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Development of Questionnaire on the Sense of Workplace Involution for Newly Recruited Employees and Its Relationship with Turnover Intention

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  • Qi Chen

    (School of Psychology, Inner Mongolia Normal University, Hohhot 011517, China)

  • Yuzhu Zhang

    (President’s Office, Hohhot Vocational College, Hohhot 010051, China)

Abstract

The term “involution” has become a buzzword in people’s daily communication and online discussion in recent years, and it has been used in many different contexts. However, the concept and structure of workplace involution are still unclear, and there is a lack of valid measurement tools. Objective: To explore the connotation and psychological structure of newly recruited employees’ sense of workplace involution, compile the Questionnaire on the Sense of Workplace Involution for Newly Recruited Employees, and examine its relationship with turnover intention. Methods: Through in-depth interviews with 30 newly recruited employees and based on qualitative research of the data collected by web crawler technology, the entries were compiled, 282 newly recruited employees were initially tested, and 571 newly recruited employees were given a formal questionnaire survey. The findings were analyzed using SPSS 22.0 and AMOS 24.0 for item analysis, exploratory factor analysis, and confirmatory factor analysis. Results: The newly recruited employees’ sense of workplace involution and its dimensions were significantly and positively correlated with turnover intention. Newly recruited employees’ sense of workplace involution was a significant and positive predictor of turnover intention. Conclusions: The reliability and validity of the Questionnaire on the Sense of Workplace Involution for Newly Recruited Employees met the needs of psychometric criteria, and the sense of workplace involution of newly recruited employees had a significant positive predictive effect on turnover intention.

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  • Qi Chen & Yuzhu Zhang, 2022. "Development of Questionnaire on the Sense of Workplace Involution for Newly Recruited Employees and Its Relationship with Turnover Intention," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(18), pages 1-19, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:18:p:11218-:d:908674
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