Achieving career marketability through helping others: A moderated mediation model

IF 0.8 4区心理学 Q3 PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Journal of Psychology in Africa Pub Date : 2023-06-20 DOI:10.1080/14330237.2023.2195705

Qin Chen, Li Zhang, Zhenduo Zhang

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Abstract

We explored the relationship between helping behaviour and career marketability, explicating the underlying mechanisms and boundary conditions in that relationship. A total of 203 full-time Chinese workers (female = 51.2%; mean age = 32.27 years, SD = 6.34 years; managers = 16.7%) in the construction industry completed a two-wave survey on helping behaviour and career marketability. Path analyses results indicated that helping behaviour enhances both perceived internal and external marketability. Psychological meaningfulness and work attentiveness sequentially mediated the relationship between helping behaviour and career marketability positively. Psychological entitlement moderates the indirect relationships between helping behaviour and career marketability for those with low psychological entitlement. In our sample, male employees had higher work attentiveness than female employees. This study provides important insights about psychological meaningfulness and work attentiveness as work resources for career advancement through helping behaviours. Human resources managers may improve organisational productivity by rewarding helping behaviour at work.

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通过帮助他人获得职业市场:一个有调节的中介模型

我们探讨了帮助行为和职业市场性之间的关系，解释了这种关系的潜在机制和边界条件。建筑行业共有203名全职中国工人（女性=51.2%；平均年龄=32.27岁，SD=6.34岁；经理=16.7%）完成了关于帮助行为和职业市场性的两波调查。路径分析结果表明，帮助行为增强了感知的内部和外部市场性。心理意义和工作注意力依次正向调节帮助行为与职业市场性之间的关系。心理权利调节了那些心理权利较低的人的帮助行为和职业市场性之间的间接关系。在我们的样本中，男性员工的工作注意力高于女性员工。这项研究提供了关于心理意义和工作注意力作为通过帮助行为促进职业发展的工作资源的重要见解。人力资源经理可以通过奖励工作中的帮助行为来提高组织生产力。

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Journal of Psychology in Africa PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY-

CiteScore

1.70

自引率

16.70%

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期刊介绍： Findings from psychological research in Africa and related regions needs a forum for better dissemination and utilisation in the context of development. Special emphasis is placed on the consideration of African, African-American, Asian, Caribbean, and Hispanic-Latino realities and problems. Contributions should attempt a synthesis of emic and etic methodologies and applications. The Journal of Psychology in Africa includes original articles, review articles, book reviews, commentaries, special issues, case analyses, reports and announcements.