The Effect of Job Insecurity on Presenteeism: The Moderating Role of Psychological Capital

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The Effect of Job Insecurity on Presenteeism: The Moderating Role of Psychological Capital

Shuting Li 1
  • 1 Department of Applied Psychology, Lingnan University, Hong Kong, 999077, China    
  • *corresponding author
Published on 1 March 2023 | https://doi.org/10.54254/2753-7048/3/2022405
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ISSN (Print): 2753-7056
ISSN (Online): 2753-7048
ISBN (Print): 978-1-915371-09-6
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Abstract

Among the most commonly perceived job stressors among employees, job insecurity is the most frequently discussed. A relationship between job insecurity and presenteeism was examined in this study, and the moderating role of psychological capital was considered. One hundred twelve questionnaires in Shenzhen and Dongguan, two cities in mainland China, were used to collect data, mainly from the education and manufacturing industries. It was found that job insecurity was negatively correlated with presenteeism. Psychological capital buffered the effect of job insecurity on presenteeism after controlling for age and gender. This study presents future research prospects and discusses the findings' contribution to theory and the implications in real life.

Keywords:

Job insecurity, Psychological capital, Presenteeism

Li,S. (2023). The Effect of Job Insecurity on Presenteeism: The Moderating Role of Psychological Capital. Lecture Notes in Education Psychology and Public Media,3,896-902.
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Li,S. (2023). The Effect of Job Insecurity on Presenteeism: The Moderating Role of Psychological Capital. Lecture Notes in Education Psychology and Public Media,3,896-902.

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[2]. Mak,A.S.,&Mueller,J.(2000).Job insecurity,coping resources and personality dispositions in occupational strain.Work&Stress,14(4),312-328.

[3]. Biron,C.,Brun,J.P.,Ivers,H.,&Cooper,C.(2006).At work but ill:psychosocial work environment and well-being determinants of presenteeism propensity.Journal of public mental health,5(4),26-37.

[4]. Cooper,C.L.,&Lu,L.(2019).Excessive availability for work:Good or bad?Charting underlying motivations and searching for game-changers.Human Resource Management Review,29(4),100682.

[5]. Probst,T.M.,Gailey,N.J.,Jiang,L.,&Bohle,S.L.(2017).Psychological capital:Buffering the longitudinal curvilinear effects of job insecurity on performance.Safety science,100,74-82.

[6]. Sweetman,D.,Luthans,F.,Avey,J.B.,&Luthans,B.C.(2011).Relationship between positive psychological capital and creative performance.Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences/Revue Canadienne des Sciences de l'Administration,28(1),4-13.

[7]. Costa,S.,&Neves,P.(2017).Job insecurity and work outcomes:The role of psychological contract breach and positive psychological capital.Work&Stress,31(4),375-394.

[8]. Kim,J.H.,Yoon,J.,Bahk,J.,&Kim,S.S.(2020).Job insecurity is associated with presenteeism,but not with absenteeism:A study of 19 720 full-time waged workers in South Korea.Journal of occupational health,62(1),e12143.

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[10]. Simpson,R.(1998).Presenteeism,power and organizational change:Long hours as a career barrier and the impact on the working lives of women managers.British Journal of Management,9,37-50.

[11]. Luthans,F.,Avey,J.B.,Clapp-Smith,R.,&Li,W.(2008).More evidence on the value of Chinese workers'psychological capital:A potentially unlimited competitive resource?.The International Journal of Human Resource Management,19(5),818-827.

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