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Parents’ Perception Of Family Dynamics When Their Children Use Video Games Excessively, Joseph Benjamin Collins Sep 2024

Parents’ Perception Of Family Dynamics When Their Children Use Video Games Excessively, Joseph Benjamin Collins

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Excessive video game use among youth has been linked to communication problems within families and disrupted family dynamics, notably reducing time spent with family members and reinforcing withdrawal from family activities and other recreational pursuits. While quantitative research has addressed the connection between children’s excessive video gaming and its negative impact on family dynamics, a deeper understanding of parents' perceptions remained needed. This study aimed to explore how parents described family dynamics when their children engaged in excessive gaming, using attachment theory as the theoretical framework. Data were collected through semistructured interviews with 12 parents, and thematic analysis was used …


Mitigating Patient Violence Within Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities, Jeremiah Smith Sep 2024

Mitigating Patient Violence Within Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities, Jeremiah Smith

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Psychiatric facilities have a high rate of violence against staff and patients, resulting in negative consequences for the organization. The purpose of this integrative review is to search the existing body of knowledge regarding violence risk assessment (VRA) tools and their ability to function as a resource used to monitor conditions (patient behaviors) within the psychiatric environment in efforts to mitigate patient violence. VRA tools have been found to minimize violence in the workplace by enhancing staff awareness and serving as a resource used to collect information and assist in implementing effective interventions. An integrative review was conducted consisting of …


Type D Personality, Stressful Lifestyle, Coping Styles, And Social Support In Military Undergraduates, Thomas Richard Rabon Sep 2024

Type D Personality, Stressful Lifestyle, Coping Styles, And Social Support In Military Undergraduates, Thomas Richard Rabon

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Type D personality, characterized by negative affectivity and social inhibition, has been shown to predict the prognosis of patients with heart disease. Type D personality has also been shown to have health-compromising effects on patients with other diseases and on the physical and psychological health of otherwise healthy individuals in the general population. The purpose of this study was to examine the extent to which a problem-focused coping, emotion-focused coping, dysfunctional or maladaptive coping, perceived stressful lifestyle, and perceived level of social support predict Type D personality in 203 individuals who maintain the dual roles of an active-duty enlisted member …


Effects Of The Covid-19 Vaccine Mandate On Healthcare Workers’ Decisions To Refuse Vaccination And Quit Their Jobs From Canadian Hospitals, Henry Bwang Ewane Sep 2024

Effects Of The Covid-19 Vaccine Mandate On Healthcare Workers’ Decisions To Refuse Vaccination And Quit Their Jobs From Canadian Hospitals, Henry Bwang Ewane

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COVID-19 vaccine uptake and compliance implementation challenges exist among some Canadian healthcare workers (HCWs), including hospital administrators, despite free vaccination as a preventive measure to control the spread. Earlier studies have examined COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and refusal among Canadian HCWs, but not how the -19 vaccine and vaccine mandates may have influenced their decisions to refuse vaccination and quit their jobs. This qualitative phenomenological study involved exploring how Canadian hospital HCWs’ lived experiences with the COVID-19 vaccine and vaccine mandates affected their decisions to refuse COVID-19 vaccination and quit their jobs. The theory of reasoned action was used to guide …


The Association Between Race And Obesity After Controlling For Dietary Behaviors Among Adolescents, Jasmine Nicole Williams Sep 2024

The Association Between Race And Obesity After Controlling For Dietary Behaviors Among Adolescents, Jasmine Nicole Williams

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Childhood obesity has become a critical global public health concern due to its significant, long-term impact on overall quality of life and physical health. Despite efforts, there is a lack of information that includes all races and ages to combat childhood obesity. This study addressed the association between race and obesity after controlling for dietary behaviors among adolescents in Georgia, using quantitative cross-sectional data from the 2021 Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS). Guided by the social ecological model, the research investigated how demographic factors and dietary behaviors influence obesity rates. Specifically, the study explored the association between age, race, …


Strategies To Mitigate Supply Chain Disruptions In Manufacturing Enterprises, Aikins Brobbey Sep 2024

Strategies To Mitigate Supply Chain Disruptions In Manufacturing Enterprises, Aikins Brobbey

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Some business leaders of manufacturing enterprises lack strategies to mitigate supply chain disruptions to prevent financial loss. Business leaders need strategies to mitigate such disruptions to return their organizations to normal operational status. Grounded in stakeholder theory, the purpose of this qualitative multiple-case study was to identify and explore successful strategies business leaders of manufacturing enterprises in southern Ghana use to mitigate supply chain disruptions. The participants were six business leaders who had experienced and successfully mitigated supply chain disruptions over the past 5 years. The data sources were semistructured interviews, direct observation, and organizational records. Reflexive thematic analysis yielded …


