The association between job insecurity and engagement of employees at work
- 3 April 2019
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Workplace Behavioral Health
- Vol. 34 (2) , 96-110
Abstract
This study examined the association between employees’ perceived job insecurity and employee engagement. Using Gallup-Sharecare Well-Being Index (2008–2014) data, we applied logistic regressions to examine the association between job insecurity and engagement, controlling for covariates. The job insecurity variable was also interacted with the supervisor support variable. We found that perceived job insecurity was associated with reduced engagement and that this may be moderated by supervisor support. This is the first study using nationally representative data to examine the role of supervisor support in mitigating the negative impact of job insecurity on engagement.Keywords
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