Table 5.
Mediating Work Conditions | Outcome Group | Specific Outcomes |
---|---|---|
WORK ROLE | ||
Work demands | Inability to detach | Negative work rumination (+); Inability to unwind (+) |
Energy depletion | Physical work fatigue (+); Mental work fatigue (+); Emotional work fatigue (+) | |
Negative affect | Depression (+); Anxiety (+); Anger (+) | |
Role conflict | Inability to detach | Inability to unwind (+) |
Energy depletion | Emotional work fatigue (+) | |
Work attitudes | Turnover intentions (+) | |
INTERPERSONAL | ||
Supervisor aggression | Energy depletion | Physical work fatigue (+); Mental work fatigue (+); Emotional work fatigue (+) |
Health | Mental health (−) | |
Friendship formation | Negative affect | Depression (+); Anxiety (+); Anger (+) |
Positive affect | Happiness (−); Confidence (−); Vigor (−) | |
Health | Physical health (−) | |
Work attitudes | Job satisfaction (−); Organizational commitment (−); Turnover intentions (+) | |
Dysfunctional leadership | Inability to detach | Negative work rumination (+); Inability to unwind (+) |
Energy depletion | Emotional work fatigue (+) | |
Negative affect | Anger (+) | |
Positive affect | Happiness (−) | |
Work attitudes | Job satisfaction (−); Organizational commitment (−); Turnover intentions (+) | |
REWARDS | ||
Distributive justice | Inability to detach | Negative work rumination (+) |
Negative affect | Anxiety (+); Anger (+) | |
Positive affect | Happiness (−); Confidence (−); Vigor (−) | |
Health | Physical health (−); Mental health (−) | |
Work attitudes | Job satisfaction (−); Organizational commitment (−); Turnover intentions (+) | |
Promotion opportunities | Work attitudes | Job satisfaction (−); Organizational commitment (−); Turnover intentions (+) |
SECURITY | ||
Job insecurity | Inability to detach | Inability to unwind (+) |
Energy depletion | Mental work fatigue (+); Emotional work fatigue (+) | |
Health | Mental health (−) | |
Employment insecurity | Work attitudes | Job satisfaction (−); Turnover intentions (+) |
Energy depletion | Physical work fatigue (+); Mental work fatigue (+); Emotional work fatigue (+) | |
Negative affect | Depression (+); Anxiety (+) | |
Positive affect | Happiness (−); Confidence (−); Vigor (−) | |
Health | Mental health (−) | |
Work attitudes | Turnover intentions (−) |
Note: Of the 12 work conditions, only role ambiguity, work autonomy, and coworker aggression failed to act as a mediating variable in the associations of organizational downsizing to the employee outcomes. The plus and minus signs represent the direction of the indirect effect of organizational downsizing to a specific employee outcome (column 3) via a specific work condition (column 1).