Transformational Leadership, Leader Change Attitude, And Economic Sustainability In Manufacturing Companies Operating In Canada, Catherine Lewis Sep 2024

Transformational Leadership, Leader Change Attitude, And Economic Sustainability In Manufacturing Companies Operating In Canada, Catherine Lewis

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Some business leaders in medium-sized manufacturing companies operating in Canada do not understand the relationship between leadership style, leader change attitude, and economic sustainability. Grounded in transformational leadership theory, the purpose of this quantitative correlation study was to examine the relationship between a composite of transformational leadership attributes and the long-term economic sustainability of their respective organization. Additionally, the study sought to test whether leader change attitude was a moderating variable in the relationship between leadership style and economic sustainability. The participants were 160 leaders of medium-sized manufacturing organizations operating in Canada who completed the Multifaceted Leadership Questionnaire, the Leader …


Strategies For Using Emotional Intelligence In Healthcare To Decrease Turnover, Elvira G. Wolford Sep 2024

Strategies For Using Emotional Intelligence In Healthcare To Decrease Turnover, Elvira G. Wolford

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Some healthcare organizational leaders lack strategies for using emotional intelligence (EI) to improve employee engagement, job satisfaction, and retention. Solving this problem is pivotal for healthcare leaders, as it can result in positive work environments, increase employee satisfaction, reduce turnover, and enhance patient care, benefiting healthcare employees, patients, and stakeholders. Grounded in the EI framework, the purpose of this qualitative pragmatic inquiry was to explore EI strategies business leaders in healthcare use to improve employee engagement, job satisfaction, and retention. Data were collected using semistructured interviews with six business healthcare leaders who successfully implemented EI strategies to reduce employee turnover …


Impact Of The Covid-19 Pandemic On The Elderly, Jessica Odikpo Sep 2024

Impact Of The Covid-19 Pandemic On The Elderly, Jessica Odikpo

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The Lived Experiences Of Developing A Strong Black Woman Schema For Resilient Black Women With Adverse Childhood Experiences, Lindsey Erin Dickson Sep 2024

The Lived Experiences Of Developing A Strong Black Woman Schema For Resilient Black Women With Adverse Childhood Experiences, Lindsey Erin Dickson

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Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) encompass a spectrum of adversities that can impact mental and physical health in adulthood, particularly in Black women. Although there was a substantial body of research on the consequences of ACEs and the coping strategies employed by Black women, there remained a gap in understanding the nuanced experiences of those who develop a Strong Black Woman (SBW) schema. The purpose of this qualitative phenomenological study was to explore the lived experiences of developing an SBW schema among resilient Black women who had faced ACEs. The research was grounded in resilience theory and SBW schema and provided …


Strategies To Lower Employee Turnover In The Retail Industry, Mark Alexander Coombs Sep 2024

Strategies To Lower Employee Turnover In The Retail Industry, Mark Alexander Coombs

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Employee turnover poses significant challenges for small retail business owners, impacting operational efficiency, customer service quality, and financial stability. Grounded in Herzberg’s two-factor theory, the purpose of this qualitative multiple case study was to explore strategies small business owners in the retail industry used to reduce and sustain lower employee turnover in the South-Central region of the United States. Six small business owners from the retail sector participated in the study. Data were collected through audio-recorded interviews and analyzed using thematic analysis. Six key themes emerged: honesty and clear expectations, open-door policy, respect and recognition, employee empowerment, competitive compensation, and …


Teacher Challenges For Implementing Response To Intervention Using Distance Learning, Krystiana Bonheur Sep 2024

Teacher Challenges For Implementing Response To Intervention Using Distance Learning, Krystiana Bonheur

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The COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020 resulted in widespread school closures, leading to a rapid transition from traditional face-to-face instruction to distance learning. Educators who used this traditionally face-to-face multi-tiered instructional framework to provide services to students with disabilities faced obstacles with implementation due to the transition to distance learning. This qualitative, phenomenological approach study explored the challenges and strategies of implementing Response to Intervention during the COVID-19 epidemic. Using the theoretical framework of social learning theory and the situated cognition theory, this research explored the implementation of RTI during the COVID-19 school closures from the perspective of new and …


Influence Of Procedural Justice Training On Police Perceptions Of Interactions With Racial Minority Citizens, Christopher Michael Felton Sep 2024

