It was furthermore hypothesised that individuals measuring high on dispositional optimism would appraise their jobs to be less insecure than individuals measuring low on dispositional optimism, primarily because optimists believe that good outcomes will occur in life. The research findings lent support to this notion and it was found that dispositional optimism holds predictive value with regard to job insecurity. It can therefore be concluded that individuals with high levels of dispositional optimism experience lower levels of job insecurity. The implications of these findings are significant, not only because individuals measuring high on dispositional optimism and internal work locus of control will display a lower probability to perceive job insecurity, but also because only would expect them to suffer less of numerous negative consequences related to job insecurity, related to their lower levels of job insecurity.