Psychological Safety and a Sense of Belonging: How they Correlate with Longer Employee Retention in Relation to Pay

Factors that go into retaining employees include psychological safety, a sense of belonging, developmental opportunities, a supportive work environment, and salary. The current study looks at psychological safety and a sense of belonging and the interaction they have with salary to predict employee retention. In this study, 200 participants will be given a survey asking questions relating to these factors. The expected responses will show psychological safety and a sense of belonging have a more significant impact on determining how long someone will stay at their job than salary. ​