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https://doi.org/10.31341/jios.49.1.7

Longitudinal Impacts of Job Insecurity on Life Satisfaction: Mediating Roles of Trust in Government and Hope in the European Union

Albana Berisha Qehaja ; Faculty of Economics, University of Prishtina, Republic of Kosova
Edona Berisha Kida ; Faculty of Education, University of Prishtina, Republic of Kosova

Sažetak

This longitudinal study examines the relationships among job insecurity, life satisfaction, trust in government, and hope during the COVID-19 pandemic across 27 European Union countries. Using data from 8,750 participants collected via the PsyCorona Study, the analysis applies the PROCESS macro (model 6) with 5,000 bootstrapped samples to estimate indirect effects with 95% bias-corrected confidence intervals. Findings reveal that job insecurity significantly reduces life satisfaction, explaining 13.62% of the variance over time. Trust in government mediates this relationship in earlier waves, though its influence diminishes later. Conversely, hope consistently emerges as a strong mediator across all waves, accounting for 24.64% of the variance. Sequential mediation via trust and hope is significant early on but weakens by wave 22. These findings underscore the essential role of government trust and hope in buffering the negative effects of job insecurity and enhancing societal resilience during times of crisis.

Ključne riječi

Job insecurity; life satisfaction; trust in government; hope; COVID-19 pandemic; mediation analysis

Hrčak ID:

331814

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/331814

Datum izdavanja:

30.6.2025.

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