Purpose

This research sought to examine the potential association between workers’ financial worry and counterproductive work behavior. Based on the basic psychological need theory, we propose that psychological need satisfaction explains this relationship and we position this volitional pathway as an alternative to a cognitive capacity pathway based on the cognitive load theory.

Design/methodology/approach

We conducted a two-week interval-lagged survey study with three measurement points among 180 US workers. The mediation models were tested using structural equation modeling.

Findings

The results support the conclusion that, while cognitive capacity could have an impact on counterproductive work behavior, its mediating effect is less strong than that of need satisfaction.

Practical implications

Based on the results, we recommend that organizations design their compensation and benefits system to shield employees from financial worries. At the same time, we advise offering the employees who do experience financial worries assistance in managing their budgets and offering other forms of financial coaching.

Originality/value

This study is innovative because we show that the negative effects of financial worry extend much further than initially thought and affect not only employees' cognition but also their motivation.

中文翻译：

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对金钱的担忧是否会引发适得其反的工作行为？一项时滞研究

目的

这项研究旨在探讨工人的财务担忧与适得其反的工作行为之间的潜在关联。基于基本的心理需求理论，我们提出心理需求满足可以解释这种关系，并且我们将这种意志路径定位为基于认知负荷理论的认知能力路径的替代方案。

设计/方法论/途径

我们对 180 名美国工人进行了一项为期两周的间隔滞后调查研究，其中包含三个测量点。使用结构方程模型测试中介模型。

发现

结果支持这样的结论：虽然认知能力可能对适得其反的工作行为产生影响，但其中介作用不如需求满足的中介作用强。

实际影响

根据结果​​，我们建议组织设计其薪酬和福利制度，以保护员工免受财务担忧。同时，我们建议为确实经历财务担忧的员工提供管理预算方面的帮助，并提供其他形式的财务指导。

原创性/价值

这项研究具有创新性，因为我们表明财务担忧的负面影响比最初想象的要广泛得多，不仅影响员工的认知，还影响他们的积极性。