How Adult Attachment Styles Relate to Perceived Psychological Contract Breach and Affective Organizational Commitment

被引：5
作者：
Schmidt G.B. [1 ]
机构：
[1] Department of Organizational Leadership and Supervision, Indiana University Purdue University Fort Wayne, Neff 288D, 2101 East Coliseum Blvd., Fort Wayne, 46805, IN
来源：
Employee Responsibilities and Rights Journal | 2016年 / 28卷 / 3期
关键词：
Adult attachment; Affective organizational commitment; Attachment theory; Psychological contract; Psychological contract breach;
D O I：
10.1007/s10672-016-9278-9
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摘要：
The current study examines the relationship between adult attachment style and both perceived psychological contract breach and affective organizational commitment in a sample of college students with employment experience. Attachment style is argued to be an individual difference factor that affects how an individual perceives organizational events based on theory and existing empirical research related to adult attachment style. Individuals with insecure attachment styles were predicted to perceive more psychological contract breach and have lower levels of affective organizational commitment. The results reveal that individuals with higher levels of preoccupied and dismissive attachment styles perceived higher levels of psychological contract breach, and preoccupied attachment style significantly and negatively relates to affective organizational commitment. The relationship between attachment style and psychological contract dimensions was stronger for relational than transactional contract dimensions. Evidence is also found that perceived psychological contract breach mediates the relationship between preoccupied attachment style and affective commitment. Future potential research directions are described. The implications of these findings for managerial practice is discussed. © 2016, Springer Science+Business Media New York.
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页数：23
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