scholarly journals Job insecurity and the emotional and behavioural consequences thereof

2013 ◽  
Vol 44 (1) ◽  
pp. 75-86 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Van Zyl ◽  
C. Van Eeden ◽  
S. Rothmann
Keyword(s):  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Private Hospital ◽  
Job Insecurity ◽  
Emotional Reactions ◽  
Measuring Instruments ◽  
Organisational Commitment ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Related Stress ◽  
Job Related Stress ◽  
Work And Life

The aim of this study was to investigate the relations among negative emotional reactions (reduced affective organisational commitment and higher job-related stress), and behavioural reactions to job insecurity (coping behaviour). A non-experimental correlation research design was used and the participants were a convenience sample of employees working for a private hospital in Gauteng, South Africa (N = 242). The measuring instruments included the Job Insecurity Inventory, the Organisational Commitment Questionnaire, the Experience of Work and Life Circumstances Questionnaire, and the COPE Questionnaire. The results showed that job insecurity was associated with job-related stress. Affective job insecurity was associated with detachment from the organisation, while cognitive job insecurity was associated with low identification with the organisation. Experiences of affective job insecurity, job-related stress, and low organisational commitment were associated with the use of avoidance coping strategies. Employees who experienced cognitive job insecurity (compared to those who experienced lower cognitive job insecurity) were less inclined to apply active coping strategies, even if their job-related stress was low.

scholarly journals Job insecurity, organisational commitment and work engagement among staff in an open distance learning institution

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 22-43 ◽  
Author(s):  
A N Moshoeu ◽  
D J Geldenhuys
Keyword(s):  
Distance Learning ◽  
Work Engagement ◽  
Significant Relationship ◽  
Survey Design ◽  
Job Insecurity ◽  
Measuring Instruments ◽  
Organisational Commitment ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Alternative Employment

The objective of this study was to explore the relationship between job insecurity, organisational commitment and work engagement among staff in an open distance learning institution. The research was conducted through computer-aided telephone interviews and self-completion techniques. A cross-sectional survey design was conducted among 260 employees in an open distance learning institution. The measuring instruments included the job insecurity scale, organisational commitment questionnaire and Utrecht Work Engagement Scale. The results demonstrated statistically significant relationships between job insecurity and organisational commitment, and between job insecurity and work engagement. A practically significant relationship between variables was also determined; however, the effect was too small to yield a practically significant relationship between the variables. The results revealed that a component of job insecurity (likelihood of loss of job features), together with a component of work engagement (vigour), explains 25% of the total variation of organisational commitment and that the remaining 75% was attributed to factors beyond the scope of this study. This study demonstrated that employees would not always reduce their commitment and work effort when confronted with uncertainty as suggested by several studies. Nevertheless, it could be assumed that the survey participants fear being unemployed and feel trapped because of a lack of alternative employment opportunities.

A Multi-Factor Analysis of Job Satisfaction Among School Nurses

2004 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 94-100 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcia Foley ◽  
Julie Lee ◽  
Lori Wilson ◽  
Virginia Young Cureton ◽  
Daryl Canham
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Factor Analysis ◽  
School Nurses ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Health Care Settings ◽  
Traditional Health ◽  
Traditional Health Care ◽  
Related Stress ◽  
Job Related Stress

Although job satisfaction has been widely studied among registered nurses working in traditional health care settings, little is known about the job-related values and perceptions of nurses working in school systems. Job satisfaction is linked to lower levels of job-related stress, burnout, and career abandonment among nurses. This study evaluated the level of job satisfaction among a convenience sample of school nurses practicing in California. The Index of Work Satisfaction (IWS) was the instrument used. Although the sampled school nurses rated autonomy and interaction as the most important and satisfying factors contributing to job satisfaction, the overall findings indicated that school nurses are relatively dissatisfied with their jobs.

scholarly journals Perceived Job Insecurity and Sustainable Wellbeing: Do Coping Strategies Help?

