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Choi WS, Wang W, Kim HJ, Lee J, Kang SW. Unraveling the Link between Perceived ESG and Psychological Well-Being: The Moderated Mediating Roles of Job Meaningfulness and Pay Satisfaction. Behav Sci (Basel) 2024; 14:606. [PMID: 39062429 PMCID: PMC11274150 DOI: 10.3390/bs14070606] [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: 05/17/2024] [Revised: 07/07/2024] [Accepted: 07/08/2024] [Indexed: 07/28/2024] Open
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Enhancing corporate accountability in areas such as environment, social, and governance (ESG) has solidified its role in the discussion on improving corporate resilience and growth. ESG management activities not only augment corporate sustainability and risk control but also influence the professional roles and personal lives of members through their perceived ESG. Historically, most ESG research has centered on the interrelation of corporate ESG endeavors and outcomes, while studies focusing on the influence of perceived ESG on members have been sparse. In this light, our investigation, rooted in the conservation of resources theory, aimed to delineate the mechanistic link between perceived ESG and members' psychological well-being. This study employed a stratified random sampling technique and collected data across three waves, each spaced four weeks apart. Our sample comprised 325 Korean employees working in administrative, technical, service, and sales roles. This study recruited 325 Korean employees across three time-lagged phases and found that ESG comprehension enhances job meaningfulness, subsequently amplifying psychological wellness. Intriguingly, as pay satisfaction escalates, the mediating role of job meaningfulness between perceived ESG and well-being intensifies. Our study underscores that for organizations to harness perceived ESG to boost psychological well-being via job meaningfulness, managing pay satisfaction is imperative. These findings highlight a crucial policy implication: policymakers must actively promote ESG awareness and incorporate it into employee compensation strategies. This integration is essential to cultivating a healthier, more engaged workforce and driving long-term organizational success.
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- Woo-Sung Choi
- College of Business, Gachon University, Seongnam 13120, Republic of Korea; (W.-S.C.); (H.J.K.)
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- School of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu 241002, China;
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- College of Business, Gachon University, Seongnam 13120, Republic of Korea; (W.-S.C.); (H.J.K.)
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- School of Business, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, Republic of Korea
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- College of Business, Gachon University, Seongnam 13120, Republic of Korea; (W.-S.C.); (H.J.K.)
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Lee J, Kim J, Lim HA, Song Y. The mediating and moderating role of recovery experience between occupational stress and turnover intention in nurses caring for patients with COVID-19. J Clin Nurs 2024; 33:1470-1481. [PMID: 38050923 DOI: 10.1111/jocn.16937] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2023] [Revised: 09/25/2023] [Accepted: 11/01/2023] [Indexed: 12/07/2023]
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AIM This study aimed to investigate the relationships among occupational stress, recovery experience and turnover intention among nurses caring for patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). BACKGROUND The high turnover intention among nurses affect patient safety quality of patient care. DESIGN The cross-sectional study design was used. This study was guided by STROBE. METHODS Convenience sampling identified 202 registered nurses working in the COVID-19 wards of three tertiary general hospitals in two cities in South Korea. The collected data were analysed using SPSS version 26.0, and the PROCESS macro in SPSS was employed to estimate path coefficients and assess the adequacy of the model. The moderating effects of recovery experience on the pathway in which occupational stress of the participants affects turnover intention were verified using model 1 of the SPSS PROCESS macro proposed by Hayes. RESULTS The recovery experience did not significantly mediate the relationship between occupational stress and turnover intention. However, it had significant moderating effect on the relationship between occupational stress and turnover intention (β = .005, 95% CI [.001, .010]). The effect of occupational stress on turnover intention was dependent on recovery experience. CONCLUSION The results revealed that occupational stress among nurses caring for patients with COVID-19 affect the turnover intention and the level of recovery experience moderates this relationship. Thus, not only during the COVID-19 pandemic but also during challenging times of various infectious disease outbreaks, hospitals can enhance the health and well-being of nurses and promote the retention of nursing staff. IMPLICATIONS FOR THE PROFESSION During the COVID-19 pandemic, nurses have been exposed to understaffing and overwhelming workloads. However, policies for nurses' welfare and benefits are still insufficient, even as the pandemic comes to an end. The results of this study indicate that sufficient rest and appropriate nursing personnel are of utmost importance to nurses. PATIENT OR PUBLIC CONTRIBUTION No patient or public contribution.