Influence Of Procedural Justice Training On Police Perceptions Of Interactions With Racial Minority Citizens, Christopher Michael Felton

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Relationships between police and racial minority communities continue to be strained as traditional cultural diversity training for police struggles to equip officers with the skills needed to interact with and build trusting relationships with racial minority citizens. Previous quantitative research indicated that when the police treat citizens according to procedural justice, citizens are more likely to report a positive experience. However, there was a lack of qualitative research aimed at understanding the lived experiences of officers who have been trained in procedural justice and their perceptions of how that training influenced their ability to build trusting relationships with racial minority …


Exploring The Impact Of Big Data On Data Governance, Samuel Aderemi Sep 2024

Exploring The Impact Of Big Data On Data Governance, Samuel Aderemi

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Organizations continue to be attracted by the benefits of big data, which are only sometimes realized against gain expectations. Business leaders, including the CEO, CIO, and chief data officers, are deeply concerned about the failure rate of big data projects and the low returns on investment due to their inability to realize the expected benefits. Grounded in the extended technology acceptance model, the purpose of this qualitative multiple-case study was to explore strategies data managers used to implement big data projects successfully. The participants included nine data experts and two IT risk practitioners who implemented big data technology with data …


Information Technology Strategies To Sustain Customer Satisfaction During Disaster-Related Disruptions, Gbenga Tomilawo Sep 2024

Information Technology Strategies To Sustain Customer Satisfaction During Disaster-Related Disruptions, Gbenga Tomilawo

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Some small- and medium-sized enterprise (SME) leaders struggle to develop and implement effective information technology (IT) strategies to satisfy customers, leaving their organizations vulnerable during disaster-related disruptions. SME leaders are concerned with effective IT strategies, critical for retaining customer loyalty and sustaining their businesses during such challenges. Grounded in the Kano model, this qualitative multiple-case study aimed to explore IT strategies that SME leaders use to satisfy customers during disasters and other disruptions to business continuity. The participants were four SME owners of IT-sector organizations in the Midwestern region of the United States. Data were collected by conducting semistructured interviews …


Leadership Strategies For Streamlining Employee Protocols In Small Behavioral Health Agencies, Chantelle Walker Sep 2024

Leadership Strategies For Streamlining Employee Protocols In Small Behavioral Health Agencies, Chantelle Walker

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Streamlining employee protocols in behavioral health agencies are a critical challenge for organizations. Inconsistencies with maintaining protocols can impair an organization’s systems developed to ensure accurate and timely documentation, can impede processes for time off, and can decrease service quality. This qualitative case study was grounded in the Baldrige Framework of Excellence to discover leadership strategies for streamlining employee protocols in Behavioral Health Organization U (BHOU). The identified population consisted of mental health clinicians in the Southeast region of the United States. Data collection occurred through interviews with the organization’s leader, questionnaires, and secondary data. Thematic analysis revealed six themes: …


A Basic Qualitative Study Of African American Covid-19 Survivors’ Experiences, Beliefs, And Critical Health Literacy, Lauren Erika Myers Sep 2024

A Basic Qualitative Study Of African American Covid-19 Survivors’ Experiences, Beliefs, And Critical Health Literacy, Lauren Erika Myers

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African Americans make up 13.4% of the U.S. population but accounted for 18.2% of those infected and 20.9% of deaths, reflecting significantly higher rates of illness and mortality from the COVID-19 pandemic than their non-African American counterparts. This disparity makes the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic as much a social concern as it is a health issue. The purpose of this study was to explore critical health literacy among African American COVID-19 survivors within the conceptual framework of the health belief model (HBM) in conjunction with critical health literacy theory. The overall research design is basic qualitative design using a …


The Bonding Experiences Of Mothers Of Children With Sensory Processing Disorder, Natalie Marie Maddison Sep 2024

The Bonding Experiences Of Mothers Of Children With Sensory Processing Disorder, Natalie Marie Maddison

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Maternal bonding is known to involve tactile and proximal components that support the bonding process. In addition, mothers report that feelings of maternal competence and role identity develop by being able to predict and meet their child’s needs. However, research in this area does not consider how sensory processing disorder (SPD) in children affects maternal bonding experiences. This research aimed to address a gap in the literature about mothers’ experiences bonding with a child with SPD, including the impact of SPD on a mother’s felt experience. Mercer’s maternal role attainment was used as the theoretical framework for exploring this topic. …


Strategies To Reduce Employee Turnover Intention In Virtual Work Environments, Amanda Leigh Dodge Sep 2024

