YAKUBU I. Itse
Plateau State Univerity, Bokkos, Nigeria
yakubuibrahimitse4@gmail.com
ISAH Yahaya2
Department of Psychology, Nasarawa State University, Keffi, Nigeria
isah4unmi@gmail.com
TOBECHI L. Uzoigwe
Department of Psychology, Nasarawa State University, Keffi, Nigeria
Uzoigwetobechi@gmail.com
ABSTRACT
The majority of narcissistic research has concentrated on grandiose narcissism, ignoring vulnerable
narcissism and its function in predicting conduct in the workplace. The purpose of this study was to look
at the mediating function of persecutory ideation on the influence of vulnerable narcissism and
organizational hypocrisy on job insecurity among employees of Nasarawa State University, Keffi. A
cross-sectional survey of 291 employees was conducted, with 59.21% of participants aged 25-34 years
old, and 51.2% males and 47.8% females. The results revealed that narcissism positively predicts job
insecurity (β = 0.07, p < 0.05) and persecutory ideation (β = 0.26, p < 0.05), while organizational
hypocrisy also predicts job insecurity (β = 0.13, p < 0.05) and persecutory ideation (β = 0.60, p < 0.05).
The analysis showed that narcissism and persecutory ideation have a significant joint influence on job
insecurity (R = 0.48, R2 = 0.23, F (2,290) = 43.59, p < 0.05), with a partial mediating role for persecutory
ideation in the relationship between narcissism and job insecurity (Z = 4.92, p < 0.05). Additionally,
persecutory ideation was found to significantly mediate the relationship between organizational hypocrisy
and job insecurity (Z = -5.204, p < 0.05). By promoting transparency and ethical behavior, organization
can mitigate organizational hypocrisy and reduce the likelihood of triggering persecutory beliefs among
employees.
Keywords: Job insecurity, organizational hypocrisy, persecutory ideation, narcissism