title: The development and validation of a new multidimensional Job Insecurity Measure (JIM): an inductive methodology.
abstract: This study outlines the development and validation of a new 4-dimensional job insecurity measure (JIM). Items were generated from interviews with Australian employees facing an objective threat of job loss. The measure was then validated on a North American sample of 1,004 respondents. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses (EFA and CFA) with tests of sample invariance supported an 18-item measurement model consisting of 4 correlated but distinct subscales of insecurity: Job Loss, Job Changes, Marginalization, and Organizational Survival. The results indicate convergent and discriminant validity as well as high internal consistency for the instrument. Significant associations with psychological well-being (job related affective well-being, job satisfaction) and organizational attitudes (organizational commitment, trust in management, intention to resign) established the criterion-related validity of each subscale. These findings support the use of the instrument in academic and applied settings.
authors.affiliation: School of Psychology, Curtin University.
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: O'Neill
authors.affiliation: School of Psychology, Curtin University.
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sevastos
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D004651:Employment / Q000523:psychology*; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011581:Psychological Tests / Q000592:standards; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D014478:Unemployment / Q000523:psychology; D055815:Young Adult