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Conroy SA, Vogus TJ. Pay practices and safety organizing: Evidence from hospital nursing units. Health Care Manage Rev 2024; 49:68-73. [PMID: 38019465 DOI: 10.1097/hmr.0000000000000392] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2023]
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BACKGROUND Our understanding of how highly reliable care delivery is brought about remains elusive, in part, because there is limited evidence regarding the organizational practices that enable safety organizing-the behaviors and processes underlying high reliability. PURPOSE Because safety organizing relies on discretionary effort and lowering barriers to sharing expertise and discussing threats to safety and errors, we investigate three pay practices and their effects on information sharing and, in turn, safety organizing. Specifically, we examine average pay level, minimum pay rates, and pay dispersion on nursing units and their relationship with information sharing and safety organizing. METHOD Cross-sectional analyses of survey data from 1,461 registered nurses in 45 nursing units in three Midwestern hospitals on safety organizing linked to administrative data on pay practices from the organization's human resource systems. Pay data and survey responses were aggregated to the nursing unit level. PROCESS and structural equation modeling were used to simultaneously test for direct and indirect effects of pay variables on information sharing and safety organizing. RESULTS PROCESS and Mplus path analysis indicated that paying a higher minimum rate in the unit and having lower pay dispersion have indirect, desirable associations with safety organizing through information sharing. CONCLUSION Pay practices can help organizations enhance safety organizing. In particular, higher pay rates for the lowest level nurses and lower pay dispersion among nurses are associated with unit-level information sharing and safety organizing. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS Having pay practices associated with lower within-unit variation and higher pay for the lowest paid members of a unit may be viable strategies for greater information sharing and safety organizing.
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Fernandes JB, Domingos J, Almeida AS, Castro C, Simões A, Fernandes S, Vareta D, Bernardes C, Fonseca J, Vaz C, Dias AR, Fernandes T, Godinho C. Enablers, barriers and strategies to build resilience among cancer survivors: a qualitative study protocol. Front Psychol 2023; 14:1049403. [PMID: 37533724 PMCID: PMC10392835 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1049403] [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: 09/20/2022] [Accepted: 06/27/2023] [Indexed: 08/04/2023] Open
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Cancer is a life-threatening illness affecting all dimensions of a person's health. Cancer survivors must build resilience to face this adversity and continue their life projects. The present study explores the enablers, barriers, and strategies to build resilience among cancer survivors. This qualitative, descriptive exploratory study will use purposive sampling to recruit cancer survivors and healthcare professionals from two hospital centers in Lisbon and Tagus Valley. Interviews will be conducted until data saturation occurs. Data analysis will be performed using an inductive content analysis process with the help of the QDA Miner Lite database. The findings from this study will generate knowledge that may help stakeholders to identify effective strategies to build resilience among cancer survivors. By implementing strategies to foster resilience, healthcare professionals can potentially promote positive adaptations to cancer by strengthening resilience enablers and reducing the impact of barriers.
