The Workaholism Towards Constructive Workplace Deviance Behavior: The Mediating Role of Psychological Ownership

Abstract

This research aims to unpack the nexus between workaholism and constructive workplace deviance behavior in the presence of the mediating mechanism of psychological ownership.  Data was collected through self administrative survey from 136 frontline employees of the service-providing firms of metropolitan cities of Pakistan. The collected data was analyzed through empirical tests like ordinary least squares (OLS) regression, discriminant validity, convergent validity, bootstrap-based tests for overall model fit, measurement model, and structural model in smart PLS to test the hypothesis. The current study results show that psychological ownership mediates the effects of work enjoyment and work involvement on constructive organizational deviance. Furthermore, results also highlight that the frontline employees with a higher drive to work are less in psychological ownership, and therefore, are unlikely to engage in organizational deviance. This study further highlights the importance of psychological ownership in workaholic employees to foster their constructive deviant behavior in workplace settings. The current study adds value to the existing literature by investigating the mediating mechanism of psychological ownership.