Stressors, Coping Mechanisms, Perceived Supervisory Support, and Well-Being Among Nurses During Accreditation Surveys: a Study from UAE

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nabeel Al Amiri ◽  
Seham El Khmidi ◽  
Khaled Al Qawasmeh ◽  
Azmi Al Horani
Keyword(s):  
Well Being ◽  
Coping Mechanisms ◽  
Supervisory Support ◽  
Perceived Supervisory Support

Impact of perceived corporate social responsibility on attitudes and behaviors of pharmacists working in MNCs

Humanomics ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 33 (4) ◽  
pp. 453-469 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Khaleel ◽  
Shankar Chelliah ◽  
Sana Rauf ◽  
Muhammad Jamil
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Organizational Commitment ◽  
Supervisory Support ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Attitudes And Behaviors ◽  
Perceived Supervisory Support ◽  
And Behaviors ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose This study aims to find out how corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives are perceived by pharmacists and how it influences employees’ organizational commitment and organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) and role of perceived supervisor support in the study. Design/methodology/approach Pharmacists of different hierarchical levels from five multinational pharmaceutical industries in Pakistan were selected as study samples. Data were collected from 136 pharmacists working in Punjab Region. PLS-SEM was used to test the hypotheses. Findings The results from this study found that CSR was a predictor of affective organizational commitment (AOC) and OCB. AOC fully mediates the relationship between CSR and OCB. While perceived supervisory support did not moderate the relationship between AOC and OCB. Pharmaceutical firms can promote commitment toward organization and OCBs by initiating CSR activities. Research limitations/implications This research is one of the innovative studies that empirically examine the predicting role of CSR and moderating role of perceived supervisory support on employees’ attitude and behaviors in the pharmaceutical companies’ context. Moreover, this research will also help the management by adopting CSR activities as core element in shaping employees attitudes and behaviors. Originality/value It is a significant study shifting the focus of research into organizational behavior context and further influences employee’s attitudes and behavior because of perceived CSR in the pharmacy industry.

scholarly journals Satisfaction with Life: Mediating Role in the Relationship between Depressive Symptoms and Coping Mechanisms

Healthcare ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (7) ◽  
pp. 787
Author(s):  
Daniela Almeida ◽  
Diogo Monteiro ◽  
Filipe Rodrigues
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Satisfaction With Life ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Coping Mechanisms ◽  
Significant Positive Association ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
The Relationship

The purpose of this study was to analyze the mediating role of life satisfaction in the relationship between fourteen coping strategies and depressive symptoms in the Portuguese population. To undertake this work, 313 Portuguese adults aged 18 to 70 years (M = 30.73; SD = 10.79) were invited to participate in this study. Their participation was completely voluntary, and participants granted and signed informed consent previously to the filling of the validated Portuguese questionnaires. These questionnaires measured depressive symptoms, coping, and life satisfaction. The results revealed that life satisfaction displayed a mediating role in the relationship between adaptive coping mechanisms, specifically between active coping, planning, reinterpretation, and acceptance and depressive symptoms, showing a negative and significant indirect effect. Maladaptive coping mechanisms of self-blame, denial, self-distraction, disengagement, and substance use had a significant positive association with depressive symptoms, considering the mediating role of satisfaction with life. Current investigation provides initial evidence of how each coping mechanism is associated with satisfaction with life and depressive symptoms. This study clearly demonstrates that not all coping strategies are capable of influencing well-being indicators and that health professionals should focus on endorsing those that are significantly associated with lowering depressive symptoms and increasing overall satisfaction with life.

scholarly journals The Correlation of Missed Nursing Care and Perceived Supervisory Support in Nurses

2020 ◽  
Vol 33 (126) ◽  
pp. 103-116
Author(s):  
I Vatankhah ◽  
M Rezaei ◽  
E Baljani ◽  
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Keyword(s):  
Nursing Care ◽  
Supervisory Support ◽  
Perceived Supervisory Support ◽  
Missed Nursing Care

scholarly journals Learning from the Experiences of Collegiate Athletes Living through a Season- or Career-Ending Injury

