Abstract
The Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has not only had negative effects on employees’ health, but also on their prospects to gain and maintain employment. Using a longitudinal research design with two measurement points, we investigated the ramifications of various psychological and organizational resources on employees’ careers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, in a sample of German employees (N = 305), we investigated the role of psychological capital (PsyCap) for four career-related outcomes: career satisfaction, career engagement, coping with changes in career due to COVID-19, and career-related COVID-19 worries. We also employed leader–member exchange (LMX) as a moderator and career adaptability as a mediating variable in these relationships. Results from path analyses revealed a positive association between PsyCap and career satisfaction and career coping. Furthermore, PsyCap was indirectly related to career engagement through career adaptability. However, moderation analysis showed no moderating role of LMX on the link between PsyCap and career adaptability. Our study contributes to the systematic research concerning the role of psychological and organizational resources for employees’ careers and well-being, especially for crisis contexts.
Highlights
The Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), declared a global pandemic crisis on 11March 2020 by the World Health Organization (WHO), has caused major social, economic, and health ramifications for societies worldwide [1]
psychological capital (PsyCap) and career-related outResults revealed a positive relationship between PsyCap and career adaptability, supporting comes
In addition to career satisfaction, our study revealed that PsyCap could be an important resource for employees’ abilities to cope with shock during crises
Summary
The Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), declared a global pandemic crisis on 11. March 2020 by the World Health Organization (WHO), has caused major social, economic, and health ramifications for societies worldwide [1]. Many organizations went bankrupt, causing employees to struggle with their careers by facing job loss or entering into stressful work practices such as short-time work schemes or layoffs [2–4]. While societies struggle with the disease, its effects continue to be present in workplaces. For many employees COVID-19 means adapting their career goals, switching jobs, or coping with changes brought by this pandemic [5]. These implications make it imperative to take stock and investigate personal and organizational resources that could help employees deal with their careers during pandemics
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