若手言語聴覚士の早期転職に至るプロセス

The processes involved in early job change among young speech-language-hearing therapists

　経験年数の少ない言語聴覚士(以下，ST)について，早期転職に至るプロセスや要因を明らかにすることを目的に聞き取り調査を実施した．

　首都圏のST養成校卒業後9〜49か月経過し，入職後36か月以内に転職したST 8名に面接調査を実施し，修正版グラウンデッド・セオリー・アプローチにて分析した．内容はICレコーダーに録音し，逐語録を作成した．

　逐語録から，【入職前の状況】【入職後の希望】【退職願望を生じさせる職場の状況】【辞めるという選択】【辞めた選択に対する相反する思い】【成長したい自分】という6のカテゴリー，11のサブカテゴリー，18の概念を生成し，若手STの転職に至るプロセスについての統合的な説明図を作成した．

　若手STの早期転職は，やりがいや成長したいという欲求が満たされないこと，配属希望が叶えられないこと，特定の個人との関係などが要因となっている可能性が示された．

　There have been few reports on the working conditions of young speech-language-hearing therapists (SLHTs) and the reasons they decide to switch employers early in their careers. This research aims to clarify the processes and factors leading to an early switch among SLHTs who have only a few years of work experience. We interviewed 8 young SLHTs who had changed their employer within three years of starting their first job as an SLHT. Using the modified grounded theory approach (M-GTA), we analyzed transcriptions of the interviews in order to identify reasons that led to their decisions. As a result, 18 concepts, 11 subcategories, and 6 categories were obtained from the transcription of 101,831 characters. The 6 categories were “previous job-hunting situation”, “hopes after finding employment”, “workplace situation leading to wishes for resignation”, “decision to leave”, “conflicting feelings about leaving”, and “desire for growth and progress”. The suggested causes of switching employer early were as follows:lack of promotion, work harassment, and desire for personal and professional growth. Targeted education in schools and workplaces, as well as the construction of a consulting system in the workplace, would appear to be important measures to prevent early resignation among young SLHTs.