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Pipe up or clam up: the double-edged sword effect of perceived overqualification on employee voice behavior

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Existing studies on the relationship between perceived overqualification (POQ) and voice behavior do not reach a consensus. Drawing on the job demands-resources model, this article explored the double-edged sword effect of POQ on voice behavior and its boundary condition. We test our hypotheses based on data collected from 430 employees across a three-wave study. The results demonstrate that POQ is negatively associated with employees' voice behavior through emotional exhaustion. Conversely, it is also positively associated with voice behavior via self-efficacy. Employees' careerism orientation careerism orientation moderates the relationship between POQ and self-efficacy, such that the effect is stronger when employees have high levels of careerism orientation.

Source: Frontiers in Psychology

DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1632774

Authors: Shuting Xiang, Dan Xiang, Jiahao Luo, Nuo Chen

Institution: Southwestern University of Finance and Economics

Language: English

Topic: Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior

Subfield: Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management

Field: Business, Management and Accounting

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Decent work and economic growth

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $3,801