The Association between Job Stress and Turnover Intention among Bank Employees: A Meta-Analytical Review

Employee turnover represents a critical challenge for banking institutions worldwide, as job stress affects organizational performance. The current study conducted a meta-analysis to estimate the association between job stress and turnover intention. A meta-analytic review comprising 4,177 banking employees from multiple countries. A random-effects meta-analysis using the restricted maximum likelihood (REML) estimator was employed to assess the pooled effect size. The findings showed a moderate positive association between job stress and turnover intention (r = .58, 95% CI [.42, .73], p < .001), indicating that employees experiencing higher levels of job stress who consider leaving their organizations.