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Table 9 Moderated mediation effect of POQSE (Perceived overqualification because of unused skills and experience) on Turnover intention; Pessimism as a moderator

From: Job attributes affect the relationship between perceived overqualification and retention

Antecedent variable X

Consequent variable Y = Turnover intention

 

Moderator W = Pessimism

 

Mediator M = Organizational commitment Indirect effect: X → M → Y

 

X*W

M*W

Index of moderated mediation

 

POQSE (Perceived overqualification because of unused skills and experience)

− .0540 (− .0522; .1659)

− .0609 (− .2527; .0952)

  1. Values in parentheses are BootLLCI and BootULCI. The significance of parameters at the level of 0.95
  2. The results in Table 9 come from Hayes PROCESS for SPSS and SAS, model 7 and model 14 (see Fig. 6); age and gender are statistically insignificant controls
  3. Number of participants: N = 100 for POQSE and N = 90 for POQNE
  4. Source: author’s estimation