The effect of bullying on burnout in nurses: the moderating role of psychological detachment

2014 ◽  
Vol 71 (2) ◽  
pp. 381-390 ◽  
Author(s):  
Belinda C. Allen ◽  
Peter Holland ◽  
Roslyn Reynolds
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Detachment ◽  
Moderating Role

Work intensity, emotional exhaustion and life satisfaction

2017 ◽  
Vol 46 (5) ◽  
pp. 891-907 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janet A. Boekhorst ◽  
Parbudyal Singh ◽  
Ronald Burke
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Emotional Exhaustion ◽  
Indirect Effect ◽  
Work Intensity ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Psychological Detachment ◽  
Effect Model ◽  
Moderating Role

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine a moderated mediation model that investigated the moderating role of psychological detachment in the relationship between work intensity and life satisfaction via emotional exhaustion. Design/methodology/approach Data were collected from 149 hospital-based nurses who completed a questionnaire about working conditions and individual outcomes. The data were analyzed using hierarchical moderated regression and bootstrapping techniques. Findings The results confirm that work intensity is negatively related to life satisfaction via emotional exhaustion. The results also demonstrate that psychological detachment diminishes the negative influence of emotional exhaustion on life satisfaction. The conditional indirect effect model shows that the indirect relationship between work intensity and life satisfaction is strongest at low psychological detachment. Research limitations/implications This research advances our understanding of the negative work and non-work implications associated with work intensity. The key limitation of this research was the cross-sectional data set. HRM researchers should seek to replicate and expand the results with multi-wave data to extend our understanding of the implications of work intensity. Practical implications HRM practitioners need to begin implementing measures to address work intensity in order to thwart its negative effects. HRM practitioners need to implement policies and procedures that limit the intensity of work demands to promote positive employee work and non-work outcomes. Originality/value This is the first study to show that work intensity can influence life satisfaction through emotional exhaustion. Contrary to most recovery research, this research is also among the first to focus on the moderating role of psychological detachment, especially within a conditional indirect effect model.

Job insecurity, recovery and well-being at work: Recovery experiences as moderators

2010 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 179-194 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ulla Kinnunen ◽  
Saija Mauno ◽  
Marjo Siltaloppi
Keyword(s):  
Job Insecurity ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Need For Recovery ◽  
Psychological Mechanisms ◽  
Psychological Detachment ◽  
Recovery Experiences ◽  
Recovery From Work ◽  
And Control ◽  
Moderating Role

In the present study, the moderating role of recovery experiences in the job insecurity— occupational well-being relationship was examined. Recovery experiences refer to psychological mechanisms (psychological detachment from work, relaxation, mastery and control during off-job time) facilitating recovery. Altogether 527 employees from a variety of different jobs participated in the questionnaire study. The moderated regression analyses revealed that in an insecure job situation, relaxation buffered against increased need for recovery from work, and psychological detachment impaired vigour at work. The results suggest that recovery experiences can to some extent be a buffer against strain related to job insecurity.

Testing the Strain Theory of Suicide – The Moderating Role of Social Support

Crisis ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 41 (2) ◽  
pp. 82-88 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bob Lew ◽  
Ksenia Chistopolskaya ◽  
Yanzheng Liu ◽  
Mansor Abu Talib ◽  
Olga Mitina ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Suicidal Behavior ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Strain Theory ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Psychological Strains ◽  
Moderating Role

Abstract. Background: According to the strain theory of suicide, strains, resulting from conflicting and competing pressures in an individual's life, are hypothesized to precede suicide. But social support is an important factor that can mitigate strains and lessen their input in suicidal behavior. Aims: This study was designed to assess the moderating role of social support in the relation between strain and suicidality. Methods: A sample of 1,051 employees were recruited in Beijing, the capital of China, through an online survey. Moderation analysis was performed using SPSS PROCESS Macro. Social support was measured with the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support, and strains were assessed with the Psychological Strains Scale. Results: Psychological strains are a good predictor of suicidality, and social support, a basic need for each human being, moderates and decreases the effects of psychological strains on suicidality. Limitations: The cross-sectional survey limited the extent to which conclusions about causal relationships can be drawn. Furthermore, the results may not be generalized to the whole of China because of its diversity. Conclusion: Social support has a tendency to mitigate the effects of psychological strains on suicidality.

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