The Effect of Perceived Over-Qualification on Turnover Intention From a Cognition Perspective

Frontiers in Psychology

Yawen Su¹  Guofu Chen²  Yanzhao Tang² 

[1] School of Education, The Education University of Hong Kong, Tai Po, Hong Kong, SAR China;School of Management, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China;

关键词: perceived over-qualification;    turnover intention;    self-efficacy;    professional identity;    elementary school teachers;    cognition;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2021.699715

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Employee turnover caused by over-qualification has become a new problem in organizational management. The mechanism underpinning the boundaries between perceived over-qualification and employee turnover, however, remains unclear. To address this gap, the current study employed multi-factor ANOVA, hierarchical regression analysis and the bootstrap method to analyze the relationship between perceived over-qualification and employee turnover intention based on the survey data of 396 respondents in China. Overall, the results revealed that perceived over-qualification was positively correlated with turnover intention. It was also found that self-efficacy had a mediating effect on the relationship between perceived over-qualification and turnover intention. Further, professional identity had a moderating effect on the relationship between perceived over-qualification and turnover intention. Our findings expand the boundary of influence around perceived over-qualification and provide theoretical support for employee management.

【 授权许可】

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