scholarly journals The Unbearable Lightness of the Academic Work: The Positive and Negative Sides of Heavy Work Investment in a Sample of Italian University Professors and Researchers

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (8) ◽  
pp. 2439 ◽  
Author(s):  
Converso ◽  
Sottimano ◽  
Molinengo ◽  
Loera
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Exhaustion ◽  
Work Engagement ◽  
Family Conflict ◽  
Job Demands ◽  
Intention To Leave ◽  
Job Resources ◽  
Work Family Conflict ◽  
Work Overload ◽  
Heavy Work ◽  
Work Family

Universities perform very demanding tasks within a workplace characterized by a critical psychosocial environment. Against this backdrop, the aim of this study is to extend the current literature on the job sustainability of faculty professors, examine the associations of certain job resources (meaningfulness of work, reward) and job demands (work overload, conflict among colleagues) with workaholism, burnout, engagement. A self-report questionnaire was administered within a public higher education institution in Italy to a sample constituted by 291 professors. The results of path analysis show that meaningfulness of work and reward positively correlate with work engagement, work satisfaction, and psychological wellbeing and ward off emotional exhaustion and intention to leave. Work overload correlates positively with workaholism, work-family conflict and intention to leave and negatively with job satisfaction. Finally, workaholism correlates with work engagement and mediates the relationship between work overload and work-family conflict, emotional exhaustion, and psychological discomfort. The study highlights that to support the work of academic workers and build healthy and sustainable universities, it is necessary to promote job resources and control job demands. Moreover, the study highlights that work engagement and workaholism can be respectively considered as the positive and negative sides of heavy work investment.

A job demands-resources approach to presenteeism

2016 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 402-418 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alisha McGregor ◽  
Christopher A. Magee ◽  
Peter Caputi ◽  
Donald Iverson
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Work Engagement ◽  
Family Conflict ◽  
Workplace Bullying ◽  
Time Pressure ◽  
Job Demands ◽  
Job Resources ◽  
Work Family Conflict ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Work Family

Purpose Utilising the job demands-resources (JD-R) model, the purpose of this paper is to examine how aspects of the psychosocial work environment (namely, job demands and resources) are associated with presenteeism, and in particular, whether they are indirectly related via burnout and work engagement. Design/methodology/approach A cross-sectional survey of 980 working Australians measured the relationships between job demands (i.e. workplace bullying, time pressure and work-family conflict), resources (i.e. leadership and social support), burnout, work engagement and presenteeism. Path analysis was used to test the proposed hypotheses whilst controlling for participant demographics (i.e. sex, age, work level, duration and education). Findings Higher job demands (workplace bullying, time pressure, and work-family conflict) and lower job resources (leadership only) were found to be indirectly related to presenteeism via increased burnout. While increased job resources (leadership and social support) were indirectly related to presenteeism via improved work engagement. Practical implications The findings are consistent with the JD-R model, and suggest that presenteeism may arise from the strain and burnout associated with overcoming excessive job demands as well as the reduced work engagement and higher burnout provoked by a lack of resources in the workplace. Intervention programmes could therefore focus on teaching employees how to better manage job demands as well as promoting the resources available at work as an innovative way to address the issue of rising presenteeism. Originality/value This study is important as it is one of the first to examine the theoretical underpinnings of the relationship between presenteeism and its antecedents.

Examining the moderating roles of job demands and resources on the relation between work engagement and work–family conflict

2018 ◽  
Vol 49 (4) ◽  
pp. 479-490
Author(s):  
Anthony G Balogun ◽  
Olukayode A Afolabi
Keyword(s):  
Work Engagement ◽  
Family Conflict ◽  
Working Mothers ◽  
Job Demands ◽  
Job Resources ◽  
Work Family Conflict ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
Work Family ◽  
High Level ◽  
Job Demands And Resources

Recently, studies have shown that work engagement is associated with high level of work–family conflict. However, little is known about the factors that can moderate this relationship. Using job demands–resources model as a theoretical framework, this study examined the moderating roles of job demands and resources in the relation between work engagement and work–family conflict among a sample of 156 working mothers in Nigeria. Their ages ranged between 24 and 39 years ( M = 34.09; SD = 7.49). Data were analyzed using moderated hierarchal regression analysis. Results showed that work engagement was positively related to work–family conflict. Job demands and resources significantly moderated the relationship between work engagement and work–family conflict, such that highly work engaged working mothers who experience high job demands with high job resources reported low work–family conflict. The findings suggest that organizations can reduce the negative effect of work engagement on work–family conflict among their employees by reducing or optimizing job demands and providing adequate job resources.

