Mediation effect of job insecurity on the relation between leadership practices and job stress in Malay academic staffs

Abstract

Job stress is a universal problem for many academic staff, but there is still few study considers the existence of mediating factor of job insecurity on job stress, especially in Malay academic staff. This study aims are to examines the effect of leadership practices, the mediating effects of job insecurity on job stress among Malay academic staff. Survey design with quantitative approach was used. 124 questionnaires were completed. First step, data is analyzed to examine the reliability and validity of measurement. Second, the structural model is tested to examine relationship between job insecurity practices as mediator variable to job stress. All data was processed using SPSS 15 and Amos 18. The result of path analysis using structural equation modeling showed that job insecurity significantly mediated leadership practices to job stress (r = 0.199, p = .017 < .05). Leadership practice has a direct effect to job stress, and has indirect effect but mediated by job insecurity.

Effects of multi-level job demands on academic leaders' health impairment process and in-role performance among Malaysian research universities

“…Despite the essential role of academics within Malaysian tertiary education, little attention has been paid to prevalent work-related stressors/demands at RUs (Ahsan et al, 2009;Ismail and Noor, 2016;Khairuddin and Makhbul, 2011). Therefore, there is a call to pay more attention to academic leaders at MRUs and to redesign the academic demands to suit their capabilities (Abdulrab et al, 2017;Pihie et al, 2011;Rosnah and AM, 2017;Safaria, 2013). Also, a comprehensive understanding of the various level of job demands must be taken into consideration.…”