Title

Test of a model of coping with involuntary job loss following a company closing

Authors

Authors

M. A. Gowan; C. M. Riordan;R. D. Gatewood

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Abbreviated Journal Title

J. Appl. Psychol.

Keywords

INDIVIDUAL-RESPONSES; SEEKING BEHAVIOR; REEMPLOYMENT; UNEMPLOYMENT; STRESS; CONSTRUCT; OUTCOMES; CLOSURE; SUPPORT; HEALTH; Psychology, Applied; Management

Abstract

This study presented and tested a model of response to involuntary job loss based on R. S. Lazarus and S. Folkman's (1984) theory of stress, appraisal, and coping. The sample included 202 individuals who provided self-report survey data at approximately 6 and 12 months following a company closing. Structural equation modeling provided support for the fit of the overall model and partial support for the hypotheses. Specifically, results indicated that coping resources are related both to the cognitive appraisal of job loss and the coping strategies developed in response to job loss, cognitive appraisal is related to the use of coping strategies, and coping strategies are related both to the level of distress felt by the individual and to the level of reemployment attained.

Journal Title

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volume

84

Issue/Number

1

Publication Date

1-1-1999

Document Type

Article

Language

English

First Page

75

Last Page

86

WOS Identifier

WOS:000078955000007

ISSN

0021-9010

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