Sociology of Work Meets Cultural Sociology: Thoughts on Arne Kalleberg’s Precarious Lives: Job Insecurity and Well-Being in Rich Democracies

Does coping affect (the relationship between) job insecurity, well-being and job satisfaction? Does coping affect (the relationship between) job insecurity, well-being and job satisfaction? Katrien Bohets & Hans De Witte, Gedrag & Organisatie, Volume 19, Juni 2006, nr. 2, pp. 113. The consequences of both quantitative and qualitative job insecurity on well-being and job satisfaction are analysed. Quantitative job insecurity refers to the continuity of the actual job, whereas qualitative job insecurity refers to the continuity of valued job characteristics. The association of both kinds of insecurity with emotion-focused coping (avoidance) is studied, as well as the moderating role of problem-focused coping in the relation between job insecurity, satisfaction and well-being. Data of 568 employees from 23 companies are used to test the hypotheses. The results show that both forms of job insecurity are associated with a decrease in well-being and job satisfaction, as expected. Job insecurity is also associated with an increase in avoidance behaviours (emotion-focused coping) and with a decrease in problem-focused coping behaviours. Problem-focused coping (and avoidance) do not moderate the relationship between job insecurity, satisfaction and well-being.

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Perceived Job Insecurity and Well-Being Revisited: Towards Conceptual Clarity

SSRN Electronic Journal ◽

10.2139/ssrn.1577604 ◽

2010 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Ingo Geishecker

Keyword(s):

Job Insecurity ◽

Well Being ◽

Conceptual Clarity ◽

Perceived Job Insecurity

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On the reciprocal relationship between job insecurity and employee well-being: Mediation by perceived control?

Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology ◽

10.1111/joop.12068 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 87 (4) ◽

pp. 671-693 ◽

Cited By ~ 39

Author(s):

Tinne Vander Elst ◽

Anja Van den Broeck ◽

Nele De Cuyper ◽

Hans De Witte

Keyword(s):

Perceived Control ◽

Job Insecurity ◽

Well Being ◽

Reciprocal Relationship

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Flexicurity, Job Insecurity, and Well-Being in European Labor Markets

Aligning Perspectives on Health, Safety and Well-Being - Sustainable Working Lives ◽

10.1007/978-94-017-9798-6_9 ◽

2015 ◽

pp. 145-167 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Tomas Berglund

Keyword(s):

Labor Markets ◽

Job Insecurity ◽

Well Being ◽

European Labor Markets

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Kwantitatieve en kwalitatieve baanonzekerheid: samenhangen met arbeidstevredenheid en psychisch welzijn

Gedrag & Organisatie ◽

10.5117/2007.020.002.003 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 20 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Yasmin Handaja ◽

Hans De Witte

Keyword(s):

Job Satisfaction ◽

Working Conditions ◽

Social Relations ◽

Job Insecurity ◽

Well Being ◽

Negatively Associated ◽

Bank Employees ◽

Job Content ◽

The Impact ◽

The Relationship

Quantitative and qualitative job insecurity: associations with job satisfaction and well-being Quantitative and qualitative job insecurity: associations with job satisfaction and well-being Y. Handaja & H. De Witte, Gedrag & Organisatie, volume 20, June 2007, nr. 2, pp. 137-159 This study analyses the associations between both quantitative and qualitative job insecurity and job satisfaction and psychological ill-being. We also analyse whether the relationship between job insecurity and psychological ill-being is mediated by job satisfaction. A more subtle and differentiated measurement of qualitative job insecurity is used, in which insecurity is measured regarding four aspects: the job content, working circumstances, working conditions and social relations. Data gathered among Belgian bank employees are used to test the hypotheses. The results show that both quantitative and qualitative job insecurity are negatively associated with job satisfaction and positively associated with psychological ill-being. The relationship between job insecurity and psychological ill-being is only partially mediated by job satisfaction. This signifies that the impact of job insecurity exceeds the boundaries of work, since it exerts an autonomous impact on the psychological well-being of individual workers. Limitations of the research and recommendations for further research are discussed.

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