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- Júlio Belo Fernandes
- Egas Moniz Center for Interdisciplinary Research (CiiEM), Egas Moniz School of Health and Science, Almada, Portugal
- Nurs* Lab, Almada, Portugal
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- Egas Moniz Center for Interdisciplinary Research (CiiEM), Egas Moniz School of Health and Science, Almada, Portugal
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- Department of Nursing, Centro Hospitalar de Setúbal EPE, Setúbal, Portugal
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- Egas Moniz Center for Interdisciplinary Research (CiiEM), Egas Moniz School of Health and Science, Almada, Portugal
- Nurs* Lab, Almada, Portugal
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- Egas Moniz Center for Interdisciplinary Research (CiiEM), Egas Moniz School of Health and Science, Almada, Portugal
- Nurs* Lab, Almada, Portugal
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- Egas Moniz Center for Interdisciplinary Research (CiiEM), Egas Moniz School of Health and Science, Almada, Portugal
- Nurs* Lab, Almada, Portugal
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- Egas Moniz Center for Interdisciplinary Research (CiiEM), Egas Moniz School of Health and Science, Almada, Portugal
- Nurs* Lab, Almada, Portugal
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- Egas Moniz Center for Interdisciplinary Research (CiiEM), Egas Moniz School of Health and Science, Almada, Portugal
- Nurs* Lab, Almada, Portugal
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- Egas Moniz Center for Interdisciplinary Research (CiiEM), Egas Moniz School of Health and Science, Almada, Portugal
- Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital Garcia de Orta EPE (HGO), Almada, Portugal
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- Egas Moniz Center for Interdisciplinary Research (CiiEM), Egas Moniz School of Health and Science, Almada, Portugal
- Department of Nursing, Centro Hospitalar Barreiro Montijo EPE, Barreiro, Portugal
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- Department of Nursing, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Lisboa Central, Hospital Santo António dos Capuchos, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Department of Nursing, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Lisboa Central, Hospital Santo António dos Capuchos, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Egas Moniz Center for Interdisciplinary Research (CiiEM), Egas Moniz School of Health and Science, Almada, Portugal
- Nurs* Lab, Almada, Portugal
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Alzoraiki M, Ahmad AR, Ateeq AA, Naji GMA, Almaamari Q, Beshr BAH. Impact of Teachers’ Commitment to the Relationship between Transformational Leadership and Sustainable Teaching Performance. SUSTAINABILITY 2023; 15:4620. [DOI: 10.3390/su15054620] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/02/2023]
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In the field of education, ongoing processes, and optimal schoolwork outcomes require educational leadership, especially in developing countries, due to the lack of sustainable teaching performance and effective leadership. The present study aims to examine the mediating role of teachers’ commitment to transformational leadership and sustainable teaching performance. The sample of the study was selected using a stratified random sampling technique. Out of the 450 copies distributed to the participants, only 374 were retrieved as valid. The hypotheses of the study were tested using PLS–SEM. The findings showed a positive effect of transformational leadership on teachers’ commitment. Moreover, transformational leadership was also found to positively impact teachers’ performance. In contrast, the teachers’ commitment was revealed to positively affect sustainable teaching performance. Finally, the study showed that the teachers’ commitment mediated the relationship between transformational leadership and sustainable teaching performance. This study is unique for being among the few studies that examine the effects of principals’ transformational leadership. It provides educational leaders and policymakers with significant insights by providing a roadmap that aids in understanding the most influential factors on teaching performance sustainability. Consequently, this study holds significant practical relevance for leaders in the field of education and policymakers, as they provide valuable insights into policies and practices that can be implemented to foster sustainability in the school environment.
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- Mohammed Alzoraiki
- Administrative Science Department, College of Administrative and Financial Science, Gulf University, Sanad 26489, Bahrain
- Faculty of Technology Management and Business, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM), Parit Raja 86400, Malaysia
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- Faculty of Technology Management and Business, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM), Parit Raja 86400, Malaysia
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- Administrative Science Department, College of Administrative and Financial Science, Gulf University, Sanad 26489, Bahrain
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- Administrative Science Department, College of Administrative and Financial Science, Gulf University, Sanad 26489, Bahrain
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- Administrative Science Department, College of Administrative and Financial Science, Gulf University, Sanad 26489, Bahrain
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The structural relations of dispositional mindfulness, Zhongyong, resilience, and subjective well-being among Chinese high school students. CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY 2023. [DOI: 10.1007/s12144-023-04345-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Saleem MS, Isha ASNB, Benson C, Awan MI, Naji GMA, Yusop YB. Analyzing the impact of psychological capital and work pressure on employee job engagement and safety behavior. Front Public Health 2022; 10:1086843. [PMID: 36620270 PMCID: PMC9815146 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.1086843] [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: 11/01/2022] [Accepted: 11/23/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Introduction Buildings and infrastructure are the primary focus of the construction industry, which also includes related activities such as design, planning, demolition, renovation, maintenance, and repair. Safety performance is crucial to the industry's ability to work effectively in spite of hazardous conditions on the job site during any given project. Improving construction workers' safety performance in Malaysia requires an in-depth examination of the interplay between workers' psychological capital, work pressure, employee engagement, and safety participation. Methods Administrative and field workers from different divisions across Malaysia's six regions were randomly sampled to collect data for this study. The workers were given a total of 500 questionnaires, of which 345 were returned to the team of researchers. Based on the data analysis, there is an effective interaction between the factors tested toward safety performance. Results According to findings, psychological capital positively and significantly affected workers' work engagement. Also, work engagement greatly impacted both workers' safety performance outcomes. Also, as expected, worker pressure significantly and negatively affected workers' safety performance. Discussion Insights gained from this research have helped us better organize work and involve employees in safety activities/policies to boost workplace safety performance. The study also suggested that firms should reduce their employees' workloads because doing so would not lower their Psychological Capital but would instead fortify them to better carry out their duties in a risk-free manner.
