Job insecurity and work–family interface as predictors of mental and physical health: The moderating role of family–work stereotype threat

IF 4.9 2区 管理学 Q1 MANAGEMENT Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology Pub Date : 2023-11-20 DOI:10.1111/joop.12478
Laura Petitta, Tahira M. Probst, Valerio Ghezzi, Erica L. Bettac, Lindsey M. Lavaysse, Claudio Barbaranelli
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While a growing body of literature links the stressor of job insecurity (JI) with poor employee well-being and increased work-to-family conflict (WFC), the current study specifically tests WFC as an explanatory mechanism of the relationships between affective JI (i.e., emotional reactions to the perceived threat to one's job) and poor health outcomes (i.e., mental and physical health). Moreover, this study uniquely examines how family–work stereotype threat (FWST; i.e., fears of confirming negative stereotypes about workers with family obligations) may exacerbate the relationship between perceived threats to one's job and employee reports of WFC. Using a cross-country design, data from 707 employees in the United States (two-wave) and 763 employees nested within 100 organizations in Italy (multilevel, cross-sectional) largely supported the hypothesized mediation model. Specifically, WFC explains the association of JI with individual mental and physical health in both countries. Moreover, FWST exacerbates the direct relation of JI with WFC in the United States, but not in Italy. These findings suggest that the fear of losing one's job may prompt employee experiences of WFC and subsequent poorer physical and mental health; additionally, in the United States, this effect is even stronger among employees who reported higher levels of FWST. We interpret these heterogeneous findings in the light of nation-related factors in managing increasingly insecure employment markets, especially after the COVID-19 pandemic. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed for improving both health and work–life boundary management of post-pandemic workers.

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工作不安全感和工作-家庭界面对身心健康的影响:家庭-工作刻板印象威胁的调节作用
虽然越来越多的文献将工作不安全感(JI)的压力源与员工幸福感差和工作与家庭冲突(WFC)的增加联系起来,但本研究专门测试了WFC作为情感JI(即对工作感知威胁的情绪反应)与不良健康结果(即心理和身体健康)之间关系的解释机制。此外,本研究独特地考察了家庭工作刻板印象威胁(FWST;例如,担心确认对有家庭责任的工人的负面刻板印象)可能会加剧对工作的感知威胁与员工对WFC的报告之间的关系。使用跨国设计,来自美国707名员工(两波)和意大利100个组织内763名员工(多层次、横断面)的数据在很大程度上支持假设的中介模型。具体来说,世界粮食理事会解释了JI与两国个人身心健康的关系。此外,在美国,FWST加剧了JI与WFC的直接关系,而在意大利则没有。这些发现表明,对失去工作的恐惧可能会促使员工经历失业,从而导致身心健康状况恶化;此外,在美国,这种影响在报告FWST水平较高的员工中更为明显。我们根据管理日益不安全的就业市场的国家相关因素,特别是在2019冠状病毒病大流行之后,来解释这些异质性发现。讨论了改善大流行后工作人员的健康和工作-生活边界管理的理论和实践意义。
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期刊介绍: The Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology aims to increase understanding of people and organisations at work including: - industrial, organizational, work, vocational and personnel psychology - behavioural and cognitive aspects of industrial relations - ergonomics and human factors Innovative or interdisciplinary approaches with a psychological emphasis are particularly welcome. So are papers which develop the links between occupational/organisational psychology and other areas of the discipline, such as social and cognitive psychology.
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