Several studies have investigated turnover intention and its predictors underlining the role of organisational conditions and personal resources. This study focused on the role of the Perceptions of Social Context (PoSC) and Work Engagement as personal resources that can create healthy and productive organisations. The aim of this study is to investigate the factors that contribute to intention to quit focusing on the PoSC, including Work Engagement and a construct that describes mental and emotional detachment from other individuals in work contexts (Interpersonal Strain). A total of 647 employees of an Italian organisation completed a self-report questionnaire. A structural equations model was tested, the findings of which show that work engagement negatively predicts intention to quit, whereas interpersonal strain positively predicts this outcome. Moreover, the PoSC of the immediate supervisor and the PoSC of colleagues have negative mediated effects on intention to quit by reinforcing work engagement and by reducing interpersonal strain, respectively. Finally, the PoSC of management also have negative effects on intention to quit, both directly and by increasing work engagement. Nevertheless, it is now possible to plan different actions and interventions, taking into account these findings to enhance workplace well-being.

Perceptions of social context and intention to quit: the mediating role of work engagement and interpersonal strain / De Simone, Silvia; Cicotto, Gianfranco; Cenciotti, Roberto; Borgogni, Laura. - In: SUSTAINABILITY. - ISSN 2071-1050. - 14:13(2021). [10.3390/su13147554]

Perceptions of social context and intention to quit: the mediating role of work engagement and interpersonal strain

Roberto Cenciotti;Laura Borgogni
2021

Abstract

Several studies have investigated turnover intention and its predictors underlining the role of organisational conditions and personal resources. This study focused on the role of the Perceptions of Social Context (PoSC) and Work Engagement as personal resources that can create healthy and productive organisations. The aim of this study is to investigate the factors that contribute to intention to quit focusing on the PoSC, including Work Engagement and a construct that describes mental and emotional detachment from other individuals in work contexts (Interpersonal Strain). A total of 647 employees of an Italian organisation completed a self-report questionnaire. A structural equations model was tested, the findings of which show that work engagement negatively predicts intention to quit, whereas interpersonal strain positively predicts this outcome. Moreover, the PoSC of the immediate supervisor and the PoSC of colleagues have negative mediated effects on intention to quit by reinforcing work engagement and by reducing interpersonal strain, respectively. Finally, the PoSC of management also have negative effects on intention to quit, both directly and by increasing work engagement. Nevertheless, it is now possible to plan different actions and interventions, taking into account these findings to enhance workplace well-being.
2021
perceptions of social context (PoSC); intention to quit; work engagement; interpersonal strain
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Perceptions of social context and intention to quit: the mediating role of work engagement and interpersonal strain / De Simone, Silvia; Cicotto, Gianfranco; Cenciotti, Roberto; Borgogni, Laura. - In: SUSTAINABILITY. - ISSN 2071-1050. - 14:13(2021). [10.3390/su13147554]
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