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<p>Drawing on conservation of resources theory (COR), this study takes a nuanced approach to understanding job insecurity by proposing rumination as a mediator in its relationship with well-being during the COVID-19 global pandemic. The moderating role of psychological capital as a resource to buffer this negative relationship is also explored. A cross sectional study of employees in Ireland during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic found that job insecurity rumination mediated the relationship between affective job insecurity and emotional exhaustion. There was no support for the hypothesis that psychological capital could moderate the relationship between job insecurity and emotional exhaustion. Thus, this research advances the job insecurity literature by identifying a potential mediator and moderator in the process of how employees may experience job insecurity particularly during a global pandemic.</p>
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Drawing on conservation of resources theory (COR), this study takes a nuanced approach to understanding job insecurity by proposing rumination as a mediator in its relationship with well-being during the COVID-19 global pandemic. The moderating role of psychological capital as a resource to buffer this negative relationship is also explored. A cross sectional study of employees in Ireland during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic found that job insecurity rumination mediated the relationship between affective job insecurity and emotional exhaustion. There was no support for the hypothesis that psychological capital could moderate the relationship between job insecurity and emotional exhaustion. Thus, this research advances the job insecurity literature by identifying a potential mediator and moderator in the process of how employees may experience job insecurity particularly during a global pandemic.

How job insecurity affects emotional exhaustion? A study of job insecurity rumination and psychological capital during COVID-19.

The Irish Journal of Management

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Drawing on conservation of resources theory (COR), this study takes a nuanced approach to understanding job insecurity by proposing rumination as a mediator in...

How job insecurity affects emotional exhaustion? A study of job insecurity rumination and psychological capital during COVID-19.

Article Category: Research Article

Publicado en línea: 29 ene 2022

Páginas: 86 - 99

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ijm-2021-0009

Palabras clave
Job insecurity, emotional exhaustion, COVID-19, job insecurity rumination, psychological capital

© 2021 Marta Konkel et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

How job insecurity affects emotional exhaustion? A study of job insecurity rumination and psychological capital during COVID-19.

Article Category: Research Article

Publicado en línea: 29 ene 2022

Páginas: 86 - 99

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ijm-2021-0009

Palabras claveJob insecurity, emotional exhaustion, COVID-19, job insecurity rumination, psychological capital

© 2021 Marta Konkel et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Palabras clave
Job insecurity, emotional exhaustion, COVID-19, job insecurity rumination, psychological capital