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Tests of the Hypotheses 
The results of the latent moderated mediation model are shown in Table 6. Threat 
proximity was a significant moderator (interaction = 0.25, SE = 0.08, p < .01) on the relationship 
between JI and subsequent job preservation motivation whereas perceived threat controllability 
was not a significant moderator (interaction = 0.03, SE = 0.07, ns). Simple slopes analyses 
(Figure 2) showed that JI was more positively associated with job preservation motivation under 
conditions of high threat proximity (
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= 0.42, SE = 0.14, p < .01) compared with low threat 
proximity (
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= -0.08, SE = 0.13, ns). See Figure 2. 
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For the conditional indirect effects, supporting Hypothesis 4a, the indirect effect of JI on 
job performance through job preservation motivation was significant and positive at high threat 
proximity (ab = 0.18, CI 95 = [0.06, 0.31]); this indirect effect was non-significant at low threat 
proximity (ab = -0.03, CI 95 = [-0.14, 0.08]). The indirect effect of JI on counterproductive work 
behavior through job preservation motivation was significant and negative at high threat 
proximity (ab = -0.21, CI 95 = [-0.37, -0.07]) and non-significant at low threat proximity (ab = 
0.04, CI 95 = [-0.08, 0.17]), supporting Hypothesis 4b. The indirect effect of JI on self-
presentation behaviors through job preservation motivation was significant and positive at high 
threat proximity (ab = 0.07, CI 95 = [0.01, 0.15]) and non-significant at low threat proximity (ab 
= -0.01, CI 95 = [-0.07, 0.03]), supporting Hypothesis 4c. Additionally, we found a negative 
direct effect from JI to performance (
! = -.22, SE = .08,  p < .01), and positive direct effects from 
JI to knowledge hiding (
! = .15, SE = .07,  p < .05) and counterproductive work behavior (! = 
.22, SE = .08,  p < .01). 
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