Job Stress and Self-Esteem as A Predictor of Workplace Deviant Behavior

The purpose of this paper is to understand the relationship between job stress, organization-based self-esteem, and workplace deviant behavior. Also, it investigates the mediating role of organization-based self-esteem for the relationship between job stress and workplace deviant behavior. A survey was conducted on 210 employees in the age range of 21 to 54 pertaining to both, public and private sector in various industries in India. The research hypothesis was tested using Baron and Kenny’s (1986) method of mediation in SPSS Version 28. Findings showed that workplace deviant behavior is positively affected by job stress whereas organization-based self-esteem affects it negatively. Results of regression analysis revealed that organization-based self-esteem is a mediator between job stress and workplace deviant behavior. Hence, increase in job stress leads to decrease in organization-based self-esteem which may result in increase in workplace deviant behavior. Furthermore, future research can analyse the various dimensions of workplace deviant behavior in depth to gain a deeper knowledge with respect to job stress and organization-based self-esteem.