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Sohail MM, Baghdady A, Choi J, Huynh HV, Whetten K, Proeschold-Bell RJ. Factors influencing teacher wellbeing and burnout in schools: A scoping review. Work 2023; 76:1317-1331. [PMID: 37393465 DOI: 10.3233/wor-220234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/03/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Teacher's wellbeing and mental health play a pivotal role in learning experiences and educational environment. For a better future, we need thriving teachers with strong wellbeing. OBJECTIVE The current scoping literature review aimed to explore the factors fostering wellbeing and causing burnout among school teachers. METHODS Applying appropriate search terms to relevant databases for the years 2016-2020 yielded 934 potentially relevant research articles which were further filtered to 102 articles. RESULTS The findings of this review suggested that emotion regulation, positive workplace milieu and teacher self-efficacy (feeling successful as a teacher) are important factors fostering teachers' wellbeing whilst negative workplace environment and negative emotions along with feeling marginalized or bullied by coworkers are factors behind teacher burnout. The strengths of this study include a rigorous research design and relational analysis approach. CONCLUSION Teacher wellbeing needs a workplace environment with minimum bullying and marginalization. An atmosphere of respect, inclusion, and mutual teacher support is needed to promote wellbeing.
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- Malik Muhammad Sohail
- Department of Sociology, The Center for Religion, Science and Social Wellbeing, University of Chakwal, Chakwal, Pakistan
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- World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE), Qatar Foundation, Ar Rayyan, Qatar
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- Center for Health Policy and Inequalities Research, Duke Global Health Institute, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
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- Center for Health Policy and Inequalities Research, Duke Global Health Institute, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
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- Center for Health Policy and Inequalities Research, Duke Global Health Institute, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
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- Center for Health Policy and Inequalities Research, Duke Global Health Institute, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
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Kosec Z, Sekulic S, Wilson-Gahan S, Rostohar K, Tusak M, Bon M. Correlation between Employee Performance, Well-Being, Job Satisfaction, and Life Satisfaction in Sedentary Jobs in Slovenian Enterprises. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:10427. [PMID: 36012060 PMCID: PMC9408039 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph191610427] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2022] [Revised: 08/12/2022] [Accepted: 08/17/2022] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between employees' work performance and their well-being, job satisfaction, and life satisfaction in sedentary jobs in Slovenian enterprises using a mixed-methods research design. The quantitative component of the research included the responses to four selected questionnaires of 120 employees in 22 identified enterprises (out of 81), with more than 20 employees, having more than 85 percent sedentary jobs. Each of four questionnaires was chosen to cover one area of enquiry under the research foci of work performance, job satisfaction, life satisfaction and well-being. The statistical program STATA was used for data analyses. The analysis shows statistically significant positive correlations between employee performance and job satisfaction (r = 0.35), employee performance and life satisfaction (r = 0.28), life satisfaction and well-being (r = 0.33), and job satisfaction and well-being, whereas the correlation between well-being and work performance did not prove to be statistically significant. The qualitative component of the mixed-methods research design included systematic observation combined with one-to-one discussions. The results indicated that job satisfaction and life satisfaction are more significant in determining work performance in sedentary jobs than employee well-being and that being unwell is still considered a sign of weakness; therefore, employees who are unwell do not want to expose themselves and refuse to cooperate in activities and studies about well-being. Further research examining the impact on work performance of organizational climate measurements in sedentary jobs is recommended.
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- Zinka Kosec
- Faculty of Sport, University of Ljubljana, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Dental Division, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
- National Institute for Public Health, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Faculty of Business, Education, Law and Arts, University of Southern Queensland, Springfield Central 4300, Australia
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- National Institute for Public Health, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Faculty of Sport, University of Ljubljana, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Faculty of Sport, University of Ljubljana, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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Zheng L, Li W, Addis AK, Ye D, Dong Y. Impacts of Corporate Social Responsibility on Employees’ Mental Fatigue: Employees’ Ethical Perspective. Front Psychol 2022; 13:918106. [PMID: 35783729 PMCID: PMC9242086 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.918106] [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: 04/12/2022] [Accepted: 05/24/2022] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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With the rise of cost of living and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) global pandemic therewithal, finding reliable measures to reduce employees’ mental fatigue has become a great challenge. In this context, scholars have mainly focused on solutions for relieving employees’ mental fatigue from the perspective of human resource management but barely from employees’ ethical perspectives and that of internal and external corporate social responsibility (CSR) and employees’ ethics. This study uses hierarchical regression analysis and attempts to formulate and analyze the relationship between CSR, perceptions of corporate hypocrisy, and employees’ mental fatigue along with the mediating role of ethical egoism and altruistic choice. It also conceptualizes models and develops various hypotheses and theoretical logic. A total of 250 questionnaires were distributed, and 176 valid responses were subsequently gathered. The results show that employees’ mental fatigue significantly reduces when either internal or external CSR has a positive impact on employees’ altruistic choice and significantly increases either internal or external CSR has a negative effect on ethical egoism. Similarly, reducing perceptions of corporate hypocrisy can enhance the positive impact of external CSR on altruistic choice, which consequently reduces employees’ mental fatigue.
