Resource loss and gain following military reserve duty in Israel: An assessment of conservation of resources (COR) theory.

2017 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 135-155 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rony Goldfarb ◽  
Hasida Ben-Zur
Keyword(s):  
Conservation Of Resources ◽  
Resource Loss ◽  
Military Reserve

Multiple Losses: The Psychological and Economic Well-Being of Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence

2017 ◽  
Vol 35 (15-16) ◽  
pp. 3054-3078 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth W. Sauber ◽  
Karen M. O’Brien
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Financial Distress ◽  
Male Partner ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Hierarchical Regression ◽  
Conservation Of Resources ◽  
Resource Loss

This study advanced knowledge regarding the mechanisms through which intimate partner violence relates to psychological and financial distress with a sample of diverse low-income women. Data were collected from 147 female domestic violence survivors who were abused by a male partner within the past 6 months. Three hierarchical regression analyses revealed that psychological, physical, and economic abuse were predictive of posttraumatic stress, depression, and economic self-sufficiency among survivors. Guided by the Conservation of Resources Theory, the loss of financial, work, and interpersonal resources also predicted these three outcomes, above and beyond abuse experiences (i.e., economically controlling behaviors, economic sabotage, and interpersonal resource loss were unique predictors). In addition, bootstrap mediation analyses showed that interpersonal resource loss partially mediated the relationship between psychological abuse and mental health outcomes. Together, these findings can be used to inform future interventions to promote the financial and psychological well-being of survivors.

scholarly journals Servant leadership behavior: Effects on leaders’ work–family relationship

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Danni Zhou ◽  
Shengmin Liu ◽  
Huanhuan Xin
Keyword(s):  
Servant Leadership ◽  
Sampling Method ◽  
Leadership Behavior ◽  
Eastern China ◽  
Family Relationship ◽  
Conservation Of Resources ◽  
Resource Loss ◽  
Servant Leaders ◽  
Work Family ◽  
The Relationship

We examined the process of leaders’ resource loss through servant leadership behavior (SLB) based on conservation of resources theory. Participants were 72 department managers each paired with 1 of their subordinates, who were employed by 5 enterprises in Eastern China. We used the experience sampling method, and asked the department managers to complete a 10-day diary survey. The employees filled in a conscientiousness scale. A multilayer linear model was used for data analysis. The results showed that as participants’ SLB led to daily resource loss, the relationship between their work and their family life deteriorated. In addition, employee conscientiousness acted as an escape valve, slowing the loss effect of SLB, and indicating that servant leaders experience less resource loss and emotional exhaustion when employees have a strong sense of responsibility. These results broaden understanding of, and provide new i

Resource Loss and Stress Outcomes in a Setting of Chronic Conflict: The Conservation of Resources Theory in the Eastern Congo

2019 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 227-237
Author(s):  
Jordan D. Snyder ◽  
David Boan ◽  
Jamie D. Aten ◽  
Edward B. Davis ◽  
Leif Van Grinsven ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Conservation Of Resources ◽  
Resource Loss ◽  
Conservation Of Resources Theory ◽  
Eastern Congo

The ebb and flow of psychological contract breach in relation to perceived organizational support: Reciprocal relationships over time

2020 ◽  
pp. 0143831X1989741 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yannick Griep ◽  
Sarah Bankins
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Support ◽  
Psychological Contract ◽  
Perceived Organizational Support ◽  
Psychological Contract Breach ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Conservation Of Resources ◽  
Resource Loss ◽  
Exchange Relationship ◽  
Contract Breach ◽  
Time Lagged

Perceived organizational support (POS) is commonly treated as a consequence of perceived psychological contract breach (PCB). However, because both concepts assume a mutual exchange relationship in which each party makes assessments of, and then decides how to reciprocate, the other party’s contributions, this article propounds that the PCB–POS relationship is recursive. By drawing on Conservation of Resources (COR) Theory, the authors argue that following an initial PCB, low levels of POS may then increase the likelihood of perceiving further PCBs through reduced management trust, thus generating a resource loss spiral. By estimating a two-level time-lagged mediation model on weekly data from 338 Canadian employees (1215 observations), the findings support the reciprocal PCB–POS relationship, and show that POS and PCB form a vicious cycle of resource loss. The authors suggest avenues for future research and practical implications relating to the role of time and resources in preventing further exchange deterioration.