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- Junghoon Lee
- Department of Nursing, Keimyung College University, Daegu, South Korea
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- Department of Nursing, Kyungil University, Gyeongsan, South Korea
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- Kyungpook National University College of Nursing, Research Institute of Nursing Science, Daegu, South Korea
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- Kyungpook National University College of Nursing, Research Institute of Nursing Science, Daegu, South Korea
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Johnson T, Shamroukh S. Predictive modeling of burnout based on organizational culture perceptions among health systems employees: a comparative study using correlation, decision tree, and Bayesian analyses. Sci Rep 2024; 14:6083. [PMID: 38480806 PMCID: PMC10937646 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-56771-2] [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: 06/12/2023] [Accepted: 03/11/2024] [Indexed: 03/17/2024] Open
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Burnout is a significant concern, particularly within the healthcare field, affecting both nurses and physicians. It is a common issue in health systems, which encompass a range of healthcare facilities, such as hospitals, physician practices, ambulatory sites, and administrative offices like finance. Despite this, there has not been an extensive exploration of burnout in employees working directly with patients versus those in non-patient-facing roles within these health systems. It is important to note that organizational culture plays a crucial role in influencing various aspects of employees' work-life balance and their experiences of burnout. This study adopts a cross-sectional design, involving the distribution of a 57-question Likert scale survey to employees in health systems. These employees serve in various roles, both patient-facing and non-patient-facing, within jointly owned healthcare organizations, which encompass hospitals, ambulatory sites, and administrative offices. The survey was disseminated through trade organizations and employees at the managerial level and above within these health systems. Data was collected between October 2022 and January 2023, resulting in a total of 67 responses. The study employs correlation analysis to explore the connection between organizational culture and burnout. Furthermore, a decision tree model is constructed to predict burnout scores based on survey responses, specifically the question regarding the perceived positivity of the organizational culture. The decision tree models indicate that perceiving organizational culture as positive, safety-oriented, and supportive predicts various outcomes for individuals, including job retention, positive experiences with patients, increased callousness, and stimulation while working with colleagues. Bayesian analysis, considering the small sample size, reinforces these findings and provides a different perspective, incorporating prior knowledge and credible intervals. An association test suggests a strong link between a positive organizational culture and burnout symptoms, while another test supports a connection with engagement signs. Similar to nurses and physicians, administrative health systems' personnel are susceptible to burnout. Organizational culture can affect burnout. Therefore, health systems' leaders should cultivate an organizational culture that protects against burnout.
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- Teray Johnson
- Data Sciences, Harrisburg University of Science and Technology, 326 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA, 17101, USA.
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- Data Sciences, Harrisburg University of Science and Technology, Harrisburg, PA, USA
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Choe Y, Baek J. Unlocking Happiness: Assessing the Monetary Value of Leisure Activities on Subjective Well-Being. Healthcare (Basel) 2023; 11:2884. [PMID: 37958028 PMCID: PMC10649128 DOI: 10.3390/healthcare11212884] [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: 09/15/2023] [Revised: 10/31/2023] [Accepted: 11/01/2023] [Indexed: 11/15/2023] Open
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Improving the level of subjective well-being or happiness is often the primary goal for the government and its policy. Thus, knowing the value of leisure activities in improving the subjective well-being would hugely contribute to the policy-making process. This study explores the impact of participation in leisure activities on individual subjective happiness by applying the well-being valuation method to the national survey data collected in South Korea. Among the five leisure activities, participation in culture and arts, participation in sports, and tourism activities emerged as significant determinants of subjective happiness at the significant level of 0.05. At the individual level, participation in culture and arts exhibited the highest monetary value, while tourism activities have the highest monetary value at the national level, factoring in the total population and the participation rate across the country. These findings confirm the effect of leisure participation in improving subjective well-being and its corresponding monetary value and suggest that government should be appropriately utilizing the leisure policy to increase the frequency and type of leisure participation, thereby enhancing the level of happiness across the society. Results have significant implications for policy makers, practitioners, and academics in the domains of leisure and tourism.
