Neutral and Presumptive Doubt Perspectives of Professional Skepticism and Auditor Job Outcomes

This study examines the impact of auditor perspectives of professional skepticism (i.e., the neutral perspective and the presumptive doubt perspective) on critical job outcomes within the audit profession. It focuses on audit field and probability of tension occurance. In this situation, supervisor support must have affect on their turnover intemsion, based on skeptical traits of auditors. By using a sample of 257 auditors and asking them to fill Cohen's (2017) questionnaire. In terms of the aim, this study is considered as an applied research. Results showed that the neutral and presumptive doubt perspectives of professional skepticism have a positive and negative effect on partner and organizational support, respectively. Also, levels of perceived partner support mekes higher levels of organizational citizenship behaviors, and have a negative effect on the career trajectory of audit professionals (e.g., higher turnover intentions).