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Alnajdawi AM, Alsawalqa RO, Alrawashdeh MN. Suicidal ideation and their relationship with job satisfaction and job strain among Jordanian hospitals' healthcare professionals: a cross-sectional study. Front Public Health 2024; 12:1393867. [PMID: 38827605 PMCID: PMC11140093 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1393867] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/29/2024] [Accepted: 04/30/2024] [Indexed: 06/04/2024] Open
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Suicidal ideation is a major health problem that occurs in response to complex interactions among psychological, sociocultural, and environmental factors. The phenomenon of suicidal ideation among healthcare professionals is still shrouded in mystery in Jordanian society, and there is still a scarcity of studies on its relationship with job strain and job satisfaction has been examined in the Arab world. Therefore, to fill this gap, this study aimed to reveal the prevalence of suicidal ideation among Jordanian hospitals health care professionals, and its relationship to job satisfaction and job strain. Additionally, how some sociodemographic factors were correlated with suicidal ideation levels, including age, sex, monthly income, occupation, years of experience, and sector type. Data were collected through a survey including sociodemographic characteristics, Suicidal ideation Scale (SIS), Job Satisfaction Survey (JSS), and Demand Control Support Questionnaire (DCSQ). The survey was distributed among 910 physicians and nurses of both sexes in public and private Jordanian hospitals. The survey was conducted using an anonymous online platform via Google Forms between October 2022 and December 2023. In light of the strain theory of suicide (STS), our results showed that physicians and nurses reported low levels of suicidal ideation and job satisfaction, with high levels of job strain. Suicidal ideation was positively correlated with job strain and negatively correlated with job satisfaction. Job satisfaction is negatively correlated with job strain. Job satisfaction was a significant mediator between job strain and suicidal ideation. Greater attention should be paid to the work environment in healthcare, particularly to enhance social support, increase job satisfaction levels, reduce job strain, and provide extensive training on effective prevention strategies for suicidal ideation and behaviour in the workplace. Additionally, policies and practices related to the health sector should be modified to create stable, healthy, and safe relationships and work environments.
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Schnettler B, Miranda-Zapata E, Orellana L, Saracostti M, Poblete H, Lobos G, Adasme-Berríos C, Lapo M, Beroiza K, Concha-Salgado A, Riquelme-Segura L, Sepúlveda JA, Reutter K. Intra- and Inter-Individual Associations of Family-to-Work Conflict, Psychological Distress, and Job Satisfaction: Gender Differences in Dual-Earner Parents during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Behav Sci (Basel) 2024; 14:56. [PMID: 38247708 PMCID: PMC10813670 DOI: 10.3390/bs14010056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2023] [Revised: 11/27/2023] [Accepted: 01/10/2024] [Indexed: 01/23/2024] Open
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The COVID-19 pandemic changed the work-family interface dynamics in some families. For couples who kept earning a double income during the pandemic, their family demands may entail a loss of psychological resources that affect the work domain. This study explored the intra-individual and inter-individual (crossover) direct and indirect effects of family-to-work conflict (FtoWC) on psychological distress and job satisfaction in a non-probabilistic sample of 860 different-sex dual-earner parents with adolescent children from Temuco and Rancagua, Chile. Mothers and fathers answered an online questionnaire measuring FtoWC, the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale, and the Overall Job Satisfaction Scale. The data were analyzed using the actor-partner interdependence model with structural equation modeling. Results showed that a higher FtoWC is linked to greater psychological distress and lower job satisfaction in both parents. In contrast, psychological distress is directly linked to lower job satisfaction in fathers. In both fathers and mothers, they and their partners' FtoWC were indirectly linked to lower job satisfaction via the fathers' psychological distress. These findings indicate the need for gender-sensitive social and labor policies aimed at reducing the conflict between family and work to increase job satisfaction in both parents and reduce psychological distress, particularly in fathers.
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- Berta Schnettler
- Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias y Medioambiente, Universidad de La Frontera, Temuco 4811230, Chile
- Centro de Excelencia en Psicología Económica y del Consumo, Universidad de La Frontera, Temuco 4811230, Chile; (L.O.); (H.P.); (K.B.); (J.A.S.); (K.R.)
- Scientific and Technological Bioresource Nucleus (BIOREN-UFRO), Universidad de La Frontera, Temuco 4811230, Chile
- Universidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil, Guayaquil 090615, Ecuador;
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- Centro de Investigación Escolar y Desarrollo, Cied-UCT, Universidad Católica de Temuco, Temuco 4780000, Chile;
- Universidad Autónoma de Chile, Temuco 4801087, Chile
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- Centro de Excelencia en Psicología Económica y del Consumo, Universidad de La Frontera, Temuco 4811230, Chile; (L.O.); (H.P.); (K.B.); (J.A.S.); (K.R.)
- Departamento de Psicología, Universidad de La Frontera, Temuco 4811230, Chile;
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- Escuela de Trabajo Social, Universidad de Valparaíso, Valparaíso 2360102, Chile;
- Departamento de Trabajo Social, Universidad de Chile, Santiago 8330015, Chile
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- Centro de Excelencia en Psicología Económica y del Consumo, Universidad de La Frontera, Temuco 4811230, Chile; (L.O.); (H.P.); (K.B.); (J.A.S.); (K.R.)
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- Facultad de Economía y Negocios, Universidad de Talca, Talca 3465548, Chile;
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- Departamento de Economía y Administración, Universidad Católica del Maule, Talca 3466706, Chile;
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- Universidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil, Guayaquil 090615, Ecuador;
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- Centro de Excelencia en Psicología Económica y del Consumo, Universidad de La Frontera, Temuco 4811230, Chile; (L.O.); (H.P.); (K.B.); (J.A.S.); (K.R.)
