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Feb 25, 2022 · A nuanced finding was that psychological contract breach of long-term job security and job autonomy significantly predicted both mental and physical health, whereas psychological contract breach of career opportunities and high pay did not predict any health outcomes.
Psychological contract fulfillment is defined as the perception that the reciprocal exchanges between the employee and the organization conform to previous promises and such exchanges are considered the key features of the relationship’s quality.
Jan 25, 2021 · Our findings indicate that exposure to PC breach has a detrimental impact on employee health/well-being via perceptions of ERI and allow us to unravel one of the cognitive mechanisms leading to potential employee ill-health. We conclude with theoretical and practical implications.
- Yannick Griep, Yannick Griep, Sarah Bankins, Tinne Vander Elst, Hans De Witte, Hans De Witte
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- 2021
- 25 January 2021
In this chapter, we set out to answer two core questions; what determines the nature and content of the psychological contract, and what are the consequences of different types of, and different states of the psychological contract?
Rousseau (1995) defined the psychological contract as the set of individual beliefs of a person in relation to the reciprocal obligations and benefits established in a relationship of exchange. The result of the exchange conditions the behavior of both the organization and the employees.
Apr 1, 2017 · Results show a statistically significant negative effect of the overall imbalance of the psychological contract on both mental health and physical health, that is, employees who perceive an overall imbalance have poorer mental and physical health, a finding that supports hypotheses H1a and H1b.
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We highlight the practical implications of research to date on psychological contracts and end with directions for future research to include the need for greater attention given to ideological currency, employee health, polycontextual approaches, the role of psychological needs, and post-breach/violation.
