TY - JOUR
T1 - From being sacked to being unwell
T2 - A conservation of resources view on the effects of psychological contract violation on layoff victims' wellbeing
AU - Asante, Eric Adom
AU - Oduro, Frederick
AU - Danquah, Barbara
AU - Dei Mensah, Rebecca
AU - Dartey-Baah, Kwasi
AU - Affum-Osei, Emmanuel
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
PY - 2023/4
Y1 - 2023/4
N2 - Although there is a consensus in the literature that layoff can be viewed as a form of psychological contract (PC) violation, research is yet to examine how such violation impacts layoff victims' well-being outcomes including life satisfaction, sleep quality and psychological distress. Integrating psychological contract theory and the conservation of resource theory, we hypothesized a dual-stage moderated mediation model in which PC violation resulting from layoff is associated with three dimensions of layoff victims' well-being via worry. This indirect effect is proposed to be conditional on the level of social support received. Based on a sample of 252 layoff victims, we found support for the dual-stage moderated mediation model in which the association between PC violation and the three dimensions of well-being via worry was weak for layoff victims reporting high levels of social support. Findings contribute to our understanding of how PC violation is associated with nonwork outcomes.
AB - Although there is a consensus in the literature that layoff can be viewed as a form of psychological contract (PC) violation, research is yet to examine how such violation impacts layoff victims' well-being outcomes including life satisfaction, sleep quality and psychological distress. Integrating psychological contract theory and the conservation of resource theory, we hypothesized a dual-stage moderated mediation model in which PC violation resulting from layoff is associated with three dimensions of layoff victims' well-being via worry. This indirect effect is proposed to be conditional on the level of social support received. Based on a sample of 252 layoff victims, we found support for the dual-stage moderated mediation model in which the association between PC violation and the three dimensions of well-being via worry was weak for layoff victims reporting high levels of social support. Findings contribute to our understanding of how PC violation is associated with nonwork outcomes.
KW - conservation of resource theory
KW - layoff victims
KW - psychological contract violation
KW - sleep quality
KW - social support
KW - well-being
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85126552028&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1111/1748-8583.12442
DO - 10.1111/1748-8583.12442
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85126552028
SN - 0954-5395
VL - 33
SP - 362
EP - 383
JO - Human Resource Management Journal
JF - Human Resource Management Journal
IS - 2
ER -