The Long Reach of Unemployment: Sensitizing or Inoculating Employee Reactions to Job Insecurity?

Table 1 Hypotheses and studies

Hypothesis		Study 1	Study 2	Study 3	Study 4
1a	Stress sensitization hypothesis (moderation)^a	X	X	X
1b	Stress inoculation hypothesis (moderation)^a	X	X	X
2	Frustration as the underlying mechanism of the stress sensitization effect (moderated mediation model)^b				X
3	Relative deprivation as the underlying mechanism of the stress inoculation effect (moderated mediation model)^b				X

^aHypotheses 1a and 1b were tested on all the outcomes in studies 1 to 3
^bOutcomes in study 4 to test the moderated mediation were self-evaluative outcomes (demands-abilities fit, needs-supplies fit), attitudinal outcomes (intention to remain, job satisfaction), and performance outcomes (task performance, incivility)