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- Linlin Zheng
- Business School, Huaqiao University, Quanzhou, China
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- Business School, HoHai University, Nanjing, China
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- School of Business, Hubei University, Wuhan, China
- Research Center of Open Economy, Hubei University, Wuhan, China
- *Correspondence: Amsalu K. Addis, ; orcid.org/0000-0002-6661-7201
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- Business School, Huaqiao University, Quanzhou, China
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- Business School, Huaqiao University, Quanzhou, China
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Guo Q, Wang Y, Liu Q, Wang T, Zhang L, Huang Z, Cao S. Psychological Capital and Occupational Well-Being: Mediating Effects of Work Engagement Among Chinese Special Education Teachers. Front Psychol 2022; 13:847882. [PMID: 35478764 PMCID: PMC9037321 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.847882] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2022] [Accepted: 02/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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This study examines whether psychological capital (PsyCap) indirectly predicts occupational well-being among Chinese special education teachers through work engagement. In total, 615 Chinese special education teachers (female = 567) completed the Psychological Capital Questionnaire, the Special Education Teachers’ Occupational Well-Being Questionnaire, and the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale. The results indicated that PsyCap was positively correlated with occupational well-being and work engagement. Furthermore, work engagement mediated the influence of PsyCap on occupational well-being. Notably, the multiple mediation model indicated that the indirect effects of PsyCap on occupational well-being were mainly due to dedication and absorption. The study’s results illustrate the association between PsyCap, work engagement, and occupational well-being, which may help educational administrators and social workers assist with special education and special education teachers develop and maintain good working conditions.
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- Qiang Guo
- Hangzhou College of Preschool Education, Zhejiang Normal University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Education, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Education, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
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- School of Education, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, China
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- Changchun Normal College, Changchun, China
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- Department of Special Education, Faculty of Education, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
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- Hangzhou College of Preschool Education, Zhejiang Normal University, Hangzhou, China
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Xia CL, Wei AP, Huang YT. The COVID-19 Lockdown and Mental Wellbeing of Females in China. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:4960. [PMID: 35564365 PMCID: PMC9100609 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19094960] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2022] [Revised: 03/27/2022] [Accepted: 04/08/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Most studies consider that COVID-19 lockdowns lead to mental health problems for females, while the effect of role change on female mental health has been overlooked. This study aimed to explore multiple facets of the risk of mental distress in a sample of Chinese married females aged 21-50 during the COVID-19 lockdowns. A cross-sectional study was carried out with 613 valid responses from married females in the Guangdong province. Our primary tool was a questionnaire using a Kessler-10 scale to detect the probability of mental distress based on the level of nervousness, tiredness, restlessness, and depression. Eighty-eight point three percent of married females possessed a high risk of psychological distress because they frequently felt tired out, hopeless, and restless. The evidence suggests that the lockdown has caused a conflict in the female role to maintain a balance between family and career. Increasing family care responsibilities are positively associated with nervousness, tiredness, and mental disorder. The heterogeneity of the social role in mental wellbeing is explored. Married females whose income was worse off during the lockdown are negatively associated with mental wellbeing. Married females who are employed are found to be less mentally healthy than the self-employed.
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- Chang-Lan Xia
- Faculty of Business, City University of Macau, Macau 999078, China;
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- Department of Business Management, National Taichung University of Science and Technology, No. 129, Sec. 3, Sanmin Rd., North Dist., Taichung 404336, Taiwan
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- Bachelor Program of International Management, National Yunlin University of Science and Technology, Yunlin 640301, Taiwan;
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Xiaolong T, Gull N, Asghar M, Jianmin Z. The relationship between polychronicity and job-affective well-being: The moderator role of workplace incivility in healthcare staff. Work 2021; 70:1267-1277. [PMID: 34842212 DOI: 10.3233/wor-205286] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Despite the increasing body of research on workplace incivility, the relationship between co-worker/supervisor incivilities and job-affective well-being have received relatively little consideration from the scholars. This study investigates the impact of polychronicity on nurses' psychological well-being in the healthcare sector. OBJECTIVE According to COR theory, this study's main objective is to investigate the impact of two aspects of incivilities, co-worker, and supervisor incivilities, as the moderating effect on the relationship between polychronicity and job-affective psychological well-being. METHODS The sample data was collected from 260 nurse's staff who were working in hospitals. The proposed model hypothesis was tested through SPSS-Amos-structural equation modeling. RESULTS The result shows that polychronic nurses show high job engagement and job performance in a hospital environment. This study's findings revealed that co-workers and supervisors' higher incivility weakens the positive relationship between polychronicity and job-affective well-being. CONCLUSION Today, retained the employees are a perilous issue in every organization, especially in hospital sectors, where nurses are working in stressful working environments, facing bullying, harassment, and uncivil behavior from patients' side, co-workers, and supervisor. These types of behaviors are not only affecting employees' well-being, commitment, and job performance but also their mental health and intent to leave. Similarly, the effect on organizational goals, shareholders' value, and progress makes an effective mechanism to control the negative behaviors that would be an apparent advantage for administration and managers to efficiently attain organizational goals.
