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This study aimed to test an integrated structural model combining personality, affect, and work attitudes to explain quiet quitting and its behavioral outcomes.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A cross-sectional online survey of 601 working adults from Pakistan and the United States assessed Big Five traits, negative affect, work engagement, job satisfaction, quiet quitting, work withdrawal, and presenteeism. Structural equation modeling with a robust maximum-likelihood estimator was used to test the hypothesized relationships.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The integrated model demonstrated good fit. Work engagement and job satisfaction were negatively associated with quiet quitting, whereas negative affect was positively associated. Personality traits, especially neuroticism, exerted indirect effects through negative affect. Quiet quitting strongly predicted work withdrawal and presenteeism and significantly mediated the associations of engagement, satisfaction, and negative affect with withdrawal-related behaviors.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The findings identify quiet quitting as a central mechanism translating reduced motivation, dissatisfaction, and negative affect into withdrawal. The model highlights the importance of enhancing engagement, satisfaction, and emotional well-being to mitigate disengagement.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fpsyg.2026.1813041","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,15]],"date-time":"2026-07-15T04:43:42Z","timestamp":1784090622000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["The psychological architecture of employee disengagement: a structural model of the antecedents and behavioral outcomes of quiet quitting"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"17","author":[{"given":"Anum","family":"Atiq","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Psychology, University of Nicosia","place":["Nicosia, Cyprus"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Mark J. 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