Work-life interface and intention to stay in the midwifery profession among pre- and post-clinical placement students in
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(2020) 18:68
RESEARCH
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Work-life interface and intention to stay in the midwifery profession among pre- and post-clinical placement students in Canada Farimah HakemZadeh1* , Elena Neiterman2, James Chowhan1, Jennifer Plenderleith3, Johanna Geraci4, Isik Zeytinoglu3 and Derek Lobb5
Abstract Background: Midwifery students’ intention to stay in the profession can be influenced by how the interface of their work and personal life is affected by their clinical placement experience. The purpose of this study is to compare the intention to stay in the midwifery profession and its association with three work/personal life interface constructs among pre- and post-clinical placement midwifery students in Canada. The constructs investigated are work interference with personal life, personal life interference with work, and work/personal life enhancement. Methods: Quantitative cross-sectional data were collected through two separate online surveys completed by preand post-clinical placement students. In total, 456 midwifery students attending six different midwifery education programs responded to the surveys. Results: Compared to pre-clinical placement students, post-clinical placement students had significantly lower intention to stay in the profession. For pre-clinical placement students, higher personal life interference with work was significantly associated with lower intention to stay in the profession. For post-clinical placement students, higher work interference with personal life was associated with lower intention to stay in the profession. We did not find any significant relationships between work/personal life enhancement and intention to stay in the profession in pre- or post-clinical placement students. Conclusion: Pre- and post-clinical placement students have different intentions to stay in the profession. For preclinical placement students, those who report that their personal lives highly interfere with work are less likely to want to stay in the midwifery profession. Post-clinical placement students reported that when working interfered with their personal lives they were less likely to want to stay in the profession. Our findings highlight the importance of offering students a realistic preview of the required commitment, workload, and personal involvement in the midwifery profession prior to applying or accepting a spot in a midwifery education program. Furthermore, facilitating the development of skills to better manage the expectations in midwifery work and personal lives might help with maintaining positive intentions to stay in the profession. Keywords: Midwifery, Intention to stay in the profession, Work/life conflict, Work/life enhancement, Work/life balance
* Correspondence: [email protected] 1 School of Human Resource Management, York University, 4700 Keele St, Toronto, ON M3J 1P3, Canada Full list of author information is available at the end of the article © The Author(s). 2020 Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, whic
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