Perceived Organizational Support and Employee Well-Being During Crisis: A Study of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Abstract

POS has previously been found to be a protective factor against adverse wellbeing outcomes; however, questions remain concerning the mechanisms by which POS relates to employee well-being. To inform this gap, the current study examined different mechanisms by which POS might influence the well-being of employees occupying a range of job types during a crisis of an unprecedented nature, which resulted in stressors spanning work, family, and health domains, and impacted a range of personal-related well-being outcomes, including anxiety, depression, emotional exhaustion, loneliness, and sleep problems. The current study examined three mechanisms hypothesized in the