scholarly journals Work-Related Well-Being: From Qualitative Job Insecurity to Cognitive Reappraisal

10.5772/67507 ◽  
2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Delia Vîrgă
Keyword(s):  
Job Insecurity ◽  
Cognitive Reappraisal ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Work Related

scholarly journals Beyond Workers’ Compensation

2013 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-53 ◽  
Author(s):  
John L. Oliffe ◽  
Christina S. E. Han
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Promotion ◽  
Job Insecurity ◽  
Indirect Costs ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Mental Health Promotion ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Workplace Mental Health ◽  
Health Promotion Programs

The mental health of men is an important issue with significant direct and indirect costs emerging from work-related depression and suicide. Although the merits of men’s community-based and workplace mental health promotion initiatives have been endorsed, few programs are mandated or formally evaluated and reported on. Conspicuously absent also are gender analyses detailing connections between masculinities and men’s work-related depression and suicide on which to build men-centered mental health promotion programs. This article provides an overview of four interconnected issues, (a) masculinities and men’s health, (b) men and work, (c) men’s work-related depression and suicide, and (d) men’s mental health promotion, in the context of men’s diverse relationships to work (including job insecurity and unemployment). Based on the review, recommendations are made for advancing the well-being of men who are in as well as of those out of work.

scholarly journals Architectural Interventions to Mitigate Occupational Stress Among Office Workers

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 21-40
Author(s):  
Hirbod Norouzianpour
Keyword(s):  
Built Environment ◽  
Occupational Stress ◽  
Job Insecurity ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
Stress Factors ◽  
High Rate ◽  
Environmental Interventions ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Stress Levels

Stress is one issue that affects the health and well-being of every building occupant. The negative effects of stress are more pronounced in workplaces, where stress can act as a major agent of disease and an impediment to employee productivity and satisfaction. The underlying causes of occupational stress are varied and include job insecurity, extended hours, excessive workload, altercations within the organization, tight deadlines, changes in responsibilities, and lack of autonomy, among others. One of the factors that can contribute to overall occupational stress is the working environment itself—a factor that can be mitigated by design. While occupational stress may arise from a multiplicity of causes, designers have numerous interventions they can employ to decrease it. The literature on occupational health, well-being, satisfaction, and productivity is broad and multifaceted; however, this paper is limited to exploring stress factors that correlate with the built environment and focuses on employees who are experiencing a high rate of stress in office buildings as the target group. To address these issues, supporting literature was explored to identify environmental interventions that could reduce stress or enhance the stress-coping abilities of workers in offices by improving the environmental quality of the built environment. This article explores the following questions: How does space cause people to experience mental stress? In what ways can the built environment itself be a generator of stress? What are the main environmental factors in offices that can mitigate the stress levels of employees or help them to recover more easily from work-related stress? To answer these questions, it is necessary to understand the causes and mechanisms of chronic stress, including work-related stressors, and to identify the factors in the built environment that can be associated with occupational stress. The present paper is based on concurrent analyses of supporting literature in the rather different fields of architecture, public health, psychology, management, and environmental studies. The outcome is an identified set of practical strategies that provide solutions for healthier and more productive workplaces. By concentrating on measures that can reduce employee stress levels, these strategies can be used as a source for evidence-based workplace designs.

scholarly journals The route to well-being at workplace: examining the role of job insecurity and its antecedents

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sumera Saeed ◽  
Ibne Hassan ◽  
Ghulam Dastgeer ◽  
Tehrim Iqbal
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Communication ◽  
Emotional Exhaustion ◽  
Job Insecurity ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Perceived Employability ◽  
Boundaryless Career ◽  
Perceived Job Insecurity

PurposeThe current study focuses on the role of antecedents to prevent perceived job insecurity and mitigate its negative impacts on work-related well-being. The study examined variables of the resourceful environment (effective organizational communication and involvement), conserved resources (perceived employability and emotional exhaustion) and resource loss (job insecurity) by drawing on the Conservation of Resources (COR) theory for predicting the work-related well-being adding the moderating role of boundaryless career orientation.Design/methodology/approachA sample of 306 salespersons of pharmaceutical companies working in Pakistan was obtained. The hypothesized relationships were tested through structural equation modeling in SmartPLS.FindingsThe results confirmed showed that the organizational communication, employee involvement and perceived employability reduce the perceived job insecurity; however, the emotional exhaustion was positively related. It also confirmed the moderating effect of boundaryless career orientation on relationship of job insecurity and well-being.Practical implicationsTo make employees engaged, the organizations are required to involve employees by sharing knowledge, information and power to make decisions, value their opinion and ensuring the employability. Further, salespersons having a preference of a boundaryless career proved to mitigate negative impact of job insecurity on work-related well-being.Originality/valueMany empirical studies have identified that the perceived job insecurity is one of the major concerns affecting employee's well-being. However, few studies simultaneously have sought to prevent the perceived job insecurity among employees. The findings are important in developing the understanding that how salespersons perceive their capabilities and the work environment of the organization, this perception; resultantly, can influence their behaviors particularly the work engagement dimension of well-being.

