A Longitudinal Study of Predictors of Job Loss Coping Strategies

• Main Authors: TAN, Gilbert Yip Wei, LEANA, Carrie R., FELDMAN, Daniel C.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 1994
• Subjects: dismissal of employees; unemployment; psychological reactance; emotions; human behavior; life skills; adjustment; severance pay; Industrial and Organizational Psychology; Organizational Behavior and Theory
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/199; https://doi.org/10.5465/AMBPP.1994.10341716
• Institution: Singapore Management University

This study examined the effects of individual characteristics, severance pay, cognitive appraisal, and initial emotional/psychological reactions on individuals use of six job loss coping strategies. Different predictors were significantly associated with each of the six coping strategies. Directions...