Too stressed to be psychologically present at work? Employee job stress and psychological withdrawal behaviours in organisations

<p dir="ltr">Although previous studies have examined the effects of employee job stress on their<br>workplace behaviours, the underlying mechanisms and boundary conditions in this<br>relationship remain largely elusive in Human Resource Development literature. Drawing on<br>the conservation of resources theory, this study examined the mediating role of self-efficacy<br>and the moderating role of leader narcissism in the relationship between employee job stress<br>and their psychological withdrawal behaviours. Using two-wave data from 358 Nigerian<br>employees from various organisations, we found that self-efficacy mediated the relationship<br>between job stress and psychological withdrawal behaviours. Our study also found that the<br>indirect relationship between job stress and psychological withdrawal behaviours was<br>stronger when leader narcissism was high. We discuss the theoretical and practical<br>implications of our study for human resources development practitioners.</p>