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- Yeongbae Choe
- Department of Tourism Management, Gachon University, Seongnam-si 13306, Republic of Korea;
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- Department of Tourism Management, Jeju National University, Jeju-si 63243, Republic of Korea
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Di H, Ali S, Lu Y. Defining the Primary Work Stress Factors of Chinese Coal Miners-A Mixed-Methods Study. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:14593. [PMID: 36361472 PMCID: PMC9656464 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph192114593] [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: 10/25/2022] [Accepted: 10/31/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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BACKGROUND Studies have indicated that coal miners in China have higher levels of perceived job stress. However, few studies have investigated the work stress structure of coal miners. OBJECTIVE Our study focused on the work stress of coal miners in China, with a primary aim to determine the work stress structure of coal miners in China using a mixed-methods approach. METHODS Semi-structured interviews were performed with thirty-three people (team leaders and frontline coal miners) conducted with participants from various state-owned large- and medium-sized coal mines in China. Grounded theory was used to construct an initial model for the concept of coal miners' work stress. Using the results of this initial survey and findings in the existing literature, we then constructed a preliminary questionnaire regarding coal miners' work stress and administered the questionnaire to 900 coal miners in the Shaanxi, Henan, Inner Mongolia, and Gansu provinces. RESULTS The results show that the work stress structure for coal miners differs from that for other occupational types in China, due to differences in the Chinese culture and foreign cultural influences. We revised our questionnaire based on these considerations and administered a new survey to the frontline production workers in coal mines. The preliminary questionnaires were revised and analyzed through exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis, resulting in a final formal model for work stress, which was supported by content and structural validity. CONCLUSION In this research, we used the framework of grounded theory to conduct an empirical analysis of the structure model of coal miners' work stress. The findings support that the primary work stress factors of Chinese coal miners included the stress of the work environment, job responsibility, interpersonal relationships, career development, the family environment, and organizational systems. Coal enterprises should therefore always take these factors into consideration when developing and implementing safety management policies aimed at to improve the occupational health status of coal miners.
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- Hongxi Di
- School of Management, Xi’an University of Science and Technology, Xi’an 710054, China
- School of Management, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230000, China
- Energy Economy and Management Research Center, Xi’an University of Science and Technology, Xi’an 710054, China
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- School of Management, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230000, China
- Department of Banking and Finance, Mirpur University of Science and Technology, Mirpur 10250, AJK, Pakistan
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- School of Management, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230000, China
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Yuan D, Gazi MAI, Rahman MA, Dhar BK, Rahaman MA. Occupational stress and health risk of employees working in the garments sector of Bangladesh: An empirical study. Front Public Health 2022; 10:938248. [PMID: 36052007 PMCID: PMC9424988 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.938248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2022] [Accepted: 07/18/2022] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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The present study was conducted with a view to examining the impact of occupational stress on employees' health risk. A total number of 350 garment employees (114 supervisors and 236 workers) were selected from 25 readymade garment factories of Dhaka, Narayanganj, and Gazipur industrial areas of Bangladesh on a random sampling basis. Occupational stress was estimated using an ERIs modified questionnaire; when self-reported health problems, work related information and socio-demographic information were obtained using face-to-face interviews using a pre-formed questionnaire. The survey was conducted for 2 years from January 2020 to December 2021 in Dhaka, Narayanganj and Gazipur districts where most of the garment industries in Bangladesh are located. All data were processed by using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) and Decision Analyst Stats, Version 2.0. For analyzing data, suitable statistical tools such as two-way ANOVA, z-test, chi-square test, Pearson's product-moment correlation, stepwise multiple regressions, and descriptive statistics were used. The results of the present study reveal that the occupational stress had a significant positive influence on health risk. The findings also reveal that both the male and female employees perceived garment job highly stressful and risky for their health causes many dies and sickness, but it was higher among the female employees than their counterparts. Study suggests that due to major illness and diseases garments' employees are lacks of sound health that have to consider remedying for reducing occupational stress and health risk.
