Beyond Social Exchange: Career Adaptability Linking Work Stressors and Counterproductive Work Behavior

Frontiers in Psychology

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Kun Yu¹  Chang Liu¹  Yuhui Li¹ 

[1] School of Labor and Human Resources, Renmin University of China

关键词: career adaptability;    work stressors;    counterproductive work behavior;    perceived organizational support;    career construction theory;    job demand-control-support model;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2019.01079

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

Drawing upon career construction theory ( Savickas, 2002 , 2013 ) and the job demand-control-support model (JDCS; Johnson and Hall, 1988 ; Van der Doef and Maes, 1999 ), the present study aims to explore the adaptability resources mechanism of the relationship between work stressors and counterproductive work behavior (CWB). Two-wave data were collected from 305 employees working in the operation department of an e-commerce company. The results showed that career adaptability mediated the relationship between work stressors and CWB against both coworkers (CWB-I) and the organization (CWB-O), going above, and beyond the mediation effect of job satisfaction (i.e., an indicator of a social exchange path). Also, the association between career adaptability and CWB-O was stronger among employees who perceived a low (vs. high) level of organizational support. This study sheds light on how work stressors are related to CWBs indirectly through career adaptability. The findings also offer practical advice for organizations to prevent CWBs by developing employees’ adaptability.

【 授权许可】

CC BY