A validated 6-item measure of the intention to quit, drawn from Roodt's 15-item Turnover Intention Scale.
| Construct measured | Turnover intention |
|---|---|
| Developed by | Bothma & Roodt (2013) |
| Original publication | Bothma, C. F. C., & Roodt, G. (2013). The validation of the turnover intention scale. SA Journal of Human Resource Management, 11(1), Article 507. https://doi.org/10.4102/sajhrm.v11i1.507 |
| Number of items | 6 (selected from the 15-item TIS; Roodt, 2004) |
| Response format | 5-point scales with item-specific frequency/intensity anchors (e.g., Never to Always; To no extent to To a very large extent) |
Unidimensional — a single turnover-intention factor covering thoughts of quitting, search intentions, and the perceived attractiveness of leaving.
Alpha of about .80 was reported in the validation study; later studies commonly report values in the high .70s to high .80s.
The validation study supported a one-factor structure and criterion validity: TIS-6 scores distinguished leavers from stayers over a four-year window and predicted actual turnover. Convergent evidence links it to burnout, low commitment and low engagement.
Originally validated on a large South African ICT-sector sample; since used across industries and countries wherever turnover intention is an outcome.
South Africa. Published open access; used internationally, with translations appearing in several languages. Many older studies instead use short ad hoc intention-to-quit items in the Mobley, Horner and Hollingsworth (1978) tradition — TIS-6 offers a validated alternative.