Abstract
This research contributes to the limited literature concerning the determinants of loneliness at work, as well as to the literature on psychological outcomes associated with temporary work. More specifically, we are adding to the literature by exploring whether there is an association between working temporarily and loneliness at work and whether loneliness at work partly explains the association between working temporarily and job satisfaction. To this end, we analyse—by means of a mediation model—a unique sample of Flemish employees in the private sector. We find that employees with a temporary contract experience more loneliness at work as opposed to employees with a permanent contract. In addition, we discover that loneliness at work mediates the association between working temporarily and job satisfaction.
Highlights
At a societal level, loneliness is a hot topic
We explore whether the association between working temporarily and loneliness at work explains a part of the association between working temporarily and job satisfaction
The significant coefficient for b shows that an employee that scores one unit higher on the loneliness at work scale is estimated to be 0.42 units (SE = 0.04) lower in job satisfaction compared to another employee with the same type of contract
Summary
Loneliness is a hot topic. Even Ministers of Loneliness are popping up (e.g. [1]). Answering the first research question will clearly contribute to the literature as, to the best of our knowledge, it has not yet been empirically tested whether temporary workers experience more loneliness at work as opposed to permanent workers.
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