This study examines the dynamic interaction between perceptions of psychological contract breach (PCB), negative emotions, and stress over time. Additionally, we determine if individuals could be differentiated based on coping profiles, and further assessed whether emotional and stress reactions to PCB over time varied as a function of these profiles. Using a longitudinal design, a sample of 1077 employees working in various industries completed a monthly questionnaire for six consecutive months reporting their perceptions of PCB, negative emotions, stress reactions, and ensuing coping mechanisms. Results from the latent growth analysis revealed that individuals confronted with increasing levels of PCB over time reported growing stress due to their escalating negative emotions. Moreover, the latent profile analysis of coping performed in two randomly selected subgroups revealed that there were three coping profiles within our sample (i.e., low copers, average-problem-focused copers, high-problem-and-emotion-focused copers). We also found evidence for differential trajectories of negative emotional and stress reactions to PCB over time depending on the different coping profiles. As such, individuals endorsing high levels on all three types of coping but relatively higher levels on emotion-focused and problem-focused coping compared to avoidance coping were associated with the most favorable psychological functioning over time (i.e., no escalation in emotional and stress reactions to PCB over time). In contrast, individuals endorsing low levels on all three types of coping reported less favorable psychological functioning in the long term. We discuss theoretical and practical implications of our findings and offer recommendations for future research.

本研究考察了心理契约违约 (PCB)、负面情绪和压力随时间的动态相互作用。此外，我们确定是否可以根据应对情况区分个体，并进一步评估对 PCB 的情绪和压力反应是否随时间变化而变化。使用纵向设计，1077 名在不同行业工作的员工样本连续六个月完成了一份月度问卷，报告了他们对 PCB 的看法、负面情绪、压力反应以及随之而来的应对机制。潜在增长分析的结果显示，随着时间的推移，面对不断增加的 PCB 水平的个体报告称，由于他们不断升级的负面情绪，压力越来越大。而且，在两个随机选择的子组中进行的潜在应对方式分析显示，我们的样本中有三种应对方式（即低效应对、平均问题关注的应对、高问题和情绪关注的应对）。我们还发现了随着时间的推移对 PCB 的负面情绪和压力反应的不同轨迹的证据，这取决于不同的应对方式。因此，与回避应对相比，在所有三种类型的应对上都认可高水平但在以情绪为中心和以问题为中心的应对水平相对较高的个体与随着时间的推移最有利的心理功能有关（即，情绪和压力反应没有升级）随着时间的推移到 PCB）。相比之下，从长远来看，在所有三种应对方式上都认可低水平的个人报告的心理功能较差。我们讨论了我们发现的理论和实践意义，并为未来的研究提供了建议。