How Does Spouse Career Support Relate to Employee Turnover? Work Interfering With Family and Job Satisfaction as Mediators

Survey data from U.S. Army officers was used to examine the extent to which spouse career support predicted the likelihood of officers leaving the Army over the next four years. Furthermore, researchers examined how work interference with family life and job satisfaction influenced spouse support and Army officers subsequent job turnover. Results indicated that spouse support was associated with Army officers’ choice to leave the military and work interference with family and job satisfaction influenced this relationship.