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Title: Multilevel Antecedents of Economic Stress
Citation Type: Dissertation/Thesis
Publication Year: 2010
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Abstract: Much of the literature on economic stress focuses on outcomes. This study assessed the antecedents that precede employee perceptions of economic strain. A multilevel framework of economic antecedents was proposed. The framework included objective indicators of the macroeconomic context as well as individual-level objective and subjective economic antecedents. It was hypothesized that antecedents within each of these categories of economic stress can fall into one of two dimensions: employment- or finance-related. Indicators of the macroeconomic context were gathered from the American Community Survey (ACS). Over 2,000 union employees of a large U.S. Midwestern retail chain provided individual employee-level economic information and economic stress perceptions. A confirmatory factor analysis examined the fit of the hypothesized framework of economic antecedents. Distinct employment- and finance-related factors were found at both the macroeconomic and individual level. The individual-level economic antecedent factors were found to be predictive of individual economic stress perceptions. Individual employment-related factor, finance-related factor, and subjective ratings of job insecurity were related to all three dimensions of economic stress: financial strain, income inadequacy for wants, and income inadequacy for needs. No relationship between the macroeconomic factors and economic stress perceptions was found. Implications of the findings and . . .
Url: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.819.7627&rep=rep1&type=pdf
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Authors: Zajack, Mark
Institution: Clemson University
Department: Industrial-Organizational Psychology
Advisor: Sinclair, Robert R
Degree: PhD
Publisher Location: Clemson, South Carolina
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Data Collections: IPUMS USA, IPUMS CPS
Topics: Health, Labor Force and Occupational Structure, Other
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