The reciprocal relationships between quantitative job insecurity, job satisfaction, and psychological distress during the Covid-19 pandemic: A three-wave cross-lagged panel study
基于资源保存理论，对347名意大利员工进行三波调查，发现心理困扰会预测工作不安全感增加和工作满意度下降，而非相反。
This study examined the reciprocal associations between quantitative job insecurity, job satisfaction, and psychological distress using a cross-lagged panel design. Based on the Conservation of Resources theory, it was hypothesized that quantitative job insecurity negatively affects job satisfaction (short-term) and subsequently leads to psychological distress (long-term), with job satisfaction mediating this relationship. A survey of 347 Italian employees across three waves (four-month intervals) during the Covid-19 pandemic was conducted. Contrary to expectations, the reverse causation model fit the data better, indicating that psychological distress predicted increased quantitative job insecurity and decreased job satisfaction. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.