Publication Type

Journal Article

Version

acceptedVersion

Publication Date

3-2022

Abstract

Breach of the psychological contract between organization and employee often evokes employee hostility, which in turn can instigate deviant behaviors. We examine whether employee mindfulness attenuates these reactions to psychological contract breach. Specifically, we develop and test a two-stage moderated mediation model in which employee mindfulness moderates the mediational path from psychological contract breach via hostility to deviance by attenuating both emotional and behavioral reactions. Findings across four studies (with 872 employee participants) both measuring and manipulating breach and mindfulness demonstrate substantial support for the proposed model. Further analyses including alternative moderators, mediators, and dependent variables provide evidence for discriminatory and incremental validity. We discuss theoretical and practical implications as well as future research avenues.

Keywords

psychological contract breach, mindfulness, hostility, organizational deviance

Discipline

Asian Studies | Human Resources Management | Organizational Behavior and Theory

Research Areas

Organisational Behaviour and Human Resources

Publication

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volume

107

Issue

3

First Page

425

Last Page

443

ISSN

0021-9010

Identifier

10.1037/apl0000878

Publisher

American Psychological Association

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Authors

Additional URL

https://doi.apa.org/doi/10.1037/apl0000878

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