Job demands, work engagement and job turnover intentions among registered nurses: Explained by work-family private life inference

Work ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Sandra Pennbrant ◽  
Anna Dåderman
Keyword(s):  
Registered Nurses ◽  
Work Engagement ◽  
Family Conflict ◽  
Turnover Intentions ◽  
Job Demands ◽  
Nursing Profession ◽  
Work Family Conflict ◽  
Interpersonal Conflicts ◽  
Work Family ◽  
The Relationship

BACKGROUND: The job demands on nurses have increased. Conflict between work life and family life may lead to stress and lower work engagement. Consequently, nurses may choose a different career path or leave the profession. OBJECTIVE: Examine the extent to which perceived job demands (interpersonal conflicts at work and workload), work engagement, work-family conflict and family-work conflict are associated with turnover intentions, and examine a possible moderating effect of work-family conflict on the relationship between the intention to leave the nursing profession, job demands and work engagement. METHODS: Cross-sectional study using Hobfoll’s Conservation of Resources theory. Data were collected from a sample of 807 registered nurses (RNs) from western Sweden. Tests of moderation were conducted using the PROCESS software macro developed by Andrew F. Hayes. RESULTS: Work-family conflict was a significant moderator in the relationship between the intentions to leave the nursing profession and work engagement as well as interpersonal conflicts at work. Low work engagement, high work-family conflict and high job demands intensify turnover intentions in well-educated and well-experienced nurses. CONCLUSIONS: The results imply that work-family conflict has a greater impact when RNs experience lower work engagement. In other words, higher motivation implies a lower moderation effect of work-family conflict. Managers should promote a positive working climate by listening to and providing nurses with opportunities to develop their skills. By so doing, managers can gain better understanding of nurses’ resources, knowledge and work situation, thus strengthening nurses’ confidence and ability to practice their profession.

scholarly journals Is Familism a Motivator or Stressor? Relationships Between Confucian Familism, Emotional Labor, Work-Family Conflict, and Emotional Exhaustion Among Chinese Teachers

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaoshuang Zhu ◽  
Guoxiu Tian ◽  
Hongbiao Yin ◽  
Wenjie He
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Exhaustion ◽  
Emotional Labor ◽  
Family Conflict ◽  
Job Demands ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Surface Acting ◽  
Chinese Teachers ◽  
Work Family Conflict ◽  
Work Family

To reveal the cultural effect in the job demands-resources model, this study examined how Confucian familism, emotional labor, and work-family conflict (WFC) explain the variance in teachers’ emotional exhaustion, with a focus on the mediating roles of emotional labor and WFC. With a sample of 3,312 teachers in China, the results of this study revealed that surface acting and expression of naturally felt emotion (ENFE) and WFC mediated the relationship between familism and emotional exhaustion. Moreover, familism positively predicted deep acting, ENFE, WFC, and emotional exhaustion, while negatively predicted surface acting. These findings suggest that Confucian familism may play the dual role of motivator and stressor for Chinese teachers’ emotional labor and well-being. This study contributes to the job demands-resources theory by revealing the important role of cultural traditions and provides valuable information for interventions to sustain teacher well-being.

scholarly journals Can Work Engagement Be a Resource for Reducing Workaholism’s Undesirable Outcomes? A Multiple Mediating Model Including Moderated Mediation Analysis

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (8) ◽  
pp. 1402 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liliya Scafuri Kovalchuk ◽  
Carmela Buono ◽  
Emanuela Ingusci ◽  
Francesco Maiorano ◽  
Elisa De Carlo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sleep Disorders ◽  
Emotional Exhaustion ◽  
Work Engagement ◽  
Family Conflict ◽  
Mediation Model ◽  
Multiple Mediation ◽  
Work Family Conflict ◽  
Work Family ◽  
The Relationship

