Explaining the Dimensions of Job Embeddedness Based on Abusive Supervision and the Duality of Job Passion

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
mahta chaboki 1
mohammad mehdi poursaeed 2
saeid dehyadegari 2
1 Master's student in Business Administration, Department of Management, Faculty of Management and Economics, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran.
2 PhD in Management, Faculty of Management and Economics, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran.
10.22034/jmek.2026.580456.1200
Abstract
This study aimed to explain the dimensions of job embeddedness based on abusive supervision and the duality of job passion. The research was applied in purpose, descriptive-correlational in method, and cross-sectional in data collection. It was conducted as a secondary reanalysis of data obtained from 130 employees working in public and private tourism-related organizations in Kerman, Iran. In the proposed model, abusive supervision was treated as the exogenous variable, harmonious and obsessive job passion were considered as motivational mechanisms, and fit, links, and sacrifice were examined as the three distinct outcomes of job embeddedness. The collected data were analyzed using partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM). The results indicated that abusive supervision had a significant negative effect on harmonious passion, whereas its effect on obsessive passion was not statistically significant. Furthermore, both harmonious and obsessive passion were positively and significantly associated with the dimensions of fit, links, and sacrifice. Moreover, the indirect effects of abusive supervision on all three dimensions of job embeddedness through harmonious passion were significant, while the indirect paths through obsessive passion were not significant. These findings highlight the critical importance of supervisory behavior quality and the necessity of distinguishing between the two forms of passion when explaining employees’ psychological attachment and retention in their jobs.
Keywords
Abusive Supervision
Harmonious Passion
Obsessive Passion
Job Embeddedness
PLS-SEM
Subjects
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  • Receive Date 05 November 2025
  • Revise Date 13 February 2026
  • Accept Date 18 March 2027