What do job insecure people do? Examining employee behaviors and their implications for well-being at a weekly basis

Abstract The current study investigated employees' weekly responses to experienced job insecurity. Based on appraisal theory, it was postulated that employees may adopt three coping strategies in response insecurity (i.e., remaining silent, adapting, or being proactive) order maintain improve their well-being. We introduced a multilevel moderated mediation model, explaining how would be related well-being the following weeks through these behaviors. also expected subordinate emotional regulation and supervisor prosocial motivation (both defined as trait variables) function contextual factors moderating relationships of with employee behavior A 5-week diary 149 subordinates partially supported model. results showed longitudinal conditional indirect effects depending style motivation. In doing so, offers two main contributions literature. First, are not passive responders perceived insecurity, but active shapers context. Subordinates' strategy supervisors' motivation, variables, impact respond over weeks. From practical point view, dynamic nature suggests implications for interventions subordinates'