Work-based and Nonwork-based Support: The Moderating Effects of Social Support on Job\ud Insecurity

Due to the current economic decline, numerous employees are faced not only with financial concerns, but with the additional stressor of potentially losing their jobs. This feeling of powerlessness in the workforce is referred to as job insecurity. When individuals experience job insecurity, their attitudes about work, job satisfaction, relationships, and overall life satisfaction suffer. Social support may act as a moderator to improve job-insecure employees??? attitudes at work and in the home. Data were collected from full-time employees online to determine the moderating role of work-based support (e.g., manager, co-worker, organization) and nonworkbased or personal support (e.g., family, friends) for the consequences of job insecurity. The results of the regression analyses revealed that job insecurity was related to employees??? higher levels of cynicism, noncompliance, emotional exhaustion, and lower levels of psychological well-being. Support received within the workplace was found to buffer noncompliant behaviors among women in the workplace. Furthermore, support received outside of the workplace improved employees??? psychological well-being. The implications of these findings for research and organizations are explored.Psycholog