Do the benefits of work mediate the relationship between job insecurity and mental health?

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eva Selenko ◽  
Bernad Batinic
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Job Insecurity ◽  
The Relationship

scholarly journals Jitters on the Eve of the Great Recession: Is the Belief in Divine Control a Protective Resource?

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Upenieks ◽  
Scott Schieman ◽  
Alex Bierman
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Work Stress ◽  
Great Recession ◽  
Job Insecurity ◽  
Financial Strain ◽  
2008 Financial Crisis ◽  
The Great Recession ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Stress And Health ◽  
The U.S

Abstract One factor that has received surprisingly little attention in understanding the mental health consequences of the 2007–2008 financial crisis is religion. In this study, we ask: what is the relationship between two economic stressors—job insecurity and financial strain—and depression? And how do changes in religious belief, indexed by the sense of divine control, moderate those relationships? We use two waves of the U.S. Work, Stress, and Health (US-WSH) project (2005–2007), which occurred on the eve of the Great Recession. Results suggest that increases in job insecurity and financial strain are associated with increased levels of depression. However, those associations are (1) buffered among individuals who simultaneously increased in the sense of divine control and (2) exacerbated among individuals who decreased in the sense of divine control. Moreover, the buffering and exacerbating effects of divine control are significantly stronger among workers with lower levels of education.

scholarly journals The Effect of COVID-19 on the Hospitality Industry: The Implication for Open Innovation

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 30
Author(s):  
Kanwal Iqbal Khan ◽  
Amna Niazi ◽  
Adeel Nasir ◽  
Mujahid Hussain ◽  
Maryam Iqbal Khan
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Economic Crisis ◽  
Hospitality Industry ◽  
Service Sector ◽  
Job Insecurity ◽  
Smart Technologies ◽  
Indirect Relationship ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Perceived Job Insecurity

The current coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) has led the world toward severe socio-economic crisis and psychological distress. It has severely hit the economy; but the service sector, particularly the hospitality industry, is hard hit by it. It increases the sense of insecurity among the employees and their perception of being unemployed, adversely affecting their mental health. This research aims to contribute to the emerging debate by investigating the effect of economic crisis and non-employability on employees’ mental health through perceived job insecurity under the pandemic situation. It empirically examines the underlying framework by surveying 372 employees of the hospitality industry during COVID-19. Results indicate that perceived job insecurity mediates the relationship of fear of economic crisis, non-employability, and mental health. Furthermore, the contingency of fear of COVID-19 strengthens the indirect relationship of fear of economic crisis on mental health through perceived job insecurity. The findings will provide a new dimension to the managers to deal with the psychological factors associated with the employees’ mental health and add to the emerging literature of behavioral sciences. The study also highlights the increasing need for investment in the digital infrastructure and smart technologies for the hospitality industry.

The five-factor traits as moderators between job insecurity and health

2017 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 399-418 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dragos Iliescu ◽  
Irina Macsinga ◽  
Coralia Sulea ◽  
Gabriel Fischmann ◽  
Tinne Vander Elst ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Job Insecurity ◽  
Five Factor Model ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Health Complaints ◽  
Moderating Effects ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyze the moderating effects of the broad personality traits associated with the five-factor model (FFM) of personality, on the relationship between qualitative and quantitative job insecurity (JI) and physical and mental health complaints. Design/methodology/approach Self-report data collected in a cross-sectional study from a heterogeneous sample of 469 Romanian employees was analyzed with hierarchical regressions in order to identify moderation effects between each personality trait, JI and health outcomes. Findings Neuroticism and introversion amplify the relationship between JI and mental health complaints. None of the other personality traits showed any significant interaction with JI. No moderating effects were found for physical health complaints. Quantitative and qualitative JI show a high correlation and similar relationships with other variables, but may not be part of the same larger factor. Practical implications The FFM has a lower contribution than expected in explaining the JI-health dynamic, with only 2 out of 5 reaching significance. The personality traits of neuroticism and introversion function as moderately strong vulnerability factors in the JI-mental health relationship, and may be used by managers in identifying employees who are at risk in situations when JI is likely to appear. Originality/value The authors offer overall support for the main effect model in the relationship between JI and health, showing that, while some broad personality traits buffer the negative effect of JI in a fairly strong manner, this effect may be very difficult to completely abolish. The authors further show that quantitative and qualitative JI are very closely related facets of the broader JI construct.

Job insecurity influence on job performance and mental health: Testing the moderating effect of the need for closure

2010 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 195-214 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antonio Chirumbolo ◽  
Alessandra Areni
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Job Performance ◽  
Job Insecurity ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Moderating Effect ◽  
Need For Closure ◽  
Buffering Effect ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Intolerance Of Ambiguity

The moderating effect of the need for closure in the relationship between job insecurity, job performance and mental health was investigated. The need for closure refers to a motivated need for certainty, intolerance of ambiguity and preference for predictability. It was argued that the need for closure may function as a psychological moderator in dealing with job insecurity. Participants comprised 287 workers, who were administered a self-reported questionnaire. Results confirmed the negative relationship between job insecurity, performance and mental health. The need for closure was positively related to job performance and unrelated to mental health. More interestingly, the need for closure exhibited multifaceted patterns of interactions with the different components of job insecurity. Higher need for closure revealed a buffering effect in conditions of higher quantitative job insecurity. In this case, individuals high (vs low) in the need for closure reported better job performance and mental health. Conversely, when qualitative job insecurity was higher, individuals high (vs low) in the need for closure reported an impaired job performance and mental health.

scholarly journals Job Insecurity and Work Meaning among Romanian Sports Coaches

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (24) ◽  
pp. 11862
Author(s):  
Germina-Alina Cosma ◽  
Alina Chiracu ◽  
Amalia Raluca Stepan ◽  
Dumitru Barbu ◽  
Maria Luminița Brabiescu-Călinescu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Statistical Analysis ◽  
Job Insecurity ◽  
Psychological Support ◽  
Direct Effects ◽  
Meaningful Activity ◽  
Work Meaning ◽  
Significant Performance ◽  
Sports Coaches ◽  
The Relationship

The present study analyzed the relationships among material difficulties, job insecurity, work meaning and the mental health of sports coaches. Participants for this study were 200 coaches (120 men and 80 women, aged between 18 and 60 years, M = 41.04, SD = 8.71). The instruments used were (a) The Difficulties List, (b) Qualitative Job Insecurity, (c) Quantitative Job Insecurity, (d) The Work and Meaning Inventory, Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scales. Statistical analysis was performed through SPSS 24. The results obtained by three multiple mediations showed that material difficulties were not directly associated with depression, anxiety, and stress. Although qualitative job insecurity mediates the relationship between material difficulties and mental health (β = 0.14, p < 0.01 for depression, β = 0.17, p < 0.01 for anxiety, and β = 0.14, p < 0.01 for stress) quantitative job insecurity and work meaning do not mediate this relationship but had significant direct effects. The conclusions of the study led to the need for material and psychological support for coaches to have a meaningful activity, so that they could achieve significant performance with their athletes.

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