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- Muhammad Shoaib Saleem
- Management and Humanities Department, University of Technology PETRONAS, Perak, Malaysia,*Correspondence: Muhammad Shoaib Saleem
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- Department of Occupational Safety and Health, European University Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus
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- Management and Humanities Department, University of Technology PETRONAS, Perak, Malaysia
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- Faculty of Medicine, Sultan Zainal Abidin University, Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia
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High-performance work systems and safety performance in the mining sector: exploring the mediating influence of workforce agility and moderating effect of safety locus of control. CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s12144-022-03606-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Saleem MS, Isha ASN, Awan MI, Yusop YB, Naji GMA. Fostering Academic Engagement in Post-graduate Students: Assessing the Role of Positive Emotions, Positive Psychology, and Stress. Front Psychol 2022; 13:920395. [PMID: 36017439 PMCID: PMC9397401 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.920395] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2022] [Accepted: 06/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Aim The current study attempted to assess the effect of positive emotion on post-graduate students’ psychological capital (PsyCap) as well as on their academic engagement behavior. Also, the direct relationship between PsyCap and academic engagement behavior was assessed alongside the presence of Stress as a moderating variable between PsyCap and academic engagement behavior amongst post-graduate students in Malaysia. Materials and Methods A self-administered questionnaire was used for data collection from 373 post-graduate Ph.D. students registered in various universities throughout Malaysia with a non-probabilistic sampling technique. Research respondents belonged to management, humanities, engineering, computer science, and health sciences domains, and they responded through a questionnaire copy. Statistically, structural equation modeling (SEM) was applied to evaluate confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), reliability analysis, validity analysis, measurement model, structural model, and path analysis. Furthermore, the (5000) bootstrapping approach was utilized to test the final model. Results For the hypothesized model, our results confirmed that positive emotions had a positive and significant effect on students’ psychological capita as well as on their academic engagement behavior. Further, PsyCap also had a positive and significant effect on academic engagement behavior. Our results also reported that stress as a moderating variable has a negative and deteriorating effect on the relationship between PsyCap and the academic engagement of students. Conclusion The study’s findings support the theoretical assumption that positive emotions help individuals generate cognitive resources, which in turn help them manage their engagement behavioral requirements. However, the stress caused by their study needs may deplete their psychological resources, consequently influencing their academic engagement behavior. Interventions like personal coaching/counseling, appropriate follow-up, and flexible goal settings with other measures may help post-graduate students in achieving their daunting tasks.
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- Muhammad Shoaib Saleem
- Department of Management and Humanities, University of Technology Petronas, Tronoh, Malaysia
- *Correspondence: Muhammad Shoaib Saleem,
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- Department of Management and Humanities, University of Technology Petronas, Tronoh, Malaysia
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- Faculty of Medicine, Sultan Zainal Abidin University, Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia
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Do Leadership, Organizational Communication, and Work Environment Impact Employees' Psychosocial Hazards in the Oil and Gas Industry? INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:ijerph19084432. [PMID: 35457300 PMCID: PMC9027864 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19084432] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2022] [Revised: 03/29/2022] [Accepted: 03/30/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Workplace hazards can have a significant influence on a worker's physical and mental health, reducing an organization's effectiveness in terms of safety. However, psychosocial hazards are being recognized as a crucial component that must be addressed for the individual's and organization's safety. The purpose of this research was to propose and statistically evaluate a brief theoretical framework based on leadership, organizational communication, work environment, and psychosocial hazards in Malaysia's upstream oil and gas sector. The framework was tested on 380 Malaysian upstream oil and gas workers. The collected data were analyzed using partial least squares and structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM). The study's findings revealed that in the Malaysian oil and gas industry, leadership, communication, and work environment negatively influenced the psychosocial hazards. This negative association between predictors and psychosocial hazards, particularly job expectations, control, role, and relationships, indicates new grounds for research. It is discussed how the findings could be used to track employees' well-being over time and generate focused treatments.
