Date of Award
5-2025
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
College/School
College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Department/Program
Psychology
Thesis Sponsor/Dissertation Chair/Project Chair
Cheryl E. Gray
Committee Member
Valerie Sessa
Committee Member
Michael Bixter
Committee Member
Nick D. Ungson
Abstract
Organizational identification (OID) reflects an employee’s sense of belonging to their organization (Ashforth & Mael, 1989). While previous research on OID primarily highlights its positive organizational outcomes, its effects on employee well-being remain understudied. Existing studies often take a cross-sectional approach, focusing mainly on mental health and positive outcomes while overlooking organizational context and individual differences. This study addresses these gaps by examining the longitudinal relationship between OID and well-being variables (burnout, physical symptoms, job satisfaction, life satisfaction) among newly hired employees. Using a four-wave survey design with initially 585 participants (remaining N = 127) recruited through Prolific, this research explores how these relationships evolve over four months and whether they are moderated by health climate and workaholism. The results demonstrated that OID and healthy well-being outcomes were consistently related over time, but its predictive role was not stronger than well-being’s influence on OID, perhaps suggesting a reciprocal rather than unidirectional relationship. The findings also emphasize that a supportive health climate may enhance the benefits of OID in mitigating burnout over time, while cognitive workaholism may exacerbate strain. By adopting a longitudinal approach, this study provides a deeper understanding of how OID develops in early employment and its potential consequences for employee well-being, suggesting that organizations may benefit from developing targeted interventions to improve health climate and reduce cognitive workaholism.
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Recommended Citation
Skovera, Isabel R., "In Sickness and in Work: How Organizational Identification, Health Climate, and Workaholism Relate to Employee Strains Over Time" (2025). Theses, Dissertations and Culminating Projects. 1564.
https://digitalcommons.montclair.edu/etd/1564