Table 4.
Statistically significant mediators of the associations of organizational downsizing to employee outcomes.
| Employee Outcomes/ Mediators |
Indirect Effect b (95% BC CI) |
Employee Outcomes/ Mediators |
Indirect Effect b (95% BC CI) |
|---|---|---|---|
| INABILITY TO DETACH | POSITIVE AFFECT | ||
| Negative work rumination | Happiness | ||
| Work demands | 0.019 (0.006, 0.040) | Friendship formation | −0.010 (−0.020, −0.004) |
| Dysfunctional leadership | 0.022 (0.008, 0.047) | Dysfunctional leadership | −0.008 (−0.020, −0.001) |
| Distributive justice | 0.018 (0.006, 0.033) | Distributive justice | −0.008 (−0.018, −0.001) |
| Inability to unwind | Employment insecurity | −0.011 (−0.021, −0.005) | |
| Work demands | 0.045 (0.015, 0.086) | Confidence | |
| Role conflict | 0.023 (0.007, 0.051) | Friendship formation | −0.006 (−0.016, −0.001) |
| Dysfunctional leadership | 0.025 (0.007, 0.054) | Distributive justice | −0.010 (−0.021, −0.003) |
| Job insecurity | 0.052 (0.013, 0.096) | Employment insecurity | −0.017 (−0.028, −0.008) |
| Vigor | |||
| ENERGY DEPLETION | Friendship formation | −0.008 (−0.019, −0.002) | |
| Physical work fatigue | Distributive justice | −0.013 (−0.026, −0.004) | |
| Work demands | 0.045 (0.015, 0.087) | Employment insecurity | −0.016 (−0.028, −0.007) |
| Supervisor aggression | 0.020 (0.005, 0.048) | ||
| Employment insecurity | 0.031 (0.013, 0.056) | HEALTH | |
| Mental work fatigue | Physical health | ||
| Work demands | 0.052 (0.018, 0.098) | Friendship formation | −0.009 (−0.024, −0.001) |
| Supervisor aggression | 0.018 (0.003, 0.046) | Distributive justice | −0.021 (−0.043, −0.007) |
| Job insecurity | 0.040 (0.003, 0.082) | Mental health | |
| Employment insecurity | 0.020 (0.005, 0.043) | Supervisor aggression | −0.012 (−0.031, −0.002) |
| Emotional work fatigue | Distributive justice | −0.024 (−0.046, −0.010) | |
| Work demands | 0.035 (0.012, 0.070) | Job insecurity | −0.043 (−0.080, −0.011) |
| Role conflict | 0.021 (0.008, 0.042) | Employment insecurity | −0.026 (−0.047, −0.012) |
| Supervisor aggression | 0.012 (0.001, 0.031) | ||
| Dysfunctional leadership | 0.019 (0.003, 0.044) | WORK ATTITUDES | |
| Job insecurity | 0.057 (0.024, 0.100) | Job satisfaction | |
| Employment insecurity | 0.022 (0.007, 0.043) | Friendship formation | −0.024 (−0.044, −0.010) |
| Dysfunctional leadership | −0.033 (−0.062, −0.014) | ||
| NEGATIVE AFFECT | Distributive justice | −0.036 (−0.060, −0.020) | |
| Depression | Promotion opportunity | −0.024 (−0.043, −0.011) | |
| Work demands | 0.007 (0.001, 0.019) | Job insecurity | −0.026 (−0.051, −0.001) |
| Friendship formation | 0.009 (0.002, 0.021) | Organizational commitment | |
| Employment insecurity | 0.016 (0.006, 0.030) | Friendship formation | −0.042 (−0.072, −0.019) |
| Anxiety | Dysfunctional leadership | −0.039 (−0.070, −0.019) | |
| Work demands | 0.009 (0.002, 0.023) | Distributive justice | −0.047 (−0.074, −0.026) |
| Friendship formation | 0.008 (0.001, 0.020) | Promotion opportunity | −0.044 (−0.072, −0.025) |
| Distributive justice | 0.010 (0.001, 0.024) | Turnover intentions | |
| Employment insecurity | 0.023 (0.012, 0.041) | Role conflict | 0.015 (0.005, 0.033) |
| Anger | Friendship formation | 0.021 (0.008, 0.043) | |
| Work demands | 0.010 (0.003, 0.024) | Dysfunctional leadership | 0.038 (0.017, 0.070) |
| Friendship formation | 0.010 (0.002, 0.024) | Distributive justice | 0.042 (0.022, 0.069) |
| Dysfunctional leadership | 0.011 (0.001, 0.028) | Promotion opportunity | 0.043 (0.023, 0.071) |
| Distributive justice | 0.014 (0.003, 0.030) | Job insecurity | 0.046 (0.018, 0.0081) |
| Employment insecurity | −0.018 (−0.034, −0.006) |
Note: n = 2297. BC CI = Bias corrected bootstrap confidence intervals based on 5000 bootstrapped samples. All coefficients are adjusted for the covariates shown in Table 1.