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Mediating Role of Psychological Capital in the Relationship between Social Support and Wellbeing of Refugees
Author(s) -
Newman Alexander,
Nielsen Ingrid,
Smyth Russell,
Hirst Giles
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
international migration
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.681
H-Index - 64
eISSN - 1468-2435
pISSN - 0020-7985
DOI - 10.1111/imig.12415
Subject(s) - refugee , social support , psychology , perceived organizational support , social capital , social psychology , work (physics) , organizational commitment , sociology , political science , mechanical engineering , social science , law , engineering
This study examines the relationship between social support from work and non‐work domains and the wellbeing of refugee employees. In addition, it examines the mediating influence of psychological capital on these relationships. Using data from 190 refugee employees living in Australia, we find that while perceived organizational support and perceived family support are positively related to the wellbeing of refugee employees, the relationship between perceived supervisor support and wellbeing is not significant. Additionally, while we find that PsyCap fully mediates the relationship between perceived organizational support and wellbeing, it only partially mediates the relationship between perceived family support and wellbeing.