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Naji GMA, Isha ASN, Alazzani A, Saleem MS, Alzoraiki M. Assessing the Mediating Role of Safety Communication Between Safety Culture and Employees Safety Performance. Front Public Health 2022; 10:840281. [PMID: 35359765 PMCID: PMC8960200 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.840281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2021] [Accepted: 01/31/2022] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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The main purpose of this research was to investigate the mediating role of safety communication (SCO) in the relationship between safety culture (SC) and safety performance (SP) amongst employees in the petrochemical industry. Safety communication methods not only enhance working conditions but also have a positive impact on employee's behaviors and attitudes toward safety leading toward reduced incidents in the workplace environment. A stratified sampling method was followed to collect data in the petrochemical industry in Malaysia. Structural equation modeling (SEM) was utilized to analyze the hypothesized model, using data from 320 participants. The findings reveal that safety communication partially mediates the association between safety culture and safety performance. Further, safety culture was found to have a significant and positive effect on safety performance. This -study makes a significant theoretical contribution by providing empirical evidence on the direct and indirect relationship between safety culture and safety performance in the petrochemical industry.
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- Gehad Mohammed Ahmed Naji
- Department of Management and Humanities, University of Technology Petronas, Tronoh, Malaysia
- *Correspondence: Gehad Mohammed Ahmed Naji
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- Department of HRM, College of Administrative and Financial Science, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar
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- Department of Management and Humanities, University of Technology Petronas, Tronoh, Malaysia
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Saleem MS, Isha ASN, Yusop YM, Awan MI, Naji GMA. The Role of Psychological Capital and Work Engagement in Enhancing Construction Workers' Safety Behavior. Front Public Health 2022; 10:810145. [PMID: 35317512 PMCID: PMC8934392 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.810145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2021] [Accepted: 01/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Objectives Construction is one of the unsafe industrial sectors, causing a considerable amount of harm to its workforce and organizations globally. Only a handful of research evidence has been found evaluating individuals' cognitive and engagement-related constructs to improve occupational safety. Psychological Capital (PsyCap) can have a promising impact on construction workers' psychological health, possibly leading to positive performance. Limited studies have tested PsyCap and work engagement regarding safety specifically in the context of the construction industry, with non-harmonious findings. Methods The proposed framework was assessed through the structural equation modeling (SEM) technique along with bootstrapping for mediation analysis. Responses were collected from different states of Malaysia from 345 construction workers. PsyCap dimensions (hope, efficacy, resilience, and optimism) were measured in connection with safety compliance and safety participation, with the mediating role of work engagement. Results According to findings, hope, optimism, and work engagement have a positive and significant impact on safety compliance. Also, hope, self-efficacy, resilience, optimism, and work engagement have a positive and significant impact on safety participation. Further, self-efficacy and optimism both have a positive impact on work engagement. Conclusions PsyCap can be a possible predictor for work engagement, which may enhance safety-related behavior. PsyCap should be treated as a multidimensional instrument to enhance occupational safety. In-depth deliberation is needed by the organization while applying PsyCap to enhance employees' work engagement as well as safety behavior. Practical interventions based on interactive training are proposed to enhance construction industry safety. Other industries can also adapt suitable dimension(s) of PsyCap to safety behavior improvements.
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- Muhammad Shoaib Saleem
- Department of Management and Humanities, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Seri Iskandar, Malaysia
- *Correspondence: Muhammad Shoaib Saleem
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- Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia
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- Department of Management and Humanities, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Seri Iskandar, Malaysia
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