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. 2021 May 31;17(2):28-42.
doi: 10.5964/ejop.1904. eCollection 2021 May.

Employability and Job Insecurity: The Role of Personal Resources on Work-Related Stress

Tiziana Ramaci  1 , Palmira Faraci  1 , Giuseppe Santisi  2 , Giusy Danila Valenti  1
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Employability and Job Insecurity: The Role of Personal Resources on Work-Related Stress

Tiziana Ramaci et al. Eur J Psychol. .

Abstract

This study is aimed to assess the effect of both employability and personal resources, in terms of pro-activity and self-efficacy, on the relationship between job insecurity and psycho-social distress. Using survey data from 211 participants, among employed, unemployed and workers in transition, we analyzed the incidence of employability, pro-activity and self-efficacy on psycho-social distress. Our results showed that the above-mentioned variables significantly differed by participants' gender and age. The structural theoretical model proposed to assess the significance of the hypothesized paths exhibited good fit with the data. Thus, all our hypotheses were supported. Findings are in line with previous research, and practical implications may give significant effects when applied in new labor policies undertaken by local governments.

Keywords: employability; organizations; personal resources; psycho-social distress.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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Figure 1. Graphic Chart of Employability Conditions (Rothwell & Arnold, 2007)
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Figure 2. Proposed Theoretical Model
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Figure 3. Structural Equation Modelling Results With Standardized Path Estimates
*p < .05.
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