Occupational segregation, microaggression, social exclusion, and turnover intentions: mediating and moderating impact of social invisibility and felt obligation
International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy
ISSN: 0144-333X
Article publication date: 6 September 2022
Issue publication date: 6 June 2023
Abstract
Purpose
This study investigates occupational segregation, microaggression, and social exclusion as antecedents of social invisibility to predict employee intentions to leave. Furthermore, the authors question whether felt obligation moderates the relationship between social invisibility and intentions to leave. Finally, researchers explore various forms of occupational segregation, miscoaggression, and social exclusion from employee's perspective.
Design/methodology/approach
Two studies are conducted. Study 1 is quantitative where the data were collected from 273 nurses employed in various hospitals in Pakistan. Study 2 is qualitative where twelve confirmatory interviews were conducted to enrich our contextual understanding of the proposed relationships. The quantitative data are analyzed using partial least square methods via SmartPLS. The qualitative data analysis is based on a content analysis of interviews.
Findings
Surprisingly, occupational segregation does not predict social invisibility. Moreover, the relationship between occupational segregation and intentions to leave is not mediated via social invisibility. The issues such as social hierarchy and high power distance are reflected via the findings of the qualitative study.
Practical implications
The results provide insightful strategies to counter feelings of social invisibility among individuals performing those jobs which are considered stigmatized occupations.
Originality/value
This study uniquely presents three antecedents of social invisibility, its mediating role, and the moderation of felt obligation between social invisibility and intentions to leave.
Keywords
Citation
Batool, S. and Kashif, M. (2023), "Occupational segregation, microaggression, social exclusion, and turnover intentions: mediating and moderating impact of social invisibility and felt obligation", International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy, Vol. 43 No. 7/8, pp. 677-694. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJSSP-07-2022-0190
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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