On the reciprocal relationship between job insecurity and employee well-being: Mediation by perceived control?

• Published in: Journal of occupational and organizational psychology Vol. 87; no. 4; pp. 671 - 693
• Main Authors: Vander Elst, Tinne, Van den Broeck, Anja, De Cuyper, Nele, De Witte, Hans
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Biggleswade Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.12.2014; British Psychological Society
• Subjects: Appraisal; appraisal theory; Biological and medical sciences; Conceptualization; Conservation; conservation of resources theory; emotional exhaustion; Emotions; Employees; Employment security; Fatigue; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Hypothesis; Job design; Job insecurity; Job security; Occupational psychology; Organizational environment; Perceived control; Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry; Psychology. Psychophysiology; repeated-measures design; Sense of control; Theory; vigour; Well being; Within-subjects design; Work condition. Job performance. Stress; Workplace control; Social environment; Human; Occupational environment; Employee; Job insecurity; Well being; Perceived control; Social cognition

This study aims to explain the reciprocal relationship between job insecurity and employee well‐being (i.e., emotional exhaustion and vigour) by perceived control. Building on appraisal theory and conservation of resources theory, we suggest that perceived control mediates the cross‐lagged relations...