This study aimed to explore a possible process explaining the relationship between workaholism and sleep disorders, including two mediators: work–family conflict and emotional exhaustion. Moreover, since a possible buffering role of work engagement was recently proposed against the detrimental effects of workaholism, the aim was to examine the moderating role of work engagement in the relationship between workaholism and several outcomes such as work–family conflict, emotional exhaustion, and sleep disorders. Two models were tested using conditional process analysis for testing direct and indirect effects on a sample of 395 employees: (1) a serial multiple mediation model, and (2) the same serial multiple mediation model including the moderating role of work engagement. Results showed a significant mediating effect of both work–family conflict and emotional exhaustion. Moreover, work engagement moderated the relationship between workaholism and work–family conflict and the relationship between workaholism and emotional exhaustion. This work contributes to the understanding of the process underlying the relationship between workaholism and sleep disorders and to the literature reporting the possible protective role of work engagement on the negative outcomes of workaholism. Practical implications are also discussed.

Chinese University Faculty’s Occupational Well-Being: Applying and Extending the Job Demands–Resources Model

2021 ◽  
pp. 089484532110370
Author(s):  
Chun Cao ◽  
Jian Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Emotional Exhaustion ◽  
Family Conflict ◽  
Research University ◽  
Job Demands ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Work Family Conflict ◽  
Leader Support ◽  
Chinese University ◽  
Work Family

This study aimed to explore predictors of Chinese university faculty’s occupational well-being in the reshaped work environment. To achieve this aim, the job demands-resources model was utilized to test the relationships of job demands (work–family conflict) and job resources (leader support) to occupational well-being among 375 university faculty (145 males and 230 females) at a comprehensive research university in China. We further intended to extend the theory by incorporating personal demands (the perfectionism personality) within the research model. Results indicated work–family conflict was indirectly related to job satisfaction via the mediator of emotional exhaustion. Leader support was indirectly related to job satisfaction via the mediators of emotional exhaustion and work engagement. The two perfectionism dimensions (concerns and strivings) functioned differently in the model. The concerns dimension positively predicted exhaustion but was nonsignificant for engagement. By contrast, the strivings dimension positively predicted engagement but was nonsignificant for exhaustion.

scholarly journals Job Characteristics, Emotional Exhaustion, and Work–Family Conflict in Nurses

2021 ◽  
pp. 019394592110057
Author(s):  
Ann Rhéaume
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Exhaustion ◽  
Family Conflict ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Job Demands ◽  
Study Data ◽  
Work Family Conflict ◽  
Eastern Canada ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Work Family ◽  
The Relationship

The purpose of this study is to identify whether emotional exhaustion, a component of burnout, mediates the relationship between job demands, job resources, and work–family conflict (WFC). A cross-sectional design was used with survey data. A total of 1,202 nurses in eastern Canada participated in this study. Data were collected via an online survey and analyzed using mediation analysis. The results indicated that job demands and emotional exhaustion predicted WFC. Moreover, emotional exhaustion partially mediated the relationship between job demands, supervisor support, and WFC. This model also showed that younger nurses had increased WFC. Our study indicates that there are several direct and indirect pathways leading to WFC. Moreover, workplace resources can reduce emotional exhaustion, which, in turn, may help maintain work–family balance in nurses. These findings contribute to the existing knowledge on the precursors and consequences of burnout symptoms.

Job demands, work-family conflict, and emotional exhaustion in police officers: A longitudinal test of competing theories

2010 ◽  
Vol 83 (1) ◽  
pp. 237-250 ◽  
Author(s):  
Garry B. Hall ◽  
Maureen F. Dollard ◽  
Michelle R. Tuckey ◽  
Anthony H. Winefield ◽  
Briony M. Thompson
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Exhaustion ◽  
Police Officers ◽  
Family Conflict ◽  
Job Demands ◽  
Work Family Conflict ◽  
Work Family
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