Yunas, S and Mostafa, AMS orcid.org/0000-0001-5701-1630 (2022) Flexible working practices and job-related anxiety: Examining the roles of trust in management and job autonomy. Economic and Industrial Democracy, 43 (3). pp. 1340-1368. ISSN 0143-831X
Abstract
Although flexible working practices (FWPs) have been associated with positive individual outcomes, less is known about ‘how’ and ‘why’ such associations occur. Drawing on Conservation of Resources theory, this study examines the mediating and moderating processes which underpin the relationship between FWPs and job-related anxiety. The study’s hypotheses, proposing a moderated mediation model, are tested using data from Britain’s Workplace Employment Relations Survey (WERS) 2011. The results of generalised multilevel structural equation modelling (GMSEM) reveal that FWPs increase trust in management (TIM), which, in turn, decreases job-related anxiety. Furthermore, job autonomy moderates both the positive relationship between FWPs and TIM and the indirect relationship between FWPs and job anxiety through TIM, such that the mediated relationship becomes stronger when perceived autonomy is high. Our study encourages focusing on FWPs, as these stimulate perceptions of resource gain spiral, and the integrated influence of resources accumulated through such positive gain spirals promotes well-being.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © The Author(s) 2021. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) which permits any use, reproduction and distribution of the work without further permission provided the original work is attributed as specified on the SAGE and Open Access page (https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/open-access-at-sage). |
Keywords: | Conservation of Resources theory, flexible working practices, job autonomy, job-related anxiety, resource gain spiral, trust in management |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Business (Leeds) > Management Division (LUBS) (Leeds) > Management Division Organizational Behaviour (LUBS) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 22 Jan 2021 13:41 |
Last Modified: | 10 Feb 2023 17:43 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | SAGE Publications |
Identification Number: | 10.1177/0143831X21995259 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:170218 |