Abstract
This study investigated the relationship between generational cohorts and job retention as influenced by coping strategies. Participants were a convenience sample of 151 full-time South African engineers (Generation X: 1961 to 1980 = 47.7%; white = 66.9%; male = 89.4%). Participants completed the Positive Coping Behaviour Inventory (PCBI) as well as the Retention Factors Behaviour Inventory (RFBI). A stepwise regression analysis revealed no age cohort differences in terms of job retention. However, affective positive (emotion-focused) coping significantly predicted satisfaction with retention factors. No differences were found in term of the demographic variables. Human resource practitioners should prioritise innovative work coping mechanisms that will guide retention strategies within the engineering sector in South Africa.
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