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Associations Between Contract Preference and Attitudes, Well-Being and Behavioural Intentions of Temporary Workers

Nele De Cuyper

Research Centre for Work, Organization and Personnel Psychology, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven

Hans De Witte

Research Centre for Work, Organization and Personnel Psychology, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven

Previous research suggests that contract preference (volition) is more important in predicting job satisfaction among temporaries than formal employment status (temporary vs permanent employment). This study provides an advanced test of this assumption by

(1) investigating whether volition either mediates or moderates the relationship between employment status and outcomes, and

(2) considering multiple outcomes: job satisfaction, organizational commitment, irritation and turnover intention. Analyses were based on a sample of 189 temporaries and 371 permanents. No evidence

was found for mediation by volition. However, the interaction terms between employment status and volition were significant for all outcomes, except for organizational commitment: volition was positively related to the outcomes among the permanent sample, but not among the temporary sample. Implications for future research are discussed.

Key Words: irritation • job satisfaction • organizational commitment • temporary employment • turnover intention • volition

Economic and Industrial Democracy, Vol. 28, No. 2, 292-312 (2007)
DOI: 10.1177/0143831X07076122
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