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Job insecurity and the emotional and behavioural consequences thereof
South African Journal of Business Management | Vol 44, No 1 | a149 |
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/sajbm.v44i1.149
| © 2018 L. van Zyl, C. van Eeden, S. Rothmann
| This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 05 April 2018 | Published: 30 March 2013
Submitted: 05 April 2018 | Published: 30 March 2013
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L. van Zyl, Optentia Research Programme, North-West University, South AfricaC. van Eeden, Optentia Research Programme, North-West University, South Africa
S. Rothmann, Optentia Research Programme, North-West University, South Africa
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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.
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