Pengaruh Perceived Organizational Support terhadap Workplace Loneliness dengan Personality Trait Agreeableness sebagai Variabel Moderator pada Karyawan Remote dan Rural Areas

Abstract

The phenomenon of workplace loneliness is an important concern because it can affect the work experience of employees, especially those who work in remote and rural areas. This study aims to examine the effect of perceived organizational support (POS) on workplace loneliness with personality trait agreeableness (PTA) as a moderating variable. This study was conducted using quantitative methods with 106 respondents who were employees in remote rural areas. The measurement tools used were the workplace loneliness scale, the perceived organizational support (POS) scale, and the personality trait agreeableness (PTA) scale. The analysis in this study was conducted using multiple regression analysis techniques. The results showed that POS had a significant negative effect on workplace loneliness (Beta = −0.498; Sig. = 0.00) and was able to explain 24.8% of the variability in workplace loneliness. Meanwhile, the agreeableness variable did not have a significant direct effect on workplace loneliness (B = −0.277; t = −1.548; Sig. = 0.125). Similarly, the moderation test results show that agreeableness is not proven to be significant as a moderator variable in the relationship between POS and workplace loneliness (B = 0.004; t = 1.485; Sig. = 0.141). These findings emphasize the importance of POS in reducing workplace loneliness among remote and rural area employees, while the agreeableness personality factor does not strengthen this relationship.