When temporary agency work is not so temporary
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Theory and empirical research have provided mixed arguments and evidence for the effects of temporary agency work on workers’ well-being. One unresolved issue is how length of service in agency work affects workers’ well-being and behaviour. This study, based on Self-Determination Theory, explored this question by comparing the motives for temporary agency employment and the well-being of workers who have had this employment status for different periods of time. From a sample of 3300 Portuguese temporary agency workers, the study compared three groups who had been engaged in temporary agency work for (1) up to 6 months, (2) between 7 and 12 months and (3) between 13 and 24 months. Regression analyses, controlling for background variables and job insecurity perception, showed that longer periods of temporary agency working were associated with lower autonomous and voluntary motives for temporary employment, workplace well-being and well-being outside work. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.
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Portuguese workers value job security and prefer contexts where they can find job stability.
“(2) Portuguese workers value job security and prefer contexts where they can find job stability;”
From The Temporary Agency Worker’s Motivation Profile Analysis (2021) · cites this paper as [70]
Since temporary agency work does not fulfill these values, the motives to choose this employment situation will be predominantly extrinsic.
“and (3) since temporary agency work does not fulfill these values, the motives to choose this employment situation will be predominantly extrinsic.”
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The last economic crisis (before COVID-19) caused high levels of unemployment and restricted recruitment activities that limited the chances of obtaining a permanent contract.
“Chambel and Sobral [70] pointed out three aspects that should be considered when analyzing the results: (1) the last economic crisis (before COVID 19), caused high levels of unemployment and restricted recruitment activities that limited the chances of obtaining a permanent contract;”
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Sobral, F., Chambel, M. J., & Castanheira, F. (2021) · International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health · doi:10.3390/ijerph18136779 · Cited by 2 · see citing works
“As in the outcomes and construction of work motivation profiles of Moran and colleagues [39], Van den Broeck and colleagues [38], and Sobral and colleagues [42], we also found a buffering effect, meaning that the presence of intrinsic motivations can attenuate the negative effect of the extrinsic motivations on the in…”
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- Authors
- Chambel, M. J., & Sobral, F.
- Affiliations
- Faculdade de Psicologia, Universidade de Lisboa, CicPsi, Portugal
- Universidade Católica Portuguesa (PT)
- ORCID
- Sobral, Filipa
- Venue
- Economic and Industrial Democracy
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2018-10-31
- Volume
- 40
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 238-256
- ISSN
- 0143-831X (ISSN-L)
- 1461-7099
- OpenAlex
- W2899394624
- Cited by
- 13
- References
- 4
- Citations by year
- 2025: 1 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 5 · 2021: 4 · 2019: 1
- FWCI
- 1.92
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- hdl.handle.net
- Locations
- Economic and Industrial Democracy (publishedVersion)
- RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
- Portuguese National Funding Agency for Science, Research and Technology (RCAAP Project by FCT) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Employment and Welfare Studies
- Social Sciences › Safety Research › Employment, Labor, and Gender Studies
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management › Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior
- Keywords
- temporary agency work, temporary employment, length of service, employee well-being, self-determination theory, autonomous motivation, job insecurity
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