A longitudinal analysis of involuntary job loss and communication resilience processes during the Covid-19 pandemic

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ID22693247
AutoresKai Kuang (0000-0002-9653-9574, Tsinghua University, autor correspondente), Steven R Wilson (0000-0001-5694-3882, University of South Florida), Timothy Betts (0000-0001-6728-7614, Texas Christian University), Josephine K Boumis (0000-0001-9702-8496, University of South Florida), Elizabeth A Hintz (0000-0002-5202-4771, University of Connecticut), Dennis P DeBeck (0000-0002-6874-1804, University of South Florida), Patrice M Buzzanell (0000-0003-0058-7676, University of South Florida)
Ano2023
Volume73
Fascículo4
Páginas382-397
Data de publicação2023-07-27
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoJournal of Communication (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0021-9916 • E-ISSN: 1460-2466
EditoraOxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1093/joc/jqad004
OpenAlexW4321494567
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas11
Referências citadas50

This longitudinal study explored associations between communication resilience processes, job-search self-efficacy, and well-being for a sample of US adults who involuntarily lost their jobs during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Based on the communication theory of resilience (CTR), we tested four possible models regarding how the enactment of resilience processes would be associated with job-search self-efficacy and well-being over time. Participants (N = 595) described their job loss story and completed measures of communication resilience processes, job-search self-efficacy, and well-being (perceived stress, mental health, and life satisfaction) in February 2021, then completed measures again 2 and 4 months later. Findings from random intercept cross-lagged panel analyses suggested that after accounting for between-person associations, resilience enactment shared significant within-person reciprocal relationships with job-search self-efficacy, perceived stress, and mental health over time. Theoretical implications for CTR, future directions for communication research, and practical implications for supporting diverse job seekers are discussed.

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) · Job satisfaction · Longitudinal study · Mental health · Pandemic · Psychiatry · Psychological resilience · Resilience (materials science) · Applied Psychology · COVID-19 and Mental Health · Grit, Self-Efficacy, and Motivation · Medicine · Psychology · Resilience and Mental Health · Social Psychology