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- Deli Yuan
- School of Management, Jiujiang University, Jiujiang, China
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- School of Management, Jiujiang University, Jiujiang, China,*Correspondence: Md. Abu Issa Gazi
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- Mahidol University International College, Mahidol University, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand
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- School of Management, Jiujiang University, Jiujiang, China,Md. Atikur Rahaman
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Bocean CG, Nicolescu MM, Cazacu M, Dumitriu S. The Role of Social Responsibility and Ethics in Employees' Wellbeing. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:8838. [PMID: 35886689 PMCID: PMC9317786 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19148838] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2022] [Revised: 07/16/2022] [Accepted: 07/20/2022] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
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Social responsibility (SR) is a concept or practice by which organizations take into account the interest of society by taking responsibility for the impact of their activities on all stakeholders. The SR of organizations implies ethical behavior concerning all stakeholders and a company's commitment to the sustainable economic development of society. Organizational ethics is a set of written and unwritten codes of principles and values that govern decisions and actions within an organization. Ethics has a rather internal perspective, while social responsibility has a rather external perspective. This study examines the impact of social responsibility and organizational ethics on employees' wellbeing. To perform the empirical analysis, we conducted a survey among 423 employees from Romanian organizations. Using the structural equation modeling, we analyzed the relationships between social responsibility, organizational ethics, and employees' wellbeing, emphasizing the positive impact of ethical and responsible behavior of the organization on the employees' wellbeing. The organization's employees play a dual role: firstly, they are all internal stakeholders, and secondly, they are constituents of an external stakeholder essential for the organization-the community. The results show a significant positive influence of social responsibility and organizational ethics on employees' wellbeing as a result of a responsible and ethical behavior in relation to the organizational stakeholders.
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- Claudiu George Bocean
- Department of Management, Marketing and Business Administration, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, University of Craiova, 13 AI Cuza Street, 200585 Craiova, Romania
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- Doctoral School, University of Craiova, 13 AI Cuza Street, 200585 Craiova, Romania; (M.M.N.); (M.C.); (S.D.)
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- Doctoral School, University of Craiova, 13 AI Cuza Street, 200585 Craiova, Romania; (M.M.N.); (M.C.); (S.D.)
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- Doctoral School, University of Craiova, 13 AI Cuza Street, 200585 Craiova, Romania; (M.M.N.); (M.C.); (S.D.)
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Jeong JG, Kang SW, Choi SB. A Multilevel Study of the Relationship between CSR Promotion Climate and Happiness at Work via Organizational Identification: Moderation Effect of Leader–Followers Value Congruence. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:ijerph19116637. [PMID: 35682221 PMCID: PMC9180225 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19116637] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2022] [Revised: 05/24/2022] [Accepted: 05/27/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022]
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The purpose of the present study is to examine the effects of team level Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) promotion climate on work happiness of team members. Furthermore, we investigate the mediating role of organizational identification at individual level and the moderating role of leader–follower value congruence at the team level in the relationship between CSR promotion climate and work happiness, thus overcoming the limitations of previous studies which mainly focused on a unitary level of analysis. To this end, a multilevel analysis was used, dealing with team- and individual-level relationships; the sample comprises 70 teams and 336 employees from 23 Korean firms. Our empirical analysis revealed that a team CSR promotion climate positively influenced team members’ happiness at work and organization identification. Furthermore, organization identification partially mediated the relationship between team CSR promotion climate and happiness at the workplace. By interacting with team CSR promotion climate, leader–followers value congruence positively regulated the influence of team CSR promotion climate on happiness at work. In this process, for a group with high leader–follower value congruence, the team CSR promotion climate strengthens team members’ happiness at the workplace. The study utilizes a multilevel analysis method to simultaneously verify team- and individual-level elements positively affecting team members’ happiness at work. Through this method, it confirmed that CSR promotion climate and team organization identification positively influence happiness at work. The theoretical and practical implications are presented, and directions for future research with limitations of the study are discussed.
