Core self-evaluations, perceived organizational support, and work-related well-being: Testing a moderated mediation model
ISSN: 0048-3486
Article publication date: 14 March 2019
Issue publication date: 20 March 2019
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to propose a moderated mediation model involving core self-evaluations (CSE), perceived organizational support (POS) and work-related well-being in terms of job burnout and job satisfaction. Drawing on conservation of resources theory, the authors examine the mediating effect of job burnout on the relationship between CSE and job satisfaction, while also investigating the moderating role of POS on the above effect.
Design/methodology/approach
Survey data were collected from a sample of 396 full-time employees from four restaurant and food service companies in Taiwan. Hierarchical regression analyses were conducted to test the hypotheses.
Findings
The results show that job burnout partially mediates the relationship between CSE and job satisfaction. Moreover, the results indicate that POS moderates the negative relationship between CSE and job burnout, as well as the mediated relationship between CSE and job satisfaction via job burnout. Specifically, both the CSE-job burnout relationship and the CSE-job burnout-job satisfaction relationship become stronger for employees with high POS than for those with low POS.
Practical implications
The results highlight the importance of raising employees’ POS by creating a supportive work environment in organizations, because it can serve as an important job resource that complements the impact of employees’ CSE on their work-related well-being.
Originality/value
This study contributes to the literature by suggesting that work-related well-being should be viewed as the results of interplay between personal characteristics and perceptions of the work environment, highlighting the importance of the person-environment interaction in explaining employees’ work-related well-being.
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Acknowledgements
The third author’s contribution was supported by the Ministry of Science and Technology in Taiwan under Grant Number MOST106-2410-H-992-327.
Citation
Hsieh, H.-H., Wang, Y.-C. and Huang, J.-T. (2019), "Core self-evaluations, perceived organizational support, and work-related well-being: Testing a moderated mediation model", Personnel Review, Vol. 48 No. 3, pp. 659-671. https://doi.org/10.1108/PR-04-2018-0128
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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