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The mediating role of frustration of psychological needs in the relationship between job insecurity and work-related well-being

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Vander Elst, Tinne, Van den Broeck, Anja, De Witte, Hans, De Cuyper, Nele·2012·Work & Stress

DOI 10.1080/02678373.2012.703900

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This study aims to test a new process underlying the negative relationship between job insecurity and work-related well-being. Specifically, based on Self-Determination Theory, frustration of the psychological needs for autonomy, belongingness and competence was expected to explain the associations between job insecurity and emotional exhaustion and vigour (i.e. the core energy-related components of burnout and work engagement, respectively). Structural equation modelling using data from a heterogeneous sample of 3185 Flemish employees confirmed that frustration of the three needs mediated the association between job insecurity and both outcomes. These results suggest that job insecurity is related to impaired work-related well-being, because it frustrates employees’ psychological needs. This study contributes to a rather small, but growing body of research on the theoretical explanations of the negative consequences of job insecurity for employees’ work-related well-being.

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Authors: Vander Elst, T., Van den Broeck, A., De Witte, H., & De Cuyper, N.
Venue: Work & Stress
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Published: 2012-07
Volume: 26
Issue: 3
Pages: 252-271
ISSN: 0267-8373 (ISSN-L)
1464-5335
DOI: 10.1080/02678373.2012.703900
OpenAlex: W2024990025
Cited by: 210
References: 62
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FWCI: 16.20
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: green
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Locations: Work & Stress (publishedVersion)
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Funders: Vlaamse Overheid
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Topics: Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management › Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior
Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Employment and Welfare Studies
Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Workplace Health and Well-being
Keywords: job insecurity, work-related well-being, self-determination theory, autonomy, sense of belonging, competence, emotional exhaustion, burnout, work engagement, mediation

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