How and when perceived COVID-19 crisis disruption triggers employee work withdrawal behavior: The role of perceived control and trait optimism

IF 3.5 2区心理学 Q1 PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL

Personality and Individual Differences Pub Date : 2024-11-30 DOI:10.1016/j.paid.2024.112981

Caodie Peng , Zihao Peng , Jiaqi Lin , Jun Xie , Yongyi Liang

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Abstract

While existing research has investigated the negative impact of COVID-19 on employee work-related behaviors, it remains unclear how and when perceived COVID-19 crisis disruption increases employee work withdrawal behavior. Drawing on event system theory, this study aims to explore the relationship between perceived COVID-19 crisis disruption and employee work withdrawal behavior by shedding light on the mediating role of perceived control and the moderating role of trait optimism. An analysis of three waves of survey data involving 313 employees demonstrated that perceived COVID-19 crisis disruption triggered work withdrawal behavior by reducing employees' perceived control. Additionally, trait optimism weakened the mediating effect of perceived control on the association between perceived COVID-19 crisis disruption and work withdrawal behavior. This research contributes to our understanding of the impact of COVID-19 on employee behavior, emphasizes the role of trait optimism in moderating such effects, and provides practical implications for mitigating employee withdrawal behavior during crisis events.

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Personality and Individual Differences PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL-

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8.50

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4.70%

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577

审稿时长

41 days

期刊介绍： Personality and Individual Differences is devoted to the publication of articles (experimental, theoretical, review) which aim to integrate as far as possible the major factors of personality with empirical paradigms from experimental, physiological, animal, clinical, educational, criminological or industrial psychology or to seek an explanation for the causes and major determinants of individual differences in concepts derived from these disciplines. The editors are concerned with both genetic and environmental causes, and they are particularly interested in possible interaction effects.