Subjectively Perceived Job Insecurity

The subjective fear of losing one's job is a major stress factor that leads to a loss of life satisfaction, an increased health risk, a loss of identity and lower productivity at the workplace. In addition, the subjectively perceived insecurity of one's own job changes the political attitudes of those affected.

Often the subjective feeling of job insecurity arises due to inadequate internal communication processes, poor design and organisation of work processes and a poor social working environment. Accordingly, Selenko emphasised the importance of in-house communication and personnel management strategies to avoid unfounded fear of losing one's job.

Further information on the speaker and her research can be found here.

The slides of the WIFO Research Seminar are available here.