Proactive personality and mental health: The role of job crafting

ABSTRACT Purpose: To investigate the mediating role of flow at work on the relations of job crafting (task crafting, cognitive crafting and relational crafting) with positive mental health dimensions (emotional well-being, psychological well-being and social well-being). Originality/value: Job crafting actions have been identified as antecedents of the levels of well-being at work. The present study contributed to the literature examining the relationships between job crafting, flow at work, and positive mental health, which have not yet been investigated in previous empirical studies. Design/methodology/approach: The quantitative approach was used through an online questionnaire composed of a sociodemographic questionnaire and three scales. The sample consisted of 386 professionals from different Brazilian states, of which 58% were female, with a mean age of 44 years (SD = 12 years). The data were analyzed through structural equations. Findings: The results of the analysis of structural equations showed that relational crafting had a direct impact on positive mental health. The relations of cognitive crafting with positive mental health were totally mediated by flow at work. We concluded that job crafting, primarily cognitive crafting, influence occupational and general well-being.

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Proactive Personality and Well-Being:The Mediating Role of Job Crafting and Career Competencies

Academy of Management Proceedings ◽

10.5465/ambpp.2016.11411abstract ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 2016 (1) ◽

pp. 11411 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Judith Plomp ◽

Maria Tims ◽

Svetlana Khapova ◽

Paul G W Jansen ◽

Arnold B. Bakker

Keyword(s):

Proactive Personality ◽

Job Crafting ◽

Mediating Role ◽

Career Competencies

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Teacher Proactivity Influencing Student Satisfaction and Loyalty Role of Job Crafting and Work Engagement

Vikalpa The Journal for Decision Makers ◽

10.1177/0256090918785046 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 43 (3) ◽

pp. 125-138 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Adil Zahoor

Keyword(s):

Student Satisfaction ◽

Work Engagement ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Proactive Personality ◽

Job Crafting ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Teaching Staff ◽

Academic Institutions ◽

Executive Summary

Executive Summary During the recent past, various researchers have argued that educational institutions fall within the domain of service industry ( Joseph & Beatriz, 1997 , Journal of Marketing for Higher Education, 8(2), 1–13). Consequently, service marketers have placed unprecedented attention on education sector to explore the marketing aspect of academic institutions. Furthermore, because of intensifying global competition and increasing cost of education, academic institutions are placing additional emphasis on student-related outcomes rather than merely concentrating on the skills and abilities of their graduates. In this backdrop, this study investigates the hitherto unexplored antecedents of two significant student-related outcomes (student satisfaction and loyalty), that is, proactive personality of teachers. The study also provides a possible explanation of this relationship through the mediating role of job crafting and work engagement. This would help academicians to develop broader insights into the domain of antecedents of positive student experiences. Dyads of 159 teachers from 20 universities in India were created and responses were collected on job crafting and work engagement (self-ratings) and proactive personality (peer-ratings) using a structured questionnaire. About 608 students were approached from the same universities to collect data regarding their satisfaction and loyalty. The sample universities included both central and state universities. All constructs were measured using previously developed scales. The hypothesized relationships were tested in AMOS 20 using structural equation modeling. The results evidenced a significant positive influence of teacher proactivity on student satisfaction and their loyalty. Also, job crafting and work engagement are found to significantly and sequentially mediate the relationship between teacher proactivity and student outcomes. Therefore, academic practitioners are required to place additional emphasis on proactivity of the teaching staff so as to result in positive student service experience. It is suggested that the selection and recruitment process of teaching faculty be redesigned to identify proactivity of prospective teachers.

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“Woulda, Coulda, Shoulda”. Workers’ Proactivity in the Association between Emotional Demands and Mental Health

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph16183309 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 16 (18) ◽

pp. 3309 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Greta Mazzetti ◽

Silvia Simbula ◽

Chiara Panari ◽

Dina Guglielmi ◽

Alessio Paolucci

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Customer Relations ◽

Proactive Personality ◽

Mental Health Symptoms ◽

Emotional Dissonance ◽

Health Symptoms ◽

Mediating Role ◽

Emotional Demands ◽

And Performance

The present study aimed to explore the mediating role of hostile customer relations in the association between emotional dissonance and workers’ mental health. Moreover, the moderating role of proactive personality as a buffer against hostile customer relations was assessed. Emotional demands become crucial within professions that involve a direct relationship with clients and, if poorly managed, can negatively affect workers’ health and performance. Accordingly, data were collected on a sample of n = 918 mass-retail employees working for one of the leading Italian supermarket companies. Most participants were women (62.7%) with a mean age = 40.38 (SD = 7.68). The results of a moderated mediation analysis revealed that emotional dissonance was related to more hostile customer relations that, in turn, were associated with higher rates of mental health symptoms. Proactive personality emerged as a protecting factor that prevented the onset of conflicts with clients, particularly among workers experiencing high levels of emotional dissonance. The identification of resources enabling management of emotional demands could suggest suitable adaptive strategies for customer-facing roles, thus preventing the occurrence of adverse mental health symptoms.

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Can Empowering Leaders Affect Subordinates’ Well-Being and Careers Because They Encourage Subordinates’ Job Crafting Behaviors?

Journal of Leadership & Organizational Studies ◽

10.1177/1548051817727702 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 25 (2) ◽

pp. 184-196 ◽

Cited By ~ 25

Author(s):

Minseo Kim ◽

Terry A. Beehr

Keyword(s):

Structural Equation ◽

Career Satisfaction ◽

Well Being ◽

Proactive Personality ◽

Job Crafting ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Full Time ◽

Empowering Leadership ◽

Time Points

This study examined the effects of empowering leadership on employees’ well-being and career outcomes through their job crafting behaviors over three time points during a 2-month period. With 325 full-time employees, results from structural equation modeling demonstrated that empowering leadership was positively associated with employees’ job crafting behaviors even after controlling for proactive personality. Job crafting resulted in lower levels of physical and depressive symptoms and higher levels of career satisfaction and commitment. Together, these findings highlight the role of empowering leadership in encouraging and facilitating job crafting behaviors of employees, which in turn leads to subjective career success as well as physical and psychological well-being.

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Does meaning in life mediate the relationship between proactive personality and well-being?

Social Behavior and Personality An International Journal ◽

10.2224/sbp.9453 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 48 (12) ◽

pp. 1-9

Author(s):

Shen Huang ◽

Xiaofei Yan ◽

Jiaxi Zhang ◽

Xin Zhang ◽

Danmin Miao ◽

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Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Life Satisfaction ◽

Undergraduate Students ◽

Meaning In Life ◽

Well Being ◽

Proactive Personality ◽

Anxiety And Depression ◽

Research Attention ◽

The Relationship

Meaning in life (MIL) is an important individual difference characteristic related to well-being, and has been receiving increasing research attention. We investigated the role of MIL in the link between proactive personality and well-being, with a focus on life satisfaction and mental health. Participants were 364 undergraduate students who completed a survey measuring proactive personality, MIL, stress, depression, and anxiety. Results reveal that proactive personality and MIL were positively correlated with life satisfaction and negatively correlated with stress, anxiety, and depression. In addition, MIL fully mediated the relationship between proactive personality and life satisfaction, and fully and independently mediated the association between proactive personality and mental health (stress, anxiety, and depression). Our results confirm the mediating role of MIL in the relationship between proactive personality and well-being. Practical implications of the study include potential methods for interventions that could improve individuals' well-being by targeting and enhancing MIL.

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