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- Jae-Geum Jeong
- College of Global Business, Korea University, 2511 Sejong-ro, Sejong City 30019, Korea;
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- College of Business, Gachon University, Seongnam 13120, Korea
- Correspondence: (S.-W.K.); (S.B.C.)
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- College of Global Business, Korea University, 2511 Sejong-ro, Sejong City 30019, Korea;
- Correspondence: (S.-W.K.); (S.B.C.)
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Horiuchi S, Iwano S, Aoki S, Sakano Y. Unwinding on the Weekend from Work-Related Stress: Moderating Effect of Weekday Psychological Stress on the Relationship between Increased Recovery Experience and Reduction of Psychological Stress on the Weekend. Behav Sci (Basel) 2022; 12:bs12060163. [PMID: 35735373 PMCID: PMC9219705 DOI: 10.3390/bs12060163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2022] [Revised: 05/16/2022] [Accepted: 05/21/2022] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Recovery is described as a process that is in contrast to the process whereby the psychological stress response increases. Recovery experiences refer to specific experiences that promote recovery and represent psychological attributes including relaxation. This preliminary study tested the hypothesis that levels of psychological stress before the weekend have a moderating effect on the relationship between an increased recovery experience during the weekend and a reduction of psychological stress from workdays to the weekend. Of 270 Japanese teachers who were invited to participate, 181 completed questionnaires on the psychological stress response before, on the psychological stress response and the recovery experience during the weekend. Data from 7 part-time teachers and 38 teachers who were not stressed at all before the weekend were excluded; therefore, data for 136 participants were ultimately analyzed. Results of hierarchal regression analysis indicated that increased relaxation was associated with an increased reduction in psychological stress response during the weekends in participants with high levels of psychological stress before the weekends. This moderating effect was not observed for other recovery experiences. Considering the psychological stress response is important for research on recovery experiences during weekends.
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- Satoshi Horiuchi
- Department of Social and Clinical Psychology, Hijiyama University, Hiroshima 732-8509, Japan
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +81-(82)-229-0121; Fax: +81-(82)-229-3033
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- Faculty of Welfare and Health Science, Oita University, Oita 870-1192, Japan;
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- Center for Medical Education and Career Development, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima 960-1295, Japan;
- Department of Neuropsychiatry, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima 960-1295, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Psychology, Goryokai Medical Corporation, Sapporo 002-8029, Japan;
- Sapporo CBT & EAP Center, Sapporo 002-8028, Japan
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Social Media Bullying in the Workplace and Its Impact on Work Engagement: A Case of Psychological Well-Being. INFORMATION 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/info13040165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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The hotel industry has transformed the social and official interaction and communication landscape due to information technology. This has created a new venue for bullying, known as cyberbullying. This study aims to examine the impact of workplace cyberbullying on the work engagement of hotel employees while examining the mediating role of psychological well-being and work meaningfulness using the job demand resource model and conservation of resource theory. The data (n = 470) were collected from 4-star and 5-star hotel employees in Pakistan. The results reported that psychological well-being mediates the relationship between workplace cyberbullying and work engagement. Moreover, work meaningfulness also mediates the relationship between psychological well-being and work engagement. Findings suggest that the hotel industry of Pakistan should acknowledge the presence of cyberbullying and design policies and procedures to maintain a healthy work environment for employees’ psychological well-being and ensure that hotel employees find their work meaningful.
