Thompson, Hollie (2015) Relationships between Job Insecurity, Work Life Conflict, Work Intensification, and Well-Being in New Zealand Viticulture Workers. Honours thesis, University of Southern Queensland. (Unpublished)
Abstract
Job security and work intensity often influence perceptions of work-life balance and well-being among employees. This study aimed to understand the factors that contribute to work-life conflict and wellbeing among viticulture workers in New Zealand. Particularly, the study aimed to explore how job insecurity predicts work-life conflict and wellbeing. A secondary aim was to explore how work intensification mediates the relationship between job insecurity and work-life conflict, as well as the relationship between job intensification and wellbeing. The study analysed results obtained from a survey completed by 200 vineyard workers in New Zealand. Data were analysed using correlation analyses, simple linear regression and hierarchical regression. The results indicated that job insecurity was a significant positive predictor of work-life conflict and a significant negative predictor of wellbeing. The results also indicated that work intensification moderates neither the relationship between job insecurity and work-life conflict nor the relationship between job insecurity and well-being. We also analysed the relative values employees placed on the security of different job facets (such as wages, promotion opportunities, etc.). We concluded that job insecurity could be remediated through the enhancement of feeling of security relative to several specific job facets (such as wages, promotion opportunities, etc.) This research presents a significant contribution to improving work-life balance and wellbeing among viticulture workers in New Zealand. We suggest that future longitudinal and experimental designs may explain possible causal relationships between job insecurity, work life conflict and well-being.
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| Item Type: | Thesis (Non-Research) (Honours) |
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| Item Status: | Live Archive |
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| Faculty/School / Institute/Centre: | Historic - Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences - School of Psychology and Counselling (1 Jan 2015 - 31 Dec 2021) |
| Supervisors: | Erich Fein |
| Qualification: | Bachelor of Science (Honours) |
| Date Deposited: | 27 Aug 2025 01:14 |
| Last Modified: | 27 Aug 2025 01:14 |
| Fields of Research (2008): | 17 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences > 1799 Other Psychology and Cognitive Sciences > 179999 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences not elsewhere classified |
| Fields of Research (2020): | 52 PSYCHOLOGY > 5299 Other psychology > 529999 Other psychology not elsewhere classified |
| URI: | https://sear.unisq.edu.au/id/eprint/52817 |
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