ABSTRACT

Organisations are subject to ongoing changes. These changes offer opportunities but they can also increase the uncertainty about the future of jobs. Although there is a large body of literature on job insecurity, most studies focus on the worry of losing the job while another important stressor, namely the worry of losing valued job features, received less attention. The key contribution of this validation study is the development and psychometric analysis of the Qualitative Job Insecurity Measure (QJIM) that tries to account for the shortcomings of existing qualitative job insecurity scales. It is a quick but still comprehensive measurement of a highly prevalent but understudied phenomenon that directly influences organisational and employee well-being. The psychometric results show the confirmation of the scale’s one-dimensional structure via EFA and CFA, good reliability estimates and the demonstration of the scale's predictive validity regarding job satisfaction and disinclination to work. From a research perspective, QJIM can be used to gain insights into how and when changes negatively affect employees and to identify preventive or corrective measures. From an organisational perspective, QJIM is useful to recognise job features that employees value, to carefully plan changes and to actively increase employee well-being.

摘要

组织随时可能发生变化。这些变化提供了机会，但它们也可能增加就业前景的不确定性。尽管有大量关于工作不安全感的文献，但是大多数研究集中在失去工作的忧虑上，而另一个重要的压力源，即失去有价值的工作特征的忧虑却很少受到关注。这项验证研究的主要贡献是对定性工作不安全措施（QJIM）的开发和心理分析，旨在解决现有定性工作不安全量表的不足。它是对一种普遍存在但未被充分研究的现象的快速但仍然全面的衡量，它直接影响组织和员工的福祉。心理测量结果显示了通过EFA和CFA确认量表的一维结构，良好的可靠性估计，并证明了量表在工作满意度和工作倾向性方面的预测有效性。从研究的角度来看，QJIM可用于深入了解变更如何以及何时对员工产生负面影响，并确定预防或纠正措施。从组织的角度来看，QJIM有助于识别员工重视的工作特征，仔细计划变更并积极提高员工的幸福感。QJIM可用于深入了解变更如何以及何时对员工产生负面影响，并确定预防或纠正措施。从组织的角度来看，QJIM有助于识别员工重视的工作特征，仔细计划变更并积极提高员工的幸福感。QJIM可用于深入了解变更如何以及何时对员工产生负面影响，并确定预防或纠正措施。从组织的角度来看，QJIM有助于识别员工重视的工作特征，仔细计划变更并积极提高员工的幸福感。