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Jeong JG, Choi SB, Kang SW. Leader's Perception of Corporate Social Responsibility and Team Members' Psychological Well-Being: Mediating Effects of Value Congruence Climate and Pro-Social Behavior. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:ijerph19063607. [PMID: 35329293 PMCID: PMC8948806 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19063607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2022] [Revised: 03/12/2022] [Accepted: 03/14/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Previous research, that showed that corporate social responsibility (CSR) had positive effects on the corporate image and performance, has attracted much attention and resulted in an increasing number of follow-up studies. However, CSR-related activities are focused on their effect on external stakeholders, although they are social service activities geared towards internal and external stakeholders, thus showing a research gap regarding the effects of internal stakeholders on organizational effectiveness. Therefore, this study investigated the mediating effects of the value congruence climate and prosocial behavior among the team members in the relationship between leader’s CSR perception and team members’ psychological well-being, using a multilevel analysis of the relationship between the team and individual level factors. For the empirical analysis, 69 teams (334 employees) were sampled from 23 Korean small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Analyses revealed a positive effect of a leader’s CSR perception on the team members’ psychological well-being. Furthermore, a leader’s CSR perception had a positive effect on his/her team’s value congruence environment and team members’ prosocial behavior. The team’s value congruence environment and team members’ prosocial behavior were found to mediate the relationship between the leader’s CSR perception and team members’ psychological well-being. The relationships among these variables were investigated using a multilevel analysis model capable of simultaneous validation of team- and individual-level factors associated with team members’ psychological well-being. Future research directions were then discussed based on the theoretical and practical implications and limitations of the study results.
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- Jae-Geum Jeong
- College of Global Business, Korea University, Sejong City 30019, Korea;
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- College of Global Business, Korea University, Sejong City 30019, Korea;
- Correspondence: (S.B.C.); (S.-W.K.)
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- College of Business, Gachon University, Seongnam 13120, Korea
- Correspondence: (S.B.C.); (S.-W.K.)
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Kim BJ, Lee J, Jung J, Kim MJ. Job insecurity during the COVID-19 pandemic and counterproductive work behavior: The sequential mediation effects of job stress and organizational identification and the buffering role of corporate social responsibility. Front Public Health 2022; 10:1037184. [PMID: 36876229 PMCID: PMC9981630 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.1037184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2022] [Accepted: 11/01/2022] [Indexed: 02/19/2023] Open
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Swift social and economic environmental changes such as those associated with the COVID-19 pandemic have led to decreased job security. Although numerous previous studies have examined the influence of job insecurity on employee perceptions, attitudes, and behaviors, the link between job insecurity and negative behavior and its underlying or intermediating mechanisms remain underexplored. The significance of an organization's positive behaviors, which fall under the umbrella of corporate social responsibility (CSR), also deserves more attention. To address these gaps, we examined both the mediator and the moderator in the association between job insecurity and negative employee behavior by establishing a moderated sequential mediation model. We hypothesized that the levels of employee job stress and organizational identification sequentially mediate the relationship between job insecurity and counterproductive work behavior as a representative negative behavior. We also hypothesized that CSR activities play a buffering role that moderates the influence of job insecurity on job stress. We used three-wave time-lagged data collected from 348 employees in South Korean organizations to demonstrate that job stress and organizational identification sequentially mediate the relationship between job insecurity and counterproductive work behavior, and that CSR activities function as a buffering factor that decreases the influence of job insecurity on job stress. The results of this research suggest that the levels of job stress and organizational identification (as sequential mediators) as well as CSR activities (as a moderator) are underlying mechanisms in the link between job insecurity and counterproductive work behavior.
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- Byung-Jik Kim
- College of Business, University of Ulsan, Ulsan, South Korea.,Department Psychology, Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Industrial Security, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Police Science, University of Ulsan, Ulsan, South Korea
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- School of Industrial Management, Korea University of Technology and Education, Cheonan, South Korea
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Yulita, Idris MA, Abdullah SS. Psychosocial safety climate improves psychological detachment and relaxation during off-job recovery time to reduce emotional exhaustion: A multilevel shortitudinal study. Scand J Psychol 2021; 63:19-31. [PMID: 34807489 DOI: 10.1111/sjop.12789] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2020] [Revised: 09/18/2021] [Accepted: 10/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Psychosocial safety climate (PSC) is a facet-specific climate for psychological health and safety which constitutes an important organizational resource for creating a conducive work environment. The process to regain/restore energy expended at work, known as "recovery," also plays a pivotal role for individuals; however, this process, together with PSC, remains largely underexplored. The main purpose of this study is to investigate the role of PSC in enhancing the moderating role of individuals' psychological detachment and relaxation during weekends on the relationship between daily job demands in Week 1 and daily emotional exhaustion in Week 2. Data from a shortitudinal study of 178 teachers (in total, 534 diaries) in Terengganu, Malaysia, over two consecutive weeks, were operationalized at the individual level and daily level using Hierarchical Linear Modeling (HLM) software. The analysis showed that the daily experience of job demands in the prior week led to an increment of emotional exhaustion in the following week. Interestingly, the interaction role of PSC*psychological detachment and PSC*relaxation moderated the relationship between daily job demands and daily emotional exhaustion. Overall, this study highlights the importance of individual off-job recovery time and that building good PSC at work is fundamental in compensating for the adverse relationships between job demands and its consequences.
