Knowledge of Job Insecurity Climate and Future Work Self
Moderating Roles of Personality Variables
Keywords:
knowledge of job insecurity climate, career adaptability, career optimism, proactive personality, future work self, young peopleAbstract
The study examined the relationship between knowledge of job insecurity climate and future work self of young people. The study also explored the moderating effects of career adaptability, career optimism, and proactive personality in this relationship. A two-wave time lagged data were collected from undergraduate students (N = 531) of banking and finance from universities in Southeastern Nigeria. Results of the Structural Equation Modeling showed that knowledge of job insecurity climate related negatively to future work self. Career adaptability and career optimism were related positively to future work self. Proactive personality was not significantly related to future work self. The results also indicated that career adaptability and proactive personality moderated the relationship between knowledge of job insecurity climate and future work self, but career optimism did not have any moderating effect. These findings imply that perception of insecure work environment is important for career transition of young people.
