.21 (1.41) | −0.21 |
−0.25 |
− | 0.14 |
−0.06 | 0.13 |
−0.04 | −0.06 |
4. Predictability | 2.79 (1.03) | 3.12 (1.07) | −0.42 |
−0.55 |
0.13 |
− | −0.08 | 0.22 |
0.30 |
0.19 |
5. Organisational links | 2.67 (0.65) | 2.86 (0.56) | 0.01 | 0.18 |
−0.11 | −0.18 |
− | 0.29 |
0.19 |
0.21 |
6. Organisational fit | 3.88 (0.60) | 4.03 (0.59) | −0.42 |
−0.25 |
0.09 | 0.18 |
0.14 |
− | 0.44 |
0.18 |
7. Career prospects | 2.43 (0.93) | 2.90 (0.78) | −0.71 |
−0.43 |
0.16 |
0.37 |
−0.01 | 0.44 |
− | 0.17* |
8. Community-fit | 3.64 (0.91) | 3.94 (0.69) | −0.24 |
−0.12 | −0.06 | 0.18 |
0.10 | 0.19 |
0.22 |
− |
Covariance paths | Officers | NCOs |
---|---|---|
β (SE) | β (SE) | |
Organisational fit - organisational links | 0.28 |
0.15 |
Organisational fit - career prospects | 0.55 |
0.53 |
Organisational fit - community fit | 0.22 |
0.24 |
Organisational links - career prospects | 0.21 |
0.01 (0.06) |
Organisational links - community fit | 0.23 |
0.13 |
Career prospects - community fit | 0.17 |
0.25 |
Measurement coefficients’ | ||
Turnover intentions 1 | 0.60 (0.05) | 0.62 (0.04) |
Turnover intentions 2 | 0.70 (0.04) | 0.76 (0.03) |
Turnover intentions 3 | 0.62 (0.05) | 0.67 (0.04) |
Turnover intentions 4 | 0.75 (0.04) | 0.82 (0.03) |
Turnover intentions 5 | 0.58 (0.05) | 0.62 (0.04) |
Turnover intentions 6 | 0.74 (0.04) | 0.61 (0.04) |
Organisational fit 1 | 0.57 (0.05) | 0.46 (0.06) |
Organisational fit 2 | 0.88 (0.03) | 0.88 (0.04) |
Organisational fit 3 | 0.73 (0.04) | 0.74 (0.04) |
Career prospects 1 | 0.85 (0.03) | 0.84 (0.02) |
Career prospects 2 | 0.85 (0.03) | 0.88 (0.02) |
Career prospects 3 | 0.62 (0.05) | 0.79 (0.03) |
Career prospects 4 | 0.57 (0.05) | 0.65 (0.04) |
Career prospects 5 | 0.70 (0.04) | 0.81 (0.03) |
Work-life conflict 1 | 0.67 (0.04) | 0.65 (0.04) |
Work-life conflict 2 | 0.69 (0.04) | 0.72 (0.03) |
Work-life conflict 3 | 0.73 (0.04) | 0.76 (0.03) |
Work-life conflict 4 | 0.91 (0.03) | 0.85 (0.02) |
Work-life conflict 5 | 0.91 (0.02) | 0.88 (0.02) |
Work-life conflict 6 | 0.84 (0.02) | 0.80 (0.03) |
Predictability 1 | 0.85 (0.02) | 0.75 (0.03) |
Predictability 2 | 0.92 (0.02) | 0.92 (0.02) |
Predictability 3 | 0.84 (0.02) | 0.86 (0.02) |
Predictability 4 | 0.64 (0.04) | 0.62 (0.04) |
Model | Sub-sample | df | χ2 | CFI | RMSEA | SRMR | BIC |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Original model | COs | 309 | 500 | 0.937 | 0.053 | 0.106 | 14624 |
Respecified model | COs | 308 | 476 | 0.951 | 0.045 | 0.067 | 14606 |
Original model | NCOs | 309 | 609 | 0.914 | 0.064 | 0.146 | 16183 |
Respecified model | NCOs | 308 | 575 | 0.927 | 0.060 | 0.084 | 16115 |
Original model | Total | 309 | 771 | 0.931 | 0.057 | 0.123 | 30592 |
Respecified model | Total | 308 | 707 | 0.943 | 0.053 | 0.062 | 30534 |
Priority | NCOs | COs |
---|---|---|
1 | Career prospects | Career prospects |
2 | Work-life conflict | Predictability |
3 | Predictability | Organisational fit |
4 | Flexible hours | Work-life conflict |
5 | - | Organisational links |
6 | - | Flexible hours |
NCOs |
COs ( |
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Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |
Education level |
2.74 | 0.94 | 4.25 | 0.51 |
Service length |
2.25 | 1.26 | 3.49 | 1.30 |
Living alone (%) | 44 | 22 | ||
Children (%) | 35 | 66 | ||
Weekly commute (%)’ | 17 | 23 |