How and when does occupational stigma promote intent to leave? The mediation effect of family implicated stigma and the moderating effect of family involvement

doi:10.3724/SP.J.1041.2022.00182

Abstract

Abstract:

Occupational stigma exerts an important influence on employees' work attitude and behavior. Previous studies explain the role of occupational stigma from the perspective of individual occupational identity, ignoring the multiple attributes of individual identity. Based on the identity boundary theory, this study proposes that occupational stigma will influence employees' intent to leave through the mechanism of family implicated stigma. Moreover, the strength of this mechanism depends on the degree of family involvement. Through three-wave survey with a sample of 384 employees across various occupations, this study found that family involvement moderated the mediating role of family implicated stigma between occupational stigma and intent to leave. When the level of individuals' family involvement was high, this mediating effect was stronger. When the level of family involvement was low, the mediating effect was weaker. This study extends research on occupational stigma by indicating and testing the new mechanism of the effect of occupational stigma. This study also has several implications for managerial practices.

Key words: occupational stigma, family implicated stigma, family involvement, intent to leave

JI Hao, YAN Jin, GUO Weixiao. (2022). How and when does occupational stigma promote intent to leave? The mediation effect of family implicated stigma and the moderating effect of family involvement. Acta Psychologica Sinica, 54(2), 182-191.

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Item	Factor load
1. My career has become a burden to my family	0.82
2. My career has caused inconvenience in my family's life	0.86
3. My career has become a stain on my family's life	0.89
4. My family is not satisfied with my career	0.84
5. My family is afraid that others will know what I do	0.91
6. My family feels powerless about the position of my profession in society	0.72
7. My family is alienated by others because of my profession	0.90
8. My family avoids contact with others because of my occupation	0.90
9. My family is afraid to make new friends because of my occupation	0.89

Item	Factor load
1. My career has become a burden to my family	0.82
2. My career has caused inconvenience in my family's life	0.86
3. My career has become a stain on my family's life	0.89
4. My family is not satisfied with my career	0.84
5. My family is afraid that others will know what I do	0.91
6. My family feels powerless about the position of my profession in society	0.72
7. My family is alienated by others because of my profession	0.90
8. My family avoids contact with others because of my occupation	0.90
9. My family is afraid to make new friends because of my occupation	0.89

Model	χ²	df	SRMR	RMSEA	TLI	CFI
Five-factor model	242.46	80	0.04	0.07	0.95	0.96
Four-factor model^a	530.92	81	0.05	0.12	0.86	0.89
Three-factor model^b	1270.60	87	0.14	0.19	0.65	0.71
Two-factor model^c	1610.46	89	0.16	0.21	0.56	0.63
Single factor model^d	2032.99	90	0.16	0.24	0.45	0.52

Model	χ²	df	SRMR	RMSEA	TLI	CFI
Five-factor model	242.46	80	0.04	0.07	0.95	0.96
Four-factor model^a	530.92	81	0.05	0.12	0.86	0.89
Three-factor model^b	1270.60	87	0.14	0.19	0.65	0.71
Two-factor model^c	1610.46	89	0.16	0.21	0.56	0.63
Single factor model^d	2032.99	90	0.16	0.24	0.45	0.52

Variable	M	SD	1	2	3	4	5	6
1 Organizational tenure	6.98	7.18
2 Age	0.89	0.68	0.72^***
3 Occupational stigma consciousness	3.97	1.46	-0.01	0.03
4 Occupational disidentification	2.17	1.32	0.00	0.07	0.31^***
5 Family implicated stigma	1.92	1.22	-0.02	-0.02	0.23^***	0.76^***
6 Family involvement	4.56	1.18	0.14^**	0.17^***	0.14^**	0.14^**	0.14^**
7 Intent to leave	3.31	1.46	-0.19^**	-0.16^**	0.15^**	0.31^***	0.31^***	-0.05