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Facing education reform: Change-related self-efficacy is linked to job insecurity via appraisal

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  • Marta Roczniewska

    (SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Poland; Karolinska Institutet, Sweden)

  • Malwina Puchalska-KamiÅ„ska

    (SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Poland)

  • Agnieszka Å Ä…dka-BaraÅ„ska

    (Psychology Department, University of Gdańsk, Poland)

Abstract

Structural education reforms may pose a threat to teachers’ employment, leading to anxiety about the future of their jobs. This study examined the antecedents of job insecurity among Polish teachers ( N = 860) who had been subjected to rapid and major structural education reform in 2017. While previous studies have focused on self-efficacy as a buffer against the negative consequences of job insecurity, here the authors hypothesize that a higher change-related self-efficacy is linked to lower job insecurity via stress appraisal. The results show that self-efficacy is more strongly linked to lower hindrance appraisal than to higher challenge appraisal. Strengthening change-related self-efficacy as a personal resource and attenuating perceptions of change as a hindrance are vital steps in minimizing job insecurity and its effects.

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  • Marta Roczniewska & Malwina Puchalska-KamiÅ„ska & Agnieszka Å Ä…dka-BaraÅ„ska, 2022. "Facing education reform: Change-related self-efficacy is linked to job insecurity via appraisal," Economic and Industrial Democracy, Department of Economic History, Uppsala University, Sweden, vol. 43(3), pages 1164-1188, August.
  • Handle: RePEc:sae:ecoind:v:43:y:2022:i:3:p:1164-1188
    DOI: 10.1177/0143831X20975479
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