The role of organizational communication and participation in reducing job insecurity and its negative association with work-related well-being

2010 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 249-264 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tinne Vander Elst ◽  
Elfi Baillien ◽  
Nele De Cuyper ◽  
Hans De Witte
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Communication ◽  
Work Engagement ◽  
Job Insecurity ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Need For Recovery ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Interaction Terms

The aim of the present study was to investigate how organizational communication and participation influence job insecurity and its relationship with poor work-related well-being. The results of a cross-sectional study of 3881 employees from 20 organizations in Flanders and Brussels (Belgium) showed that organizational communication and participation were negatively related to job insecurity. Furthermore, with one exception, the interaction terms between job insecurity and either organizational communication or participation did not contribute in explaining variance in the outcome variables (i.e. work engagement and need for recovery).

scholarly journals The mediating role of frustration of psychological needs in the relationship between job insecurity and work-related well-being

Work & Stress ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 252-271 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tinne Vander Elst ◽  
Anja Van den Broeck ◽  
Hans De Witte ◽  
Nele De Cuyper
Keyword(s):  
Job Insecurity ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Psychological Needs ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
The Relationship

scholarly journals The role of union support in coping with job insecurity: A study among union members from three European countries

2005 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sjoerd Goslinga ◽  
Johnny Hellgren ◽  
Antonio Chirumbolo ◽  
Hans De Witte ◽  
Katharina Näswall ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Job Insecurity ◽  
Well Being ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Organisational Commitment ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Union Support ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Moderating Role

The present study examines the potential moderating role of union support in the relationship between job insecurity and work-related attitudes and well-being of unionised employees. Survey data collected among union members from three European countries (The Netherlands, Italy and Sweden) indicate that job insecurity is associated with reduced levels of job satisfaction, well-being and organisational commitment. Contrary to expectations, union support moderated neither the effect of job insecurity on job satisfaction nor its effect on wellbeing. However, in two countries a moderating effect of union support on relation between the job insecurity and organisational commitment was found. Opsomming Die huidige studie ondersoek die potensiële modererende rol van vakbond ondersteuning in die verhouding tussen werksonsekerheid en werksverwante houdings en welstand van werknemers wat aan ’n, vakbond behoort. Opname data wat ingesamel is tussen vakbond lede van drie Europese lande (Nederland, Italië en Swede) toon dat werksonsekerheid geassosieer word met verlaagde vlakke van werkstevredenheid, welstand en organisasieverbondenheid. Teen verwagting, het vakbond ondersteuning nie die effek van werksonsekerheid op wekstevredenheid of welstand gemodereer nie. Daar is egter in twee lande ’n, moderende effek van vakbond ondersteuning op die verwantskap tussen werksonsekerheid en organisasie gebondenheid gevind.

scholarly journals Employee psychological well-being and job performance: exploring mediating and moderating mechanisms

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yasir Mansoor Kundi ◽  
Mohammed Aboramadan ◽  
Eissa M.I. Elhamalawi ◽  
Subhan Shahid
Keyword(s):  
Job Performance ◽  
Affective Commitment ◽  
Job Insecurity ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Perceived Job Insecurity

Purpose Given the importance of employee psychological well-being to job performance, this study aims to investigate the mediating role of affective commitment between psychological well-being and job performance while considering the moderating role of job insecurity on psychological well-being and affective commitment relationship. Design/methodology/approach The data were gathered from employees working in cellular companies of Pakistan using paper-and-pencil surveys. A total of 280 responses were received. Hypotheses were tested using structural equation modeling technique and Hayes’s Model 1. Findings Findings suggest that affective commitment mediates the association between psychological well-being (hedonic and eudaimonic) and employee job performance. In addition, perceived job insecurity buffers the association of psychological well-being (hedonic and eudaimonic) and affective commitment. Practical implications The study results suggest that fostering employee psychological well-being may be advantageous for the organization. However, if interventions aimed at ensuring job security are not made, it may result in adverse employee work-related attitudes and behaviors. Originality/value The study extends the current literature on employee well-being in two ways. First, by examining psychological well-being in terms of hedonic and eudaimonic well-being with employee work-related attitude and behavior. Second, by highlighting the prominent role played by perceived job insecurity in explaining some of these relationships.

scholarly journals Do Self-Enhancing and Affiliative Humor Buffer for the Negative Associations of Quantitative and Qualitative Job Insecurity?