Strategies To Reduce Employee Turnover Intention In Virtual Work Environments, Amanda Leigh Dodge

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Virtual teamwork leaders are concerned about the negative impacts of worker turnover intention because increased turnover in VWEs can result in increased business costs in recruiting and training new employees. Grounded in situational leadership theory, the purpose of this qualitative pragmatic inquiry was to explore strategies leaders in virtual work environments use to reduce employee turnover intention. The six participants included three leaders of virtual work environments in California and three human resources professionals in organizations with virtual workers in California. Data were collected using semi-structured interviews. Through thematic analysis, four themes were identified: (a) communication, (b) individualism, (c) leadership …


Early Childhood Teachers’ Perspectives Regarding Training To Address The Needs Of Children Who Experience Trauma, Jordan Sager Sep 2024

Early Childhood Teachers’ Perspectives Regarding Training To Address The Needs Of Children Who Experience Trauma, Jordan Sager

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An increased number of children are entering the classroom with an exposure to various types of trauma. Early childhood educators are faced with the reality that they have to be prepared to meet the educational needs of the students. The problem that prompted this study is the potential lack of effective training provided to early childhood educators with regards to children who have faced traumas. The purpose of this basic qualitative study was to explore the perspectives of early childhood educators regarding to potential lack of training to address the needs of children who experience trauma. The theory of social …


Perspectives Of Hypertensive Black Males Living In Rural Virginia With Sodium Intake, Monitoring, And Reduction, Barbara Chestnut-Adamson Sep 2024

Perspectives Of Hypertensive Black Males Living In Rural Virginia With Sodium Intake, Monitoring, And Reduction, Barbara Chestnut-Adamson

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Sodium reduction therapies such as daily sodium monitoring, adhering to the American Heart Association (AHA) recommended sodium guidelines, and following the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet lowers blood pressure. Black males living in rural communities would benefit the most from sodium reduction therapies since they experience the highest rates of stroke and death from hypertension. However, Black males living in rural communities are underrepresented in studies, and little information exists on whether these sodium reduction therapies are known, believed, or practiced. This basic qualitative study researched sodium intake, monitoring, and reduction among eight clinically diagnosed hypertensive Black males …


Examining Sense Of Belonging In Higher Education Leadership For Black Women With Intersecting Marginalized Identities, Dominique A. White Sep 2024

Examining Sense Of Belonging In Higher Education Leadership For Black Women With Intersecting Marginalized Identities, Dominique A. White

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Black women juggling marginalized minority identities in executive leadership at public four-year universities contend with stigmas associated with race and gender, contributing to a decreased sense of belonging. Significant research has been done about the journeys of Black or African American women as they seek executive roles in higher education. However, minimal research explores Black women's sense of belonging once executive leadership status is reached. Understanding their sense of belonging could fill a gap in practice regarding Black women’s scarcity occupying executive university leadership. This qualitative study examined the perceptions of a sense of belonging for Black women juggling intersecting …


Nurse Educators’ Experiences In Implementing Concept-Based Teaching, Ma Camlaria Felismino Sep 2024

Nurse Educators’ Experiences In Implementing Concept-Based Teaching, Ma Camlaria Felismino

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The National League for Nursing called for implementing innovative teaching strategies in nursing education. Concept-based teaching (CBT) is a method that encourages learners to interpret, analyze, and integrate knowledge. Despite reports that CBT improves student outcomes and enhances critical thinking, the adoption of CBT is slow. This qualitative descriptive study, guided by Rogers’s diffusion of innovations theory, explored how nurse educators have experienced implementing CBT. Secondary data were analyzed from interviews conducted with 13 participants. Using constant comparative analysis, seven key themes emerged and were linked to the successful adoption and implementation of CBT: communication, learning from established programs, curriculum …


Designing Organizational Systems To Support Achievement Of Performance Goals In Student Mental Health, Maritza Prieto Rodriguez Sep 2024

Designing Organizational Systems To Support Achievement Of Performance Goals In Student Mental Health, Maritza Prieto Rodriguez

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Delivering first-rate services that addresses the needs of high school students is crucial to the structural sustainability for a counseling department within a high school setting. A well-planned improvement of the structural profile of a counseling department which supports students seeking mental health assistance will become an important part in capacity building. The focus of this study was to recognize the necessity for creating a specific and successful plan that will support both counselors and students within a high school counseling center. The Baldrige Excellence Framework was used to direct this case study of a behavioral health organization in the …


Theoretical Foundations Of Governance And Executive Compensation In Bay Area Benefit Corporations, Thomas Brown Sep 2024

