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Exploring the risk-taking tendency among migrant workers in the COVID-19 pandemic: The role of ontological security.
Yang, Qiang; Huo, Jiale; Xi, Yue.
  • Yang Q; School of Economics and Management, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, China.
  • Huo J; School of Economics and Management, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, China.
  • Xi Y; School of Economics and Management, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, China.
Work ; 68(2): 269-283, 2021.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1112580
ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND:

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the social environment of most laborers around the world and has profoundly affected people's ontological security and behavior choices. Among them, the migrant workers are one of the groups most affected by the pandemic.

OBJECTIVE:

This study explored the mechanism of the impact of the scarcity of ontological security caused by the pandemic on the risk-taking tendency of migrant workers in China through two studies.

METHODS:

This study adopts two experimental method, with 514 participants in the first study and 357 participants in the second study.

RESULTS:

The results show that the pandemic-induced scarcity perception of ontological security promotes their risk-taking tendency, and the migrant workers' cognitive reflection ability, sense of unfairness and expected benefits play a significant mediating role in this process. The scarcity perception of ontological security promotes migrant workers' risk-taking tendency by reducing the cognitive reflection ability, triggering the sense of unfairness and overstating expected benefits.

CONCLUSIONS:

The conclusion of this study can help migrant workers, enterprises and government to avoid potential workplace and social bad behavior.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Social Security / Transients and Migrants / Mental Health / Workplace / Employment / COVID-19 Type of study: Experimental Studies / Observational study / Prognostic study / Randomized controlled trials Limits: Adult / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: English Journal: Work Journal subject: Occupational Medicine Year: 2021 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: WOR-205017

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Social Security / Transients and Migrants / Mental Health / Workplace / Employment / COVID-19 Type of study: Experimental Studies / Observational study / Prognostic study / Randomized controlled trials Limits: Adult / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: English Journal: Work Journal subject: Occupational Medicine Year: 2021 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: WOR-205017