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 784 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marianna Giunchi ◽  
Anne-Marie Vonthron ◽  
Chiara Ghislieri
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Job Insecurity ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Theoretical Background ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Personal Resources ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
The Social ◽  
Perceived Job Insecurity

For workers, perceived job insecurity represents a threat and an obstacle towards achieving a decent and sustainable dimension of wellbeing at work and in life. Using the theoretical background of the psychology of sustainability and sustainable development, the aim of this study is to deepen the relation between subjective job insecurity, self-related health and life satisfaction considering the effect of personal resources, such as specific coping strategies that people may undertake facing job insecurity perceptions. The hypotheses were tested in a convenience sample of 769 employees in France. Data were collected with a self-report questionnaire and analyzed with the Statistical Package for the Social Science (IBM SPSS). Results showed that job insecurity was negatively related to self-reported health and life satisfaction; furthermore, problem-focused coping of the type of job, social support and training searching behaviors resulted in worsening this negative relationship. This study expanded the understanding of coping in the context of job insecurity and showed the limitations that proactive coping strategies have against job insecurity. These results encourage the debate on how far is it possible to attain sustainable wellbeing by relying on personal resources when job insecurity is experienced.

scholarly journals Job insecurity, extrinsic and intrinsic job satisfaction and affective organisational commitment of maintenance workers in a parastatal

2005 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
pp. 27-38 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. H. Buitendach ◽  
H. De Witte
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Job Insecurity ◽  
Measuring Instruments ◽  
Organisational Commitment ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Significant Relationships ◽  
Random Samples ◽  
Cross Sectional Design ◽  
Intrinsic Job Satisfaction ◽  
The Relationship

The objective of this study was to assess the relationship between job insecurity, job satisfaction and affective organisational commitment of maintenance workers (N = 178) in a parastatal in Gauteng. A cross-sectional design was used. Stratified random samples of maintenance workers (N = 178) were taken. The Job Insecurity Inventory, Minnesota Job Satisfaction Questionnaire and Organisational Commitment Questionnaire were used as measuring instruments. The results revealed small but significant relationships between job insecurity and extrinsic job satisfaction and job insecurity and affective organisational commitment. Job satisfaction was found to mediate the relationship between job insecurity and affective organisational commitment.

scholarly journals Unravelling safety compliance in the mining industry: examining the role of work stress, job insecurity, satisfaction and commitment as antecedents

2011 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Uanda Masia ◽  
Jaco Pienaar
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Work Stress ◽  
Job Insecurity ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Mining Industry ◽  
Specific Work ◽  
Organisational Commitment ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Safety Compliance

Orientation: Safety compliance remains a major issue in the South African mining industry. This article explores the roles of specific work-related job and attitudinal variables in predicting compliance.Research purpose: The objective of this study was to investigate the relationship of work stress, job insecurity, satisfaction and commitment to safety compliance in a mine.Motivation for the study: The study aims to predict safety compliance through work-related variables in order to manage safety better.Research design, approach and method: The researchers used a cross-sectional survey design with a convenience sample (n = 158). They distributed a survey booklet. It included a biographical questionnaire, scales for job insecurity, satisfaction, affective organisational commitment, workplace accidents and safety compliance as well as a work stress measure that comprised dimensions of role clarity, conflict and overload.Main findings: The results showed that work stress and job insecurity had a negative relationship with safety compliance. The researchers found that only job satisfaction was a significant predictor of safety.Practical/managerial implications: Although exploratory, this study suggests that promoting job satisfaction may improve safety compliance whilst job stress and job insecurity also relate negatively to safety compliance.Contribution/value-add: This study shows that job satisfaction is more important than organisational commitment, job security and work stress for predicting safety compliance.

scholarly journals Psychometric properties of the Experience of Work and Life Circumstances Questionnaire and the Hopkins Symptom Checklist

2009 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rudolf M. Oosthuizen ◽  
Pieter Koortzen
Keyword(s):  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Internal Consistency Reliability ◽  
Measuring Instruments ◽  
Symptom Checklist ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Fire Fighters ◽  
Hopkins Symptom Checklist ◽  
Life Circumstances ◽  
Acceptable Internal Consistency ◽  
Work And Life

The aim of this research was to investigate the reliability and validity of the Experience of Work and Life Circumstances Questionnaire and the Hopkins Symptom Checklist when administered to a convenience sample of 241 fire-fighters from a metropolitan municipality. The results indicate that these two measuring instruments yielded acceptable internal-consistency reliability coefficients for most of the subscales of the questionnaires. Construct validity was investigated by means of exploratory factor analysis. It was concluded that the measuring instruments are fit to be used for diagnostic and developmental purposes and during counselling to enhance the psychological wellbeing of fire-fighters and their families.

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