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- Tao Xiaolong
- School of Business Administration and Tourism Management, Yunnan University, Kunming, China
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- School of Economics and Management, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, Hebei, China
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- School of Economics and Management, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, Hebei, China
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- School of Business Administration and Tourism Management, Yunnan University, Kunming, China
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Yuan KS, Wu TJ. Environmental stressors and well-being on middle-aged and elderly people: the mediating role of outdoor leisure behaviour and place attachment. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2021:10.1007/s11356-021-13244-7. [PMID: 33674973 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-021-13244-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2020] [Accepted: 02/26/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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This study develops a relational model of how environmental stressors, place attachment and outdoor leisure are related to urban green zones and, accordingly, Fujian Province in China is studied as our case problem. The research is participated by primarily middle-aged and elderly residents. In total, 871 valid questionnaires are retrieved. Structural equation modelling and path analysis are used to verify the model's fitness. The results indicate that environmental stressors and outdoor leisure are significantly negatively correlated. In addition, the outdoor leisure and place attachment are significantly positively correlated. As such, the place attachment and well-being are significantly positively correlated. However, the place attachment and outdoor leisure mediated the relationship between environmental stressors and well-being. The mediating path indicated that middle-aged and elderly residents face severe environmental stressors and will engage in a few outdoor leisure activities, resulting in low well-being. Furthermore, when middle-aged and elderly residents face severe environmental stressors, they have increased place attachment, thereby increasing their well-being. The findings can serve as a reference for environmental management agencies and future researchers.
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- Kuo-Shu Yuan
- Business School, Huaqiao University, Quanzhou, 362021, China
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- School of Management, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150001, China.
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Are Chinese Entrepreneurs Happier than Employees? Evidence Based on a National Workforce Survey in China. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2020; 18:ijerph18010179. [PMID: 33383725 PMCID: PMC7795352 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18010179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2020] [Revised: 12/15/2020] [Accepted: 12/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Most studies consider entrepreneurship in Chinese a happier career choice, while the adverse effects of entrepreneurship on wellbeing have been overlooked. In this research, the effect of career choice on job-related wellbeing is explored using multiple indicators. Differences in the career choices of employees and entrepreneurs are examined in the first section of the study, and the motives for entrepreneurship are studied in the second section. Job-related wellbeing is regarded as consisting of job satisfaction, subjective wellbeing, and physical wellbeing. The data were obtained using the Chinese Labor-Force Dynamic Survey, and the sample consisted of 6108 employees and 2075 entrepreneurs from 29 provinces and cities in China. T-test, chi square test, and ordinal logistic regression were conducted. The analysis in the first section reveals significant differences in job-related wellbeing between employees and entrepreneurs along with differences in autonomy and perceived equity. Entrepreneurs are found to be less satisfied and unhappier than employees. The heterogeneity of the motives for entrepreneurship is highlighted in the second part, and its significant role in the wellbeing of entrepreneurs is explored. Subsistence entrepreneurs have been found to constitute up to 64% of all entrepreneurs. Subsistence entrepreneurship is negatively associated with job satisfaction and subjective wellbeing.
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Employee’s Corporate Social Responsibility Perception and Sustained Innovative Behavior: Based on the Psychological Identity of Employees. SUSTAINABILITY 2020. [DOI: 10.3390/su12208604] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Corporate social responsibility refers to the voluntary promises made by an enterprise to achieve sustainable development. When enterprises conduct prosocial activities, they must consider the feelings of their employees including employees’ sense of identification and well-being. However, most existing corporate social responsibility studies have focused on the financial performance of enterprises; the effects of corporate social responsibility on employees have seldom been examined. Accordingly, this study conducted an empirical study examining the effects of employee perception of enterprise corporate social responsibility, employee well-being, and organizational identification on employee innovative behavior. A total of 431 valid questionnaires were retrieved. A structural equation modeling analysis revealed that a positive relationship exists between employee perception of enterprise execution of corporate social responsibility and employee innovative behavior. Furthermore, both employee well-being and organizational identification play mediating roles between the two variables. When conducting social responsibility activities, enterprises are suggested to inform their employees or even encourage their participation in their efforts to fulfill their social responsibility. Through interaction between internal and external stakeholders, substantial innovative behavior, beneficial for the subsequent development of enterprises, can be stimulated.
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