scholarly journals Resource Threat versus Resource Loss and Emotional Well-Being of Ethnic Minorities during the COVID-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (23) ◽  
pp. 12590
Author(s):  
Rafael Youngmann ◽  
Nonna Kushnirovich
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Minorities ◽  
Health Resources ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Economic Resources ◽  
Conservation Of Resources ◽  
Resource Loss ◽  
Representative Survey ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Majority Population ◽  
National Representative Survey

This paper used Hobfoll’s conservation of resources theory as a theoretical framework to investigate which kinds of resource loss predicted the emotional well-being (EWB) of ethnic minorities and majority populations during a period of crisis. Data were collected from a national representative survey conducted by the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics during the COVID-19 pandemic. The sample inclu`ded 1157 respondents, including 174 Israeli Palestinian citizens (ethnic minority) and 983 Israeli Jews (majority population). Measures of EWB, actual losses and threats of losses of economic, social, and health resources were examined. The results showed that the losses of economic, social, and health resources reduced the EWB of individuals. Negative effects of the actual losses of resources on EWB were greater than those of the perceived threats of loss. The largest effect was for economic resources. There were differences in effects between the ethnic minorities and the majority populations. The study revealed that for the ethnic minorities, who are less powerful and more disadvantaged than ethnic majorities, the depletion of already deficient resources during time of crisis is more important for predicting their EWB than for the majority populations.

“I thought I lost my home”: resource loss, distress and recovery after the Manaro Voui volcanic disaster on Ambae Island

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rachel Clissold ◽  
Karen Elizabeth McNamara ◽  
Ross Westoby ◽  
Ladonna Daniel ◽  
Elizabeth Raynes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Practices ◽  
Cultural Continuity ◽  
Conservation Of Resources ◽  
Resource Loss ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Recovery Processes ◽  
Psychological Harm ◽  
Recovery And Healing ◽  
Personal Accounts

PurposeThis paper builds on existing studies by drawing on Conservation of Resources theory to explore the losses, psychological impacts as well as recovery processes of the 2017/18 volcanic disaster on Ambae Island, Vanuatu.Design/methodology/approachThis discussion is based on local perspectives and personal accounts collected through a series of eight semi-structured interviews (five males and three females).FindingsThe volcanic activity and subsequent displacement and evacuation led to significant resource loss which had a spiralling nature, causing psychological harm. Locals invested resources to recover and protect against future loss in diverse ways and, as resource gains were secured, experienced emotional relief. Key to recovery and healing included returning “home” after being displaced and reinvigorating cultural practices to re-establish cultural continuity, community and identity. Resource gains spiralled as people reconnected and regained a sense of place, optimism and the motivation to rebuild.Originality/valueNumerous studies have drawn upon the Conservation of Resources (COR) theory to explore how resource loss can trigger psychological distress during environmental disasters; however, it has not been applied in Vanuatu, the most at-risk nation globally to natural hazards. This paper builds on existing studies by exploring personal accounts of resource loss, distress and recovery, and providing insights into resource spirals, caravans and passageways.

Servant leadership behavior: Effects on leaders' work–family relationship

2020 ◽  
Vol 48 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Danni Zhou ◽  
Sheng-Min Liu ◽  
Huanhuan Xin
Keyword(s):  
Servant Leadership ◽  
Leadership Behavior ◽  
Eastern China ◽  
Family Relationship ◽  
Conservation Of Resources ◽  
Resource Loss ◽  
Servant Leaders ◽  
Work Family ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Insight Into

We examined the process of leaders' resource loss through servant leadership behavior (SLB) based on conservation of resources theory. Participants were 72 department managers each paired with 1 of their subordinates, who were employed by 5 enterprises in Eastern China. We used the experience sampling method and asked the department managers to complete a 10-day diary survey. The employees filled in a conscientiousness scale. A multilayer linear model was used for data analysis. The results show that as participants' SLB led to daily resource loss, the relationship between their work and their family life deteriorated. In addition, employee conscientiousness acted as an escape valve, slowing the loss effect of SLB, and indicating that servant leaders experience less resource loss and emotional exhaustion when employees have a strong sense of responsibility. These results broaden understanding of and provide new insight into the role and practice of SLB.

scholarly journals Posttraumatic Symptoms Following a Campus Shooting: The Role of Psychosocial Resource Loss

