This study examines whether resilience moderates the association between job satisfaction and turnover intention among social workers employed by non-profit organisations (NPOs) in Macao, drawing on Conservation of Resources (COR) theory. Using a cross-sectional survey, data from 287 Macao NPO social workers were analysed with PROCESS. Given the high turnover in Macao's NPOs, this study focused on social workers in the sector. Job satisfaction was negatively associated with turnover intention, and resilience was positively associated with job satisfaction and negatively associated with turnover intention. Hierarchical regression indicated a significant job satisfaction & times; resilience interaction: the negative job satisfaction-turnover intention association was significant at mean and high levels of resilience but not at low resilience. Future longitudinal and qualitative research is needed to clarify the processes through which resilience develops among social workers. The findings underscore the value of strengthening job satisfaction and resilience to support retention in NPO social work.
Taiwan is often considered a successful example of community development; however, its contribution has seldom been examined in the context of the theoretical evolution of community development within Western scholarship. This study argues that Taiwan's community policy trajectory over the past five decades, encompassing the Community Development Plan, the Community Care Center Plan, and the Community Empowerment Center Plan, corresponds to and reinterprets major Western traditions of community development, community-based programmes, and community capacity building. This study employs interpretive policy analysis to compare three policy phases across six analytical dimensions, including policy objects, governing logics, intermediary roles, and forms of participation. The findings suggest that Taiwan represents one of the earliest cases to translate community capacity building from theoretical frameworks into explicit policy objectives and institutional practices, where capacity functions as a governing logic shaping professional judgement and implementation.
This study aims to adapt the Life Transition Scale-developed for parents of children with various special needs-to the Turkish cultural context and to evaluate the scale's effectiveness and consistency. The study sample consisted of 300 mothers whose children attend special education institutions in T & uuml;rkiye, selected via simple random sampling to ensure a representative group. The findings indicate that the Life Transition Scale is a reliable and robust tool for Turkish families with children who have disabilities. The scale's effectiveness lies in its capacity to support the development and implementation of intervention plans by assessing these families' experiences regarding life transitions.
