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A psychological contract breach is a subjective experience referred to the perception of one of the parties that the other has failed to adequately fulfill its obligations and promises. Breaches have been systematically connected to employees’ attitudes and behaviors that hamper the employment relationship.
Rousseau distinguishes four phases in psychological contract formation and evolution. Firstly, in the pre‐employment phase, professional norms and societal beliefs play a general role. Secondly, more specific components of psychological contracts are formed in the recruitment process.
We provide a review of psychological contract research, beginning with past conceptualizations and empirical evidence. We tailor this retrospective look by reviewing the antecedents and outcomes associated with psychological contract breach and discussing the dominant theoretical explanations for the breach-outcome relationship. This synthesis of past evidence provides the foundation for ...
Feb 25, 2022 · In this chapter, we begin with a brief review of the conceptualization of psychological contracts and examine the theoretical links between psychological contracts and health. We present the emerging empirical evidence on the deleterious effects of breach and violation on employee health. We review potential moderators that may strengthen or ...
As for the emerging and developing themes on the psychological contract, Coyle-Shapiro et al. (2019) point out that they focus mainly on (a) those who investigate an expansion of psychological contracts beyond social exchange, the so-called psychological contracts with a strong ideological charge and their relation to organizational commitment, the presence of this type of contract in the ...
Jul 22, 2021 · While psychological contract theory generally refers to work organisations and employee–employer relationships, in recent years, it has been applied by researchers investigating students’ expectations of higher education institutions, particularly the psychological contracts of specific sub-populations of students and their expectations concerning their advisors.
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Oct 31, 2024 · Background Although psychological contract breach is linked to various significant organizational consequences, few studies have explored the antecedents of this important concept within the nursing field. This study aimed to investigate the correlation between perceived organizational justice and psychological contract breach among clinical nurses. Methods This descriptive cross-sectional ...
