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Self‐evaluation and union interest: The empirical relevance of a mediated model
Author(s) -
Mellor Steven
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
journal of occupational and organizational psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.257
H-Index - 114
eISSN - 2044-8325
pISSN - 0963-1798
DOI - 10.1348/096317908x318681
Subject(s) - overconfidence effect , psychology , structural equation modeling , context (archaeology) , social psychology , relevance (law) , sample (material) , self interest , positive economics , cognitive psychology , economics , political science , law , paleontology , chemistry , chromatography , biology , statistics , mathematics
A model of union interest was advanced with self‐evaluation as linking economic and socio‐economic realities to willingness to join a union in the context of a new psychological framework. Using a representative survey sample of non‐union US employees ( N =1,010), the model was tested with structural equation modelling techniques. Support was generally found for the hypothesized model, although a revised model was considered. In particular, psychological self‐sufficiency fully mediated the influence of financial dependency on self‐enhancement (overconfidence in one's abilities and efficacy), and, in turn, self‐enhancement fully mediated the influence of psychological self‐sufficiency on union interest. Suggestions stemming from the model for future theory, research, and application are provided.