A Longitudinal Analysis of Involuntary Job Loss and Communication Resilience Processes during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2023
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.1093/joc/jqad004
Abstract
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.
Was this content written or created while at USF?
Yes
Citation / Publisher Attribution
Journal of Communication, in press
Scholar Commons Citation
Kuang, Kai; Wilson, Steven R.; Betts, Timothy; Boumis, Josephine K.; Hintz, Elizabeth A.; DeBeck, Dennis; and Buzzanell, Patrice M., "A Longitudinal Analysis of Involuntary Job Loss and Communication Resilience Processes during the COVID-19 Pandemic" (2023). Communication Faculty Publications. 1017.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/spe_facpub/1017