Theoretical Foundations Of Governance And Executive Compensation In Bay Area Benefit Corporations, Thomas Brown

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Profit maximation has largely prevailed as the foundation for corporate mission and the design of executive compensation structures. More recently, with the combination of profit and non-profit paradigms within a single hybrid entity, these lines are blurred when the stakeholder perspective and dual mission are incorporated. The purpose of this study was to examine the alignment between executive compensation metrics and dual mission and the governance structures and corporate perspectives implicit in the process of establishing and monitoring executive performance. Elements of stakeholder theory, shared value, behavioral agency theory, and goal framing theory were foundational to research and development of …


Mental Health Care And Psychological Help-Seeking In Correctional Officers, Natasha Charles Mcqueen Sep 2024

Mental Health Care And Psychological Help-Seeking In Correctional Officers, Natasha Charles Mcqueen

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Correctional officers face significant mental health challenges due to the high-stress and often traumatic nature of their work environments. This qualitative study used the conservation of resources (COR) theory to underpin exploration of correctional officers’ perceptions of mental health care and psychological help-seeking within personal, organizational, and societal contexts. In-depth interviews were conducted with six correctional officers, three males and three females, to gather detailed insights regarding their perceptions of mental health care and their help-seeking behaviors. Data were analyzed using manual thematic coding, NVivo, and natural language processing tools, to ensure a comprehensive and objective analysis. Key findings were …


Strategies Information Technology Project Managers Use To Enhance Information Technology Projects, Aaron Tobi Ogunjeminiyi Sep 2024

Strategies Information Technology Project Managers Use To Enhance Information Technology Projects, Aaron Tobi Ogunjeminiyi

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Information technology (IT) projects are crucial for driving organizational growth, innovation, and competitiveness. However, when IT projects fail, they significantly threaten stakeholders, organizations, employees, and communities. These failures can severely impact performance, waste resources, erode stakeholder trust, and disrupt operations. Grounded in the theory of planned behavior, the purpose of this qualitative pragmatic inquiry was to explore strategies IT project managers used to enhance IT project’s success. The participants comprised six IT project managers of six telecommunication companies in North America with a proven record of successful project implementation. Data collection was through semistructured interviews and analyzed using thematic analysis. …


Parental Perceptions Of Child Neglect And Triggering Factors, Magaly Jeanty Arthus Sep 2024

Parental Perceptions Of Child Neglect And Triggering Factors, Magaly Jeanty Arthus

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Child neglect is the most widely reported and substantiated form of maltreatment in the United States. Although the federal government establishes the minimal definition, acts, and behaviors that comprise child neglect, there are discrepancies at the national, state, local, and organizational levels in how child neglect is defined. The purpose of this study was to increase the understanding of how parents perceive the definition of child neglect and the factors they believe trigger it. Using the social cognitive theory as the theoretical foundation, the generic qualitative research design was used to explore the perceptions of child neglect and beliefs of …


Homeless Individuals’ Experiences Of Access To Personal Hygiene And Sanitary Products And Processes During Menstruation, Chele Taylor-Jennifer Sep 2024

Homeless Individuals’ Experiences Of Access To Personal Hygiene And Sanitary Products And Processes During Menstruation, Chele Taylor-Jennifer

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Homelessness and period (menstruation) poverty are recurring global phenomena. In the United States, approximately 220,000 women experience homelessness annually. Studies have shown that approximately 35% of individuals who menstruate experience period poverty while living in Baltimore, Maryland. The theoretical foundation was Wollstonecraft‘s theory of feminism. To better understand this phenomenon, a general qualitative study was conducted using semistructured interviews with 18 people who were once homeless while menstruating. Through data collection and analysis, five themes emerged: (a) women have had to find creative ways of addressing menstruation; (b) women have had to find creative ways of addressing the personal hygiene …


Relationship Between Employee Trust And Intrinsic Motivation And Employee Turnover Intention, Frank W. Collige Sep 2024

Relationship Between Employee Trust And Intrinsic Motivation And Employee Turnover Intention, Frank W. Collige

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Mental health managers are concerned with turnover because it affects employees, mental health programs, and patients. Drawing upon self-determination theory, the purpose of this quantitative correlational study was to determine if employee trust in leadership and intrinsic motivation were correlated to and, thus, predict turnover intention within the mental health field in Northeast Florida. Data were collected from 100 current mental health managers in middle management and below in Northeast Florida through psychologically valid questionnaires. The results of the stepwise multiple linear regression were not significant. A key recommendation is for managers to prioritize employee well-being for organizations in the …