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Matt A Moore ◽  
Sasa Vann ◽  
Allison Blake
Keyword(s):  
Posttraumatic Growth ◽  
Lived Experiences ◽  
Strong Support ◽  
Collegiate Athletes ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Phenomenological Approach ◽  
Coping Mechanisms ◽  
Division I ◽  
Growth Responses ◽  
Post Injury

An athlete’s identity is often related to the goals of their team and their ability to achieve excellence in sport. A threat to an athlete’s identity is a season- or career-ending injury. Athletes can respond to season- or career-ending injuries in ways detrimental to their psychosocial well-being (Ivarsson, Tranaeus, Johnson, & Stenling 2017). This study built upon existing knowledge by seeking to better understand the lived experiences of Division I collegiate athletes who experienced a season- or career-ending injury. There is a need for ongoing recommendations for helping athletes process their injuries. Researchers used a descriptive phenomenological approach. Researchers interviewed ten college athletes who experienced a season- or career-ending injury. Themes included: (1) physical and emotional stress, (2) resistance to resiliency, (3) importance of relationships with others, and (4) appreciation and cultivation for new possibilities outside of sport. This research provided insight for behavioral health professionals on injury response. This included the need for Posttraumatic Growth responses such as (1) building strong support pre- and post-injury, (2) recognizing healthy coping mechanisms, (3) cultivating new identities for athletes, (4) helping an athlete with identity loss, (5) helping athletes recognize new possibilities post-injury, and (6) helping an athlete maintain an appreciation for life.

Benevolent leadership, perceived supervisory support, and subordinates’ performance

2017 ◽  
Vol 38 (7) ◽  
pp. 897-911 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simon C.H. Chan
Keyword(s):  
Work Performance ◽  
Psychological Empowerment ◽  
Manufacturing Plant ◽  
Supervisory Support ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Perceived Supervisory Support ◽  
Benevolent Leadership ◽  
Objective Performance

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the mediating role of perceived supervisory support (PSS) and the moderating role of psychological empowerment between benevolent leadership and subordinates’ objective performance (from appraisal report evaluated by immediate supervisors after a year) over time. Design/methodology/approach A sample of 312 employees in a manufacturing plant in the People’s Republic of China was collected. Descriptive statistics and linear regression analyses were used to analyze the data. Findings The results indicated that PSS mediated the relationship between benevolent leadership and subordinates’ objective performance. This positive relationship of benevolent leadership and subordinates’ performance was stronger when supervisors exhibited higher levels of psychological empowerment. Research limitations/implications The main limitation of this study is that the sample was collected from the administrative staff of a manufacturing plant in China. The results may not be generalized in different contexts and professions, given the contextually and culturally specific setting. Practical implications Benevolent leadership appears to be effective in driving the work performance of subordinates. Originality/value The relationships among benevolent leadership, PSS, and work performance of subordinates have shown significant explanation.

Home Health Aides' Perceptions of Quality Care: Goals, Challenges, and Implications for a Rapidly Changing Industry

2017 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 629-647 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emily Franzosa ◽  
Emma K. Tsui ◽  
Sherry Baron
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Quality Care ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Home Health ◽  
Supervisory Support ◽  
Care Plans ◽  
Home Health Aides ◽  
Client Relationships ◽  
Payment Models ◽  
Relational Care

Home care payment models, quality measures, and care plans are based on physical tasks workers perform, ignoring relational care that supports clients' cognitive, emotional, and social well-being. As states seek to rein in costs and improve the efficiency and quality of care, they will need to consider how to measure and support relational care. In four focus groups ( n = 27) of unionized, agency-based New York City home health aides, workers reported aide–client relationships were a cornerstone of high-quality care, and building them required communication, respect, and going the extra mile. Since much of this care was invisible outside the worker–client relationship, aides received little supervisory support and felt excluded from the formal care team. Aligning payment models with quality requires understanding the full scope of services aides provide and a quality work environment that offers support and supervision, engages aides in patient care, and gives them a voice in policy decisions.

scholarly journals Perceived childhood emotional parentification is associated with Machiavellianism in men but not in women

2016 ◽  
Vol 47 (1) ◽  
pp. 136-140 ◽  
Author(s):  
András Láng
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Gender Role ◽  
Family Environment ◽  
Family Of Origin ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Coping Mechanisms ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Gender Role Socialization ◽  
Role Socialization ◽  
The Family

