Sons M, Niessen C (2021)
Publication Type: Journal article
Publication year: 2021
DOI: 10.1037/apl0000940
Well-being plays an important role in organizational entry and exit processes. However, longitudinal research on the relationship between voluntary job change and well-being is still sparse, and focuses on rather short time intervals (max. 3 years). Using 12 waves of the Household, Income, and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) survey, the present study extends previous research by examining whether and how well-being is affected by a voluntary external job change, and vice versa. We tested cross-lagged effects between voluntary job change and well-being (job satisfaction, vitality, sense of belonging) with a sample of 2,565 workers, and between job change and work–family conflicts as another indicator for well-being with a sample of 1,574 working parents. Results of continuous time modeling revealed that job change predicted decreased job satisfaction and vitality and increased work–family conflicts. Job change had no significant effect on the sense of belonging. The strongest relations between job change and well-being were observed in the first 5 years after an organizational entry (job satisfaction 1 year 2 months; vitality 4 years 4 months; work–family strains 3 years 5 months; sense of belonging 3 years 8 months). Job change had no significant effect on the sense of belonging. We also found partial support for reverse effects: Increased job satisfaction made a job change less likely (strongest effect after 2 years) and higher work–family conflicts more likely (strongest effect after 4 years). Thus, the results indicate when it is especially important to support newcomers to improve adjustment and prevent quitting
APA:
Sons, M., & Niessen, C. (2021). Cross-Lagged Effects of Voluntary Job Changes and Well-Being: A Continuous Time Approach. Journal of Applied Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1037/apl0000940
MLA:
Sons, Meike, and Cornelia Niessen. "Cross-Lagged Effects of Voluntary Job Changes and Well-Being: A Continuous Time Approach." Journal of Applied Psychology (2021).
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