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Psycap and Amotivation to search for a job: the role of need frustration and family support
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This work analyses unemployed individuals’ psychological capital (Psycap), and the
mediating and moderation developments through which this resource is related with
amotivation to search for a job. We tested, in particular, whether need frustration of
autonomy, relatedness and competence mediated the relationship between Psycap
and amotivation, by using a questionnaire that was applied to a sample of 298
unemployed people. Additionally, we also tested whether individuals’ family support
would moderate the negative relationship between Psycap and amotivation to search
for a job, and if the strength of the hypothesized indirect effects were conditional on
the perception of family support. Results revealed that the relationship between
Psycap and amotivation was mediated by need frustration of relatedness and
competence. Moreover, family support was confirmed to moderate the relationship
between need frustration of competence and amotivation, such that the high levels of
amotivation was found in individuals who demonstrated high levels of need
frustration of competence and low family support. Ultimately, results have supported
a conditional indirect and negative effect of the Psycap on forecasting amotivation
through need frustration of competence when levels of family support were high, but
not when the support was low. Overall, the results obtained show that need
frustration of autonomy, relatedness and competence, and family support embody key
elements in explaining how Psycap is associated with amotivation to search for a job.
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Psychological capital Need frustration Amotivation Family support Self-determination theory Deprivation model Unemployment