scholarly journals The role of psychological resources in the relationship between work stressors and proactive behavior

2000 ◽  
Author(s):  
Allison Ellis
2021 ◽  
pp. 073346482110405
Author(s):  
Verena R. Cimarolli ◽  
Natasha S. Bryant ◽  
Francesca Falzarano ◽  
Robyn Stone

Limited research has examined coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-related work stressors experienced by nursing home (NH) employees and how these stressors may impact employees’ decision to resign when taking organizational factors into account. Thus, the purpose of this study was to investigate whether quality of employer communication related to COVID-19 and staff preparedness to care for residents with COVID-19 can mediate the effects of COVID-19-related stressors on NH employees’ ( N = 1,730) decision to resign. Results from path analyses indicate that higher quality of communication and more optimal preparedness mediated the relationship between COVID-19-related stressors and likelihood of resignation. Specifically, higher levels of COVID-19-related stressors were indirectly associated with reduced likelihood of resigning through the paths of more optimal communication and preparedness. Findings underscore the importance of effective employer communication during emergencies in NHs.


2019 ◽  
Vol 41 (4) ◽  
pp. 662-677 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wajda Wikhamn ◽  
Marcus Selart

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the extent to which psychological empowerment and felt obligation can explain variations in personal initiative. Design/methodology/approach Employees from a Swedish organization participated in a web-based survey. Findings Psychological empowerment is important for enhancing proactive behavior at work, but its dimensions relate differently to personal initiative. Felt obligation mediates the relationship between psychological empowerment and personal initiative, but only for two dimensions of empowerment (meaningfulness and competence). Originality/value The paper contributes to our understanding of how employees’ feeling of obligation explains one form of proactive behavior. It also highlights the overlooked distinctiveness of psychological empowerment dimensions in predicting personal initiative at work.


Author(s):  
Carlos Freire ◽  
María del Mar Ferradás ◽  
Alba García-Bértoa ◽  
José Carlos Núñez ◽  
Susana Rodríguez ◽  
...  

In keeping with the growth in the development of healthy environments in organizational contexts, in recent years, there has also been increasing interest in the identification of personal psychological resources that contribute to improved worker mental health. From this proactive approach, this study examines the mediating role of flourishing in the relationship between psychological capital (PsyCap) and burnout in teachers, a professional group that is particularly prone to suffering from this syndrome. A total of 1379 teachers from pre-school, primary, secondary, and vocational education systems participated in the study. The mediating effect of flourishing was determined via mediation analysis using the PROCESS macro. The results showed that flourishing partially mediates the negative effect of PsyCap on the three symptoms of burnout (emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and lack of professional accomplishment). These findings indicate that both PsyCap and flourishing may be effective personal resources in reducing teacher burnout. Therefore, in order to prevent burnout, it is advisable to design interventions that combine PsyCap and flourishing.


2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 789-809
Author(s):  
Hui He ◽  
Junguang Gao ◽  
Liumei Yan

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate how to facilitate newcomers’ career advancement within an organization and diminish their intention to quit from the perspective of socialization. In addition, the moderating role of the type of newcomers on the relationship between socialization tactics and career advancement, and consequently, on the mediating effect of newcomers’ proactive socialization behavior, will be examined. Design/methodology/approach Longitudinal survey research was conducted in the tertiary industry in four large cities of China. Regression analysis and bootstrapping method were used to verify the hypothesized relationships. Findings Organizational socialization tactics could have positive effects on newcomers’ proactive socialization behavior and promotion prospects. And newcomers’ proactive socialization behavior partly mediates the relationship between organizational socialization tactics and their promotion prospects. The type of newcomers moderates the relationship between proactive socialization behavior and promotion prospects and also the mediation effect of proactive behavior, which says a moderated mediating effect. Practical implications Employers should put more value on college recruitment, making good use of social media tools in particular. And they should also select applicants with proactive personality traits. Finally, a series of structured orientation programs should be implemented for all newcomers. Originality/value This study contributes evidence for career advancement as one of the distal socialization outcomes, the moderating role of the type of newcomers on the relationship between socialization and career advancement, and the classification as graduates from school and experienced newcomers from other organizations holds significance to examine newcomers’ socialization.


2016 ◽  
Vol 50 (8) ◽  
pp. 1019-1036 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cara S. Maffini ◽  
Greg M. Kim-Ju

This study examined ethnicity and ethnic identity (EI) as moderators in the relationship between self-efficacy (SE) and fighting and bullying. We sampled 315 Asian American and Latino early adolescents residing in an urban community. Results demonstrated that Latinos and male participants were more likely to engage in fighting and bullying than Asian Americans and females. Ethnicity and EI moderated the relationship for SE and fighting but not for SE and bullying. Findings suggest that EI and SE may serve as psychological resources that help reduce violence for Asian American and Latino early adolescents in more nuanced ways than previous research has shown. These findings address some of the conflicting findings regarding the role of EI in violence and bullying and suggest these behaviors may depend on the relationship between ethnicity and EI.


2015 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 367-387 ◽  
Author(s):  
Li Zhang ◽  
Long Chen ◽  
Ning Zhao

AbstractThis study constructs the relationship between work stressors and the desire for organizational construction and the moderating role of leader–member exchange. The study is conducted by integrating social exchange and uncertainty management theory. Through investigating 204 employees and performing a scenario study in China, this research confirms that challenge stressors are positively related to desire for organizational construction. The relationship between hindrance stressors and desire for organizational construction tends to be U-shaped in the condition of high leader–member exchange, and the relationship tends to have an inverted U-shape in the condition of low leader–member exchange. This study has important implications for discerning the scope of application for both social exchange and uncertainty management theory, as managers seek to explain the relationship between negative treatment of employees and their desire for organizational construction.


Author(s):  
Muhammad Anshari ◽  
I Putu Suryadharma ◽  
I Wayan Rinas

Today, the changing nature of work and organization that occurs is quite high, causing the organization to be under pressure to adapt to changing circumstances. Work becomes more dynamic, making proactive behavior seen as a critical determinant of an organization's success. The purpose of this study was to identify the effect of HR practices on proactive behavior, as well as the role of mediation of work attachment to the relationship. Hypothesis testing using Generalized Structured Component Analysis model. From the test results found that the attachment of work plays a role in mediating the influence of work attachment to partial mediation behavior (Partial mediation). Limitations This study is using cross sectional data, a specific type of company and does not use data discriminately. This study uses dimensional integration to test proactive behavior that is directly influenced by HR practices and indirectly mediated by work attachment.


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