Identifying energy and emotion-based conflict: Development of a refined work-life conflict scale

Relationship between nurses' mood at work and work engagement: Work morale as a mediator

AIM

To determine the effect of nurses' mood at work (positive and negative) on work engagement and whether work morale mediates this relationship.

BACKGROUND

Nurses' work engagement is a key research area, yet limited data regarding the relationship between nurses' mood at work and work engagement are available. Therefore, how nurses' positive or negative mood at work affects their work engagement remains unclear.

METHODS

This study analyzed nurses from a medical center in Taipei City. A total of 279 completed questionnaires were returned. The data were analyzed using two-stage structural equation modeling to test the hypothesized relationships.

FINDINGS

Nurses' positive mood had a significantly positive effect on work morale, whereas their negative mood had a significantly negative effect on work morale. Additionally, work morale played a mediating role in the relationship between mood at work and work engagement.

CONCLUSION

The results revealed that nurses' moods affected their work engagement and that this relationship was affected by work morale.

IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING AND HEALTH POLICY

Healthcare institutions and hospitals could develop a positive work environment to help nurses maintain their good mood and reduce negative affectivity. They should also provide nurses with counseling services, offer morale-boosting activities, and adopt an inspirational leadership style to maintain their work morale.

Stressed at work and distressed out of work: Unveiling the implications of time-related work stress on work climate in the nonprofit sector

Time-related work stress is prevailing in today’s society. This is especially true in the nonprofit sector, where people are willing to self-sacrifice in order to contribute to organizational performance. Although literature highlights the shortcomings of time-related work stress, little is still known on its negative impact on work climate. The article contributes to fill this gap, shedding light on the consequences of time-related work stress on work climate in a large sample of people employed in the nonprofit sector. Secondary data were obtained from the latest wave of the European Working Condition Survey. Conditional process analysis was used to investigate the effects of time-related stress on work climate, considering the mediating role of work-life conflicts and work engagement. Stress caused by time constraints did not have direct implications on work climate. However, it expanded exposure to work-life conflicts and impaired work engagement, thus indirectly impoverishing work climate. Since it is hard to escape time pressures in modern work environments, precautions should be taken to protect employees against the backlash of time-related stress on work climate. Alongside empowering people to cope with work-related stress, tailored human resource management practices should be designed to address the sources of time pressures in the workplace.