Daily job search and psychological distress: Evidence from China
Song, Zhaoli ; Uy, Marilyn A ; Zhang, Shuhua ; Shi, Kan
Uy, Marilyn A
Zhang, Shuhua
Shi, Kan
Citations
Altmetric:
Alternative Title
Abstract
We examined the relationship between job search and distress using the daily diary method that involved 100 unemployed job seekers in China. Three models were tested: a direct relationship model (examining the effect of job search on distress), a reversed relationship model (assessing the impact of distress on job search), and a third variable model (testing the extent to which daily financial strain accounts for the relationship between job search and distress). Results offered support for both direct and reversed models. The third variable model was not supported. Negative job search experience mediated the direct effect of job search on distress. Using a within-individual approach, our study provides an in-depth examination on the nature and directionality of the relationship between job search and distress and illuminates the dynamic nature of this relationship. © The Author(s), 2009.
Keywords
Social Sciences, Management, Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary, Business & Economics, Social Sciences - Other Topics, China, crossover, diary survey, job search, stress, unemployment, NEGATIVE AFFECTIVITY, FINANCIAL STRAIN, MENTAL-HEALTH, UNEMPLOYMENT, BEHAVIOR, INTERVENTION, REEMPLOYMENT, DEPRESSION, SEEKING, STRESS
Source Title
HUMAN RELATIONS
Publisher
SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD
Series/Report No.
Collections
Rights
Date
2009-08-01
DOI
10.1177/0018726709334883
Type
Article