2011 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 461-476 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heather Littleton ◽  
Mandy Kumpula ◽  
Holly Orcutt
Keyword(s):  
Conservation Of Resources ◽  
Resource Loss ◽  
Material Loss ◽  
Mass Trauma ◽  
Posttraumatic Symptoms ◽  
Psychosocial Resource ◽  
Theory Research ◽  
Prior Trauma ◽  
Ptsd Symptomatology

Conservation of resources (COR) theory has proven a useful framework for understanding posttrauma adjustment. A key tenet of this theory is the centrality of resource loss in determining adjustment. However, COR theory research has often been limited by retrospective research design, a focus on material loss (e.g., one’s home), and a lack of attention to other adjustment predictors. This study examined whether psychosocial resource loss prospectively predicted PTSD symptomatology both immediately and 8 months following a campus shooting in a sample of college women (n = 691). Results supported that resource loss predicted symptomatology, even after controlling for other predictors, including prior trauma, psychological distress, initial PTSD symptomatology, and shooting exposure. Implications of the results for research and intervention following mass trauma are discussed.

A resource-based perspective on work–family conflict: meta-analytical findings

2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-73 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eko Yi Liao ◽  
Victor P. Lau ◽  
Ray Tak-yin Hui ◽  
Kaylee Hao Kong
Keyword(s):  
Career Development ◽  
Family Conflict ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Work And Family ◽  
Role Overload ◽  
Conservation Of Resources ◽  
Resource Loss ◽  
Work Family Conflict ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Work Family

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide an updated and theory-driven meta-analysis of work–family conflict (WFC). The authors quantitatively review the relationships between WFC and three pairs of antecedents and several consequences. Design/methodology/approach A meta-analysis was conducted to investigate the research model. Specifically, the authors adopt a resource-based perspective (i.e. conservation of resources (COR) theory) to investigate the relationships between three pairs of antecedents (demand/control, autonomy/hours spent at both work and family domains and role overload/flexibility) and WFC. While COR theory argues that resource loss perceptions would generate much more influential impact on individuals comparing to that of resource gain, both favourable and unfavourable antecedents, representing resource gain and resource loss, respectively, are incorporated in each pair of antecedents. This inclusion of contrary antecedents allows the authors to investigate the comparison of the relationships between the favourable antecedents – WFC relationships and the unfavourable factors – WFC relationships. In addition, the authors analyse how and to what extent WFC influences employees’ attitudes (i.e. commitment), behaviours (i.e. performance) towards both work and family, and their career consequences. Findings The meta-analytical findings generally support the hypotheses. Work and family demands are found positively related to WFC, while having a control at either work or family would be negatively related to WFC. Perceiving a high level of autonomy at work is negatively related to WFC, and hours spend at work has a positive relation with WFC. Role overload at both work and family are associated with WFC, while having flexibility from work schedule would be negatively related to WFC. In addition, WFC is negatively related to employee career development outcomes. Originality/value First, the authors adopt a resource-based view to organise both favourable and unfavourable antecedents of WFC. Second, this paper aims at extending the investigation on WFC consequences to performance at both work and family, commitment to both work and family, and employee career outcomes, because all of them are critical consequences but not fully explored in previous meta-analyses. Third, this paper has incorporated newly explored correlates of WFC (e.g. employee career development-related outcomes) and quantitatively reviewed their relationships with WFC.

scholarly journals What Happens When Employees Are Furloughed? A Resource Loss Perspective

2018 ◽  
Vol 46 (4) ◽  
pp. 381-394 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa E. Baranik ◽  
Janelle H. Cheung ◽  
Robert R. Sinclair ◽  
Charles E. Lance
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Federal Government ◽  
Family Conflict ◽  
Conservation Of Resources ◽  
Resource Loss ◽  
Work Family Conflict ◽  
Personal Resource ◽  
Work Family ◽  
Emotional Burnout ◽  
Government Shutdown

Furloughs refer to placing employees on a temporary leave with no pay for the period of the leave. The current study draws from conservation of resources (COR) theory to examine how furloughs affect employees’ experiences of burnout, work–family conflict, and life satisfaction. Results gathered from 212 individuals show that being furloughed during the 2013 U.S. federal government shutdown was associated with perceived personal resource loss, which was related to decreased life satisfaction and increased work–family conflict and physical, cognitive, and emotional burnout 5 weeks after the shutdown ended. The relationships between furlough status and all outcomes were fully mediated by perceived resource loss. Our findings show that furloughs can and do negatively affect employees and that these effects last long after the furlough has ended.

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