Integrating the bright and dark sides of perceived overqualification: A meta-analytic investigation

We provide a meta-analytic examination of the regulation reactions that employees adopt to cope with perceived overqualification and how these reactions are linked to work behaviors, including job performance, extra-role behavior, and counterproductive work behavior. Drawing from self-regulation theory, we introduce cognitive and affective reactions in responding to perceived overqualification, providing an integrative investigation among both positive and negative effect. In addition, we test how cultural dimensions influence how employee react to perceived overqualification. We conducted an original meta-analysis with 293 effect sizes drawn from 120 samples. We also mata-structural equation method together with full-information bootstrapping technique to test our hypotheses. Our results extended theoretical understanding and practical implications of perceived overqualification.