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- Yulita
- Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Development, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia
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- Department of Anthropology and Sociology, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Development, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia
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Shiga K, Izumi K, Minato K, Sugio T, Yoshimura M, Kitazawa M, Hanashiro S, Cortright K, Kurokawa S, Momota Y, Sado M, Maeno T, Takebayashi T, Mimura M, Kishimoto T. Subjective well-being and month-long LF/HF ratio among deskworkers. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0257062. [PMID: 34492071 PMCID: PMC8423311 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0257062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2021] [Accepted: 08/21/2021] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
Abstract
The importance of workers’ well-being has been recognized in recent years. The assessment of well-being has been subjective, and few studies have sought potential biomarkers of well-being to date. This study examined the relationship between well-being and the LF/HF ratio, an index of heart rate variability that reflects sympathetic and parasympathetic nerve activity. Pulse waves were measured using photoplethysmography through a web camera attached to the computer used by each participant. The participants were asked to measure their pulse waves while working for 4 weeks, and well-being was assessed using self-reported measures such as the Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS), the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS), and the Flourishing Scale (FS). Each of the well-being scores were split into two groups according to the median value, and the LF/HF ratio during work, as well as the number of times an LF/HF ratio threshold was either exceeded or subceeded, were compared between the high and low SWLS, positive emotion, negative emotion, and FS groups. Furthermore, to examine the effects of the LF/HF ratio and demographic characteristics on well-being, a multiple regression analysis was conducted. Data were obtained from 169 participants. The results showed that the low FS group had a higher mean LF/HF ratio during work than the high FS group. No significant differences were seen between the high and low SWLS groups, the high and low positive emotion groups, or the high and low negative emotion groups. The multiple regression analysis showed that the mean LF/HF ratio during work affected the FS and SWLS scores, and the number of times the mean LF/HF ratio exceeded +3 SD had an effect on the positive emotion. No effect of the LF/HF ratio on negative emotions was shown. The LF/HF ratio might be applicable as an objective measure of well-being.
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- Kiko Shiga
- Department of Neuropsychiatry, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
- National Hospital Organization Tokyo Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan
- Medical AI Center, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neuropsychiatry, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neuropsychiatry, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neuropsychiatry, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neuropsychiatry, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neuropsychiatry, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neuropsychiatry, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neuropsychiatry, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neuropsychiatry, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
- Center for Stress Research, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Human System Design Laboratory, Graduate School of System Design and Management, Keio University, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neuropsychiatry, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neuropsychiatry, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
- Psychiatry Department, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine, New York, NY, United States of America
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Ginoux C, Isoard-Gautheur S, Sarrazin P. "What did you do this weekend?" Relationships between weekend activities, recovery experiences, and changes in work-related well-being. Appl Psychol Health Well Being 2021; 13:798-816. [PMID: 33864428 DOI: 10.1111/aphw.12272] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2020] [Accepted: 03/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Recovery refers to the process of replenishing resources that occurs when employees distance themselves from their work, leading to improvements in work-related well-being indicators (WRWB), such as burnout and vigor. Research has shown that weekend activities are related to changes in WRWB and that recovery experiences could mediate these relationships. This study aimed to examine the indirect relationships of recovery activities on changes in burnout and vigor, through weekend recovery experiences. It extends past research by considering a greater number recovery activities and experiences and by controlling for job demands. Two hundred and forty-nine employees from various occupations completed two online surveys before and after the weekend, assessing their WRWB, weekend recovery activities and experiences, and job demands. Structural equation modeling revealed that after controlling for job demands, changes in burnout and vigor were positively predicted by a latent variable-the weekend recovery experience-subjacent to perceptions of detachment, relaxation, mastery, control, and relatedness. In addition, four out of six weekend activities predicted negative (work-related activities) or positive (social, physical, and creative activities) recovery experiences. Additional analyses showed that the recovery experience was a full mediator of the relationships between weekend activities and vigor change. These results confirm the importance of weekend activities and recovery experience for improving WRWB. They contribute to expanding current knowledge on recovery from work, highlighting the importance of considering creative activities and relatedness in future studies.
