Impact of psychological contract fulfillment on well-being through the mediation of psychological distress: unveiling the evidences from banking sector

Autor: Mitesh Jayswal, Revati Chandrashekhar Deshpande, Anushree Karani
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: International Journal of Organizational Analysis. 31:777-803
ISSN: 1934-8835
DOI: 10.1108/ijoa-07-2021-2861
Popis: Purpose This paper aims to explore the content of the psychological contract (PC), i.e. work-family conflict (WFC), family-work conflict (FWC), work overload (WO) and work autonomy (WA) and its impact on well-being (WB), i.e. job satisfaction (JS), family satisfaction (FS), life satisfaction (LS), through the mediation of psychological distress (PD). Design/methodology/approach The current study has adopted a quantitative approach and a cross-sectional research design with a snowball sampling technique. The sample size consists of 400 employees from the banking sector. SPSS and AMOS 20v has been used for structural equation modelling to give empirical findings from the responses collected. Findings The current study has checked the relationship between PC and WB through the mediation analysis of PD. WA was not affecting the WB of banking employees. The study found that there was partial mediation. It was also proven that the lower the breach of PC lower the PD, and the higher the WB. Originality/value The current study has tried to explain the content of PC among the employees of the banking sector and how that is associated with WB. There was limited work from which showcase the WFC, FWC and WO from the view of PC theory, and it affects different WB, i.e. JS, LS and FS.
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