2019 ◽  
Vol 22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anja Van den Broeck ◽  
Anahí Van Hootegem ◽  
Tinne Vander Elst ◽  
Hans De Witte
Keyword(s):  
Work Engagement ◽  
Job Insecurity ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Personal Resources ◽  
Conservation Of Resources ◽  
Heterogeneous Sample ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
Main Effects

AbstractThe present study examines an important contemporary stressor: Job insecurity, both in terms of losing one’s job as such (i.e. quantitative job insecurity) and losing one’s valued job aspects (i.e., qualitative job insecurity). Moreover, we study whether humor assists in offsetting the negative associations of these types of job insecurity with employee well-being. Specifically, by drawing up the conservation of resources theory, self-enhancing and affiliative humor are framed as personal resources buffering the detrimental relationship of both types of job insecurity with burnout (i.e., exhaustion and cynicism) and work engagement (i.e., vigor and dedication) in a large heterogeneous sample of Belgian employees (N = 3,254). Results evidenced the detrimental main effects of quantitative and qualitative job insecurity as well as the beneficial relations of self-enhancing and affilitative humor on burnout and work engagement. In addition, the buffering role of affiliative humor was supported in the relationships of both quantitative and qualitative job insecurity with burnout. Self-enhancing humor only interacted with qualitative job insecurity in the prediction of exhaustion. The discussion centers around the importance of personal resources attenuating the negative associations of quantitative and quantitative job insecurity, and highlights the different roles of humor for employees’ work-related well-being.

Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on well-being and work-related burnout among healthcare workers at an academic center.

2021 ◽  
Vol 39 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. 11019-11019
Author(s):  
Richa Dawar ◽  
Estelamari Rodriguez ◽  
Kunal Gawri ◽  
Deukwoo Kwon ◽  
Frank J. Penedo
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Exhaustion ◽  
Healthcare Workers ◽  
Job Insecurity ◽  
Working Hours ◽  
Maslach Burnout Inventory ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Continuous Variables ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Academic Center ◽  
Psychological Pressure

11019 Background: COVID-19 pandemic has not only caused an unprecedented distress in the community, but also significant physical and psychological exhaustion amongst healthcare workers (HCWs), that could lead to serious effects on our healthcare system. This study was conducted to assess burnout among oncologists and other healthcare professionals at a large academic center. Methods: An electronic 10-minute questionnaire was sent to actively employed physicians, APRNs and PAs at the University of Miami. Survey items evaluated various personal and professional characteristics including COVID related stress. Burnout was examined with Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI), which evaluated severity across two domains: emotional exhaustion and depersonalization. The logistic regression model was used to estimate association between study variables and high burnout levels. Odds ratio (ORs) and corresponding 95% confidence interval (CI) were obtained. Continuous variables were tested using two-sample t-test by high burnout status. Results: The survey was sent to 739 HCWs, out of which 182 (24.6%) completed the entire survey; 63.7% were physicians, 8.6% fellows, and 27.4% APRN or PA. The pandemic led to rescheduling of professional activities (22.2%), increased workload (59.5%), job insecurity (28.6%), and decreased leadership opportunities (32.2%). 62.3% of respondents reported decreased exercise; 44.8% reported new sleep disorder; 56.1% reported increased home responsibilities; childcare arrangements were affected in 60.6%; 61.4% struggled to maintain work-life balance. 70 of 182 respondents were broadly from the fields of Oncology and Palliative Care. 9 out of these 70 respondents reported high depersonalization, 27 reported high emotional exhaustion, and 33 reported overall high burnout symptoms on either emotional exhaustion or depersonalization scales. Amongst physicians holding positions from PGY4 through licensed attendings with less than 5 years’ experience, 62.5% (95%CI=35.4-84.8) showed high burnout rate (10 of 16), which was not statistically different from older physicians (11 of 27=40.7% (95%CI=22.4-61.2)). No difference in burnout was seen for other study variables including gender, marital status, and race/ethnicity. Conclusions: COVID-19 pandemic has incited not only an unmatched level of practice changes, but also extraordinary psycho-social uncertainty, leading to a considerable impact on HCWs’ wellbeing. Long working hours, lack of sleep, fear of losing job, transition to tele-medicine, risk of getting infection and putting their family at risk, lack of childcare, pressure of home schooling- all seem to have caused an increased physical and psychological pressure among HCWs and warrants an examination of potential coping mechanisms. This study sets the stage for more elaborate research to illustrate and guide the development of wellness programs imperative to the well-being of HCWs.

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