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Yang F, Ding J, Ma R, Song W, Jia Y, Zhao J, Yang X. Recovery Experience: A Concept for Maintaining Quality of Life and Its Mediating Effect Among Female Nurses in China. Psychol Res Behav Manag 2020; 13:831-841. [PMID: 33116971 PMCID: PMC7553666 DOI: 10.2147/prbm.s261666] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2020] [Accepted: 09/08/2020] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Purpose Nurses are high-risk groups for job burnout, which affect their quality of life (QOL). Recovery experience, a conceptualization of positive psychological resources, can combat the negative impacts of job burnout on health and QOL. The aim of this study was to examine the mediating effect of recovery experience on the relationship between job burnout and QOL among female nurses in China. Participants and Methods QOL information was captured from 1068 female nurses from December 2017 to February 2018 in tertiary hospitals in Shenyang, Liaoning Province of China. A structural equation model was employed to examine the mediating effect of recovery experience on the relationship between job burnout and QOL. Results Job burnout had a significant impact on both the mental component summary and the physical component summary of a 36-item Short-Form Health Survey. However, mental component summary scores were significantly lower than physical component summary scores in female nurses. Recovery experience played a mediating role in the relationship between job burnout and QOL. Conclusion Job burnout could result in a reduction in QOL among Chinese female nurses. Recovery experience, as a mediating factor, could alleviate the impact of job burnout on QOL. Recovery experience should be strengthened to attenuate job burnout and enhance QOL.
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- Fengzhi Yang
- Department of Social Medicine, School of Public Health, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning Province 110122, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Social Medicine, School of Public Health, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning Province 110122, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Social Medicine, School of Public Health, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning Province 110122, People's Republic of China
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- Office of Clinical Quality Improvement, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19147, USA
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- Department of Social Medicine, School of Public Health, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning Province 110122, People's Republic of China
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- Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, The University of Auckland, Auckland 1142, New Zealand
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- Department of Social Medicine, School of Public Health, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning Province 110122, People's Republic of China
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Wu TJ, Wang LY, Gao JY, Wei AP. Social Support and Well-Being of Chinese Special Education Teachers-An Emotional Labor Perspective. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2020; 17:E6884. [PMID: 32967136 PMCID: PMC7558049 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17186884] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2020] [Revised: 09/04/2020] [Accepted: 09/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Due to their high expectations, teachers often hide their real emotions and play a role that conforms to public expectations of educational work. Special education teachers face a group of students with physical and mental disabilities who have high heterogeneity and require individualized services every day. Using social support theory, this study discusses special education teachers' emotional labor and well-being. A total of 439 special education teachers in China participated in this study. We collected data at two different time-points and verified the research hypotheses with hierarchical regression and structural equation modeling analysis. The research findings show the mediating role of emotional labor in social support and well-being. It is, therefore, suggested that schools should pay more attention to special education teachers' mental health and provide them with regular guidance and support.
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- Tung-Ju Wu
- School of Management, Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT), Harbin 150001, China; (T.-J.W.); (L.-Y.W.); (J.-Y.G.)
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- School of Management, Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT), Harbin 150001, China; (T.-J.W.); (L.-Y.W.); (J.-Y.G.)
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- School of Management, Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT), Harbin 150001, China; (T.-J.W.); (L.-Y.W.); (J.-Y.G.)
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- International School of Business and Finance, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai 519082, China
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