IJERPH, Vol. 20, Pages 2758: The Relationship between Job Insecurity and Psychological Well-Being among Malaysian Precarious Workers: Work & ndash;Life Balance as a Mediator

IJERPH, Vol. 20, Pages 2758: The Relationship between Job Insecurity and Psychological Well-Being among Malaysian Precarious Workers: Work–Life Balance as a Mediator International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph20032758 Authors: Nurul Iman Abdul Jalil Soon Aun Tan Nur Shakila Ibharim Anisah Zainab Musa Siew Hui Ang Wustari L. Mangundjaya The emergence of coronavirus disease has impacted human lives, one of which is economic disruption. Many Malaysian organisations have devised various crisis-response techniques, such as downsizing, laying off, retrenching, and combining. As a result, the number of Malaysians working in precarious jobs, which are defined by unpredictable and uncertain situations, has indirectly increased, hence increasing job insecurity. Therefore, maintaining psychological health is essential to safeguarding the mental health of employees. In the current working landscape, job security and work–life balance have commonly been deemed necessary in contributing to well-being among employees. As a result, the purpose of this study was to examine how work–life balance influences the relationship between job insecurity and psychological well-being among Malaysian precarious workers. It also fills a gap in the research by explaining the causal association between job insecurity and psychological well-being among precarious workers, as previous well-being studies have larg...
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