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- Centro de Excelencia en Psicología Económica y del Consumo, Universidad de La Frontera, Temuco 4811230, Chile; (L.O.); (H.P.); (K.B.); (J.A.S.); (K.R.)
- Departamento de Psicología, Universidad de La Frontera, Temuco 4811230, Chile;
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- Centro de Excelencia en Psicología Económica y del Consumo, Universidad de La Frontera, Temuco 4811230, Chile; (L.O.); (H.P.); (K.B.); (J.A.S.); (K.R.)
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Zhou X, Li H, Wang Q, Xiong C, Lin A. The Relationship between Personality Traits, Work-Family Support and Job Satisfaction among Frontline Power Grid Workers. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2023; 20:2637. [PMID: 36768001 PMCID: PMC9916005 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20032637] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2022] [Revised: 01/15/2023] [Accepted: 01/29/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Frontline power grid workers are always facing plenty of stressors such as aerial work and high job demands, which may lead them to be less satisfied with their job. Therefore, this study aims to investigate frontline power grid workers' job satisfaction (JS) and explore how it can be improved by its relationship with personality traits and work-family support (WFS). Data from 535 frontline power grid workers were collected from two power supply bureaus in Guangdong Province, China. Structural equation modeling (SEM) was adopted to examine the structural relationship between personality traits taken as independent variables, JS as dependent variable, and WFS as mediator. The bootstrap method was used to test the significance of indirect effects. Results suggested the overall job satisfaction of our sample is 3.34 ± 0.55 on a scale ranging from 1 to 5, and significantly correlated with personality traits and WFS. Moreover, the results of SEM and bootstrap indicated that WFS partially mediates the effect of neuroticism on JS and fully mediates the effect of conscientiousness and extraversion on JS. These findings shed light on how personality traits and environmental factors jointly impact JS and highlight the important role of WFS among frontline power grid workers.
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- Xiao Zhou
- School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Electric Power Research Institute of Guangdong Power Grid Corporation, Guangzhou 510062, China
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- Electric Power Research Institute of Guangdong Power Grid Corporation, Guangzhou 510062, China
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- Electric Power Research Institute of Guangdong Power Grid Corporation, Guangzhou 510062, China
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- School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China
- School of Health Sciences, Guangzhou Xinhua University, Guangzhou 510520, China
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Gori A, Topino E, Svicher A, Di Fabio A. Towards Meaning in Life: A Path Analysis Exploring the Mediation of Career Adaptability in the Associations of Self-Esteem with Presence of Meaning and Search for Meaning. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:11901. [PMID: 36231203 PMCID: PMC9565308 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph191911901] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2022] [Revised: 09/15/2022] [Accepted: 09/18/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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In the contemporary world of work, workers are engaged more frequently in career choices to cope with changing work and working conditions. In this scenario, the well-being of workers is under threat. This study aims to examine the effect of career adaptability as a preventive resource on the relationship between self-esteem and meaning in life. Three-hundred Italian workers (67.3% females, mean age = 41.90; SD = 12.54) completed an online survey enclosing the Career Adapt-Abilities Scale, the Rosenberg self-esteem scale, and the Meaning in Life Questionnaire. Data were analyzed through a path analysis by implementing a mediation model to test the hypothesized relationship. The results show that career adaptability partially mediated the relationship between self-esteem and meaning in life, both considering the presence of meaning and the search for meaning dimensions. The findings expand current knowledge on the relationship between self-esteem, career adaptability and meaning in life in workers with implications for research and intervention.
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- Alessio Gori
- Department of Health Sciences, University of Florence, Via di San Salvi 12, Pad. 26, 50135 Firenze, Italy
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- Department of Human Sciences, LUMSA University of Rome, Via Della Traspontina 21, 00193 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Education, Languages, Intercultures, Literatures and Psychology (Psychology Section), University of Florence, 50135 Firenze, Italy
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- Department of Education, Languages, Intercultures, Literatures and Psychology (Psychology Section), University of Florence, 50135 Firenze, Italy
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Svicher A, Gori A, Di Fabio A. Work as Meaning Inventory: A network analysis in Italian workers and students. AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF CAREER DEVELOPMENT 2022. [DOI: 10.1177/10384162221110361] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The present study examined the Italian version of the Work as Meaning Inventory and Work as Meaning Inventory for University students through a network perspective. Network analysis was applied to 505 Italian workers assessed via the Work as Meaning Inventory and 214 Italian university students assessed via the Work as Meaning Inventory for University students. The comparison between the factor and network model of both Work as Meaning Inventory and Work as Meaning Inventory for University students showed a higher fit for network models. Network analysis revealed that both Work as Meaning Inventory and Work as Meaning Inventory for University students items enclosed in the Positive meaning dimension had the highest centrality; the most connected item with the overall network was the item 2 (work/study that contributes to personal growth) able to link together the three dimensions (positive meaning, meaning-making through work, greater good motivations). Findings suggested that a network approach can provide a promising realm to expand the understanding of meaning at work and meaning at study.
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- Andrea Svicher
- Department of Education, Languages, Intercultures, Literatures, and Psychology (Psychology Section), University of Florence, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences (Psychology Section), University of Florence, Italy
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- Department of Education, Languages, Intercultures, Literatures, and Psychology (Psychology Section), University of Florence, Italy
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