Affective Job Insecurity: A Mediator of Cognitive Job Insecurity and Employee Outcomes Relationships

Affective Job Insecurity: A Mediator of Cognitive Job Insecurity and Employee Outcomes Relationships

Researchers who work on job insecurity (JI) have largely ignored the differences between cognitive job insecurity and affective job insecurity. In this study, we argue that it is conceptually important to study affective JI and cognitive JI as distinct constructs. Based on the conceptualization of s...

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Veröffentlicht in:International studies of management & organization 2010-04, Vol.40 (1), p.20-39
Hauptverfasser: Huang, Guo-Hua, Lee, Cynthia, Ashford, Susan, Chen, Zhenxiong, Ren, Xiaopeng
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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China
Cognition & reasoning
Cognitive models
Cognitive psychology
Conceptualization
Emotional security
Emotions
Employees
Employment security
Health outcomes
Job satisfaction
Job security
Multilevel models
Nurses
Organizational behavior
Organizational behaviour
Psychological stress
Studies
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Zusammenfassung:Researchers who work on job insecurity (JI) have largely ignored the differences between cognitive job insecurity and affective job insecurity. In this study, we argue that it is conceptually important to study affective JI and cognitive JI as distinct constructs. Based on the conceptualization of stress and affective event theory, we propose that affective JI is an outcome of cognitive JI and that affective JI partially mediates the relationship between cognitive JI and employee outcomes. In two samples of working people, we found that affective JI partially explains the effect of cognitive JI on employees' job satisfaction, organizational commitment, and somatic well-being. Implications and recommendations for future research are discussed.
ISSN:0020-8825
1558-0911
DOI:10.2753/IMO0020-8825400102