Development of perceived job insecurity across two years: Associations with antecedents and employee outcomes

Journal of Occupational Health Psychology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 243-258

  Kinnunen, Ulla ^a   Mäkikangas, Anne ^b   Mauno, Saija ^a,b   De Cuyper, Nele ^c   De Witte, Hans ^c,d  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^d NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Job insecurity; Latent profile analysis; Longitudinal; Temporary work; Well being

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EMPLOYEE; EMPLOYMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EXHAUSTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB INSECURITY; JOB SATISFACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TURNOVER TIME; WELLBEING; AGED; FINLAND; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84898623100     PISSN: 10768998     EISSN: 19391307     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0035835     Document Type: Article

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