A study, using a longitudinal two-wave model, and dialing with the effects of both perceived psychological contract breach and social identity on organisational citizenship behaviour and job satisfaction in a sample of Spanish professional soldiers, is reported here. It was found that social identity mediates the effects of perceived breach on outcomes, and that participants that highly identified with the organisation showed a higher degree of satisfaction with fulfilment of promises regarding salary and secure job. Results concerning job satisfaction showed that this variable is not a mere effect of social identity, but rather that it is also shaped by the distinct meaning that fulfilment of promises has for low and high identifiers within a given context.
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