Abstract Recent research has revealed several developmental aspects of Machiavellianism. In this study, we explored the potential relationship between perceived parentification in the family of origin and Machiavellianism in adulthood. Three hundred and ninety five Hungarian adults (282 women) completed self-report measures of parentification and Machiavellianism. Results showed that emotional parentification and children’s unacknowledged efforts to contribute to the well-being of their families were associated with Machiavellianism - but only in men. Machiavellian tactics and worldview are proposed as possible coping mechanisms with the neglectful and unpredictable family environment. Gender differences in the results are explained in terms of gender role socialization and men’s and women’s different susceptibility for different forms of psychopathology.

Perceived supervisory support and service recovery performance

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 298-316 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wanny Oentoro ◽  
Patchara Popaitoon ◽  
Ananchai Kongchan
Keyword(s):  
Personality Traits ◽  
Call Centers ◽  
Service Recovery ◽  
Emotional Stability ◽  
Supervisory Support ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Perceived Supervisory Support ◽  
Service Recovery Performance ◽  
Recovery Performance ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the moderating effect of personality traits (i.e. extraversion and emotional stability) toward the relationship between perceived supervisory support (PSS) and employees’ service recovery performance (SRP) in call centers. Design/methodology/approach Self-administered questionnaires were distributed to call center in service organizations located in Thailand. Moderated regression analysis and the follow-up analyses were employed to test hypotheses. Findings The findings reveal that emotional stability moderates the relationship between PSS and employees’ SRP. Unexpectedly, no evidence was found that extraversion moderates the service performance relationship. Research limitations/implications The limitations include generalizability and the neglect of other personality traits that could influence SRP. Future research could validate the study in different countries and examine the moderating roles of other personality traits in the SRP model. Practical implications This study provides insights for people management managers that SRP of employees with high emotional stability could be enhanced and diminished corresponding to the level of supervisory support. Therefore, attention should be paid to this particular group of call centers for their contribution that could be maximized if they received high support from supervisors. Originality/value Previously, little attention has been given to understand the role of personality traits on SRP. In doing so, this research contributes to the literature by investigating the moderating roles of emotional stability and extraversion on employees’ SRP.

scholarly journals Health vulnerability to flood-induced risks of households in flood-prone informal settlements in the Coastal City of Mombasa, Kenya

2019 ◽  
Vol 99 (2) ◽  
pp. 1007-1029 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fredrick Okoth Okaka ◽  
Beneah D. O. Odhiambo
Keyword(s):  
Informal Settlements ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Coping Mechanisms ◽  
Urban Setting ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Poor People ◽  
Adaptation Measures ◽  
Coastal City ◽  
Health Vulnerability ◽  
Flood Exposure

Abstract Floods have serious consequences on community well-being and health. This study was intended to address the health vulnerability of households in flood prone informal settlements in the coastal city of Mombasa in Kenya and their adaptation measures. Mombasa City has a history of floods, in the recent past, significant severe incidences of flooding events have already been experienced. However, there is dearth of evidence regarding vulnerability of households living in informal settlements in the city to the health risks of flooding and households’ coping mechanisms. The study participants were randomly drawn from three purposively selected informal settlements in Mombasa City. Health vulnerability was assessed in terms of flood exposure, flood sensitivity, and flood adaptive capacity. While adaptation measures were explored based on the autonomous steps that household have adapted in response to flooding. Primary data were collected using questionnaires, Key Informant Interviews and Focus Group Discussions. The findings showed that up to 40.8% of the households had a high level of vulnerability, 46.9% had a medium level, while only 12.3% had low level of vulnerability. The findings also showed that household characteristics, water, sanitation and environmental risk factors had an impact on the level of household vulnerability. As coping mechanisms, households had taken some adaptation measures like clearing trenches to unblock drainage channels and piling sand bags around the house. The study concludes that for poor people living in flood prone areas in urban setting, flood early warnings, flood preventive actions and long term mitigation strategies need to be strengthened since they are exposed to greater health problems. The findings of the study are expected to help communities and local support agencies to identify weaknesses, especially in adaptive capacities, and to indicate ways of reducing future health vulnerability of residents of informal settlements to flooding.

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