Person–Job Misfit: Perceived Overqualification and Counterproductive Work Behavior

Grounding on person–job fit theory, we examined perceived overqualification relation with counterproductive work behavior (CWB) by identifying job boredom as a mediator and job crafting as a moderator. Hierarchical linear regression and Hayes’ PROCESS macro-method were used to assess hypotheses in a three-wave survey of 317 textile sector employees. The findings show that perceived overqualification is positively related with CWBs. This study further examined the mediating function of job boredom and the moderating impact of job crafting in the association between perceived overqualification and CWB. The findings suggest that job crafting moderates the positive relation between perceived overqualification and job boredom and the indirect connection between perceived overqualification and CWB via job boredom. The model was tested using 3-wave data; however, since the data were attained from a single source, questions of common method bias cannot be ruled out. Managers should look for changes in employee attitudes and promptly modify employees’ positions when they indicate that they have more experience, abilities, and talents required for their roles in their organizations. Copyright © 2022 Khan, Ali, Saeed, Vega-Muñoz and Contreras-Barraza.

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Keywords

Counterproductive work behavior, Job boredom, Job crafting, Perceived overqualification, Person–job (mis)fit

Citation

Frontiers in Psychology Volume 1322 July 2022 Article number 936900

DOI

10.3389/fpsyg.2022.936900

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https://repositorio.unab.cl/xmlui/handle/ria/23839

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FEd - Artículos de Revista

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