Reciprocation wary employees discount psychological contract fulfillment

KARAGONLAR G., Eisenberger R., Aselage J.

JOURNAL OF ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR, vol.37, no.1, pp.23-40, 2016 (SSCI) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 37 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2016
  • Doi Number: 10.1002/job.2016
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR
  • Journal Indexes: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.23-40
  • Keywords: reciprocation wariness, psychological contract fulfillment, perceived organizational support, PERCEIVED ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT, EQUITY SENSITIVITY, PSYCHOSOMATIC COMPLAINTS, INDIVIDUAL-DIFFERENCES, BROKEN PROMISES, MODERATING ROLE, BREACH, WORK, TURNOVER, EXCHANGE
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

The present study examined the moderating role of reciprocation wariness in the association of employees' psychological contract fulfillment with psychosomatic strain and voluntary turnover, as mediated by perceived organizational support. To study these relationships longitudinally, 169 graduating college seniors were surveyed upon job acceptance and again 3 weeks, 3 months, 6 months, and 18 months following the start of employment. The findings showed that psychological contract fulfillment was positively related to perceived organizational support. However, this positive relationship was eliminated by reciprocation wariness, and this influence was carried over to psychosomatic strain and voluntary turnover. Thus, it appears that reciprocation wariness leads employees to discount psychological contract fulfillment as an indication of the organization's valuation and caring. Copyright (C) 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.