TOO OVERQUALIFIED TO CARE: THE EFFECT OF CYNICISM ON OVERQUALIFICATION AND COMMITMENT

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dc.contributor.advisorPenney, Lisa M.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberEisenberger, Robert
dc.contributor.committeeMemberTackett, Jennifer L.
dc.creatorOki, Tunji A.
dc.date.accessioned2015-02-17T21:54:24Z
dc.date.available2015-02-17T21:54:24Z
dc.date.createdDecember 2013
dc.date.issued2013-12
dc.date.updated2015-02-17T21:54:25Z
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this study was to understand the underlying process that takes place in the overqualification and commitment relationship. Based on conservation of resources theory and relative deprivation theory, I expected cynicism to mediate the relationship between overqualification and affective commitment, and relative deprivation to mediate the relationship between overqualification and cynicism. By using the job-demands resources model and equity theory, I also hypothesized that perceive organizational support would moderate the relationship between overqualification and cynicism, and that entitlement, benevolence, and equity sensitive would moderate the relationship between overqualification and deprivation. Results from 590 staff members at a southern university demonstrated that cynicism was shown to partially mediate the overqualification and affective commitment relationship, and relative deprivation showed to partially mediate the overqualification and cynicism relationship. Results for the moderation hypotheses were not supported. Implications and future directions are also discussed.
dc.description.departmentPsychology, Department of
dc.format.digitalOriginborn digital
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10657/908
dc.language.isoeng
dc.rightsThe author of this work is the copyright owner. UH Libraries and the Texas Digital Library have their permission to store and provide access to this work. Further transmission, reproduction, or presentation of this work is prohibited except with permission of the author(s).
dc.subjectOverqualification
dc.subjectCommitment
dc.subjectRelative Deprivation
dc.subjectCynicism
dc.subject.lcshPsychology
dc.titleTOO OVERQUALIFIED TO CARE: THE EFFECT OF CYNICISM ON OVERQUALIFICATION AND COMMITMENT
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dc.type.genreThesis
thesis.degree.collegeCollege of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
thesis.degree.departmentPsychology, Department of
thesis.degree.disciplinePsychology
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Houston
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.majorPsychology, Industrial and Organizational
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts

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