scholarly journals Predicting employee telecommuting preferences and job outcomes amid COVID-19 pandemic: a latent profile analysis

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cafer Bakaç ◽  
Jetmir Zyberaj ◽  
James C. Barela
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Work Engagement ◽  
Latent Profile Analysis ◽  
Profile Analysis ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Personality Characteristics ◽  
The Other ◽  
Job Outcomes ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Latent Profile

AbstractIn this two-study research using latent profile analysis (LPA), we investigated intra-individual combinations of conscientiousness, autonomy, self-regulation, and extraversion. Based on these combinations, we designed profiles and explored telecommuting preferences and job outcomes of employees during the COVID-19 pandemic. In Study 1, we recruited 199 participants (77 females, ages ranging from 18 to 65). Results of this study revealed three profiles. One profile scored high on all of the variables and displayed preferences for working on-site more than the other profiles. Additionally, this profile showed higher work engagement, job satisfaction, and perceived productivity than the other two profiles. To validate these findings, we conducted a second study with a sample of 492 participants (169 females; age ranged from 18 to 65). The results yielded five profiles, one scoring high on all of the variables. Similar to Study 1, this profile exhibited higher work engagement, job satisfaction, and perceived productivity than the other four profiles. Individuals in this profile preferred to work on-site compared to individuals in other profiles. Our findings add to the research demonstrating the importance of personality characteristics for telecommuting preferences and work-related outcomes.

A Latent Profile Analysis of Living a Calling, Burnout, Exploitation, and Work–Life Imbalance

2021 ◽  
pp. 089484532199416
Author(s):  
Joo Yeon Shin ◽  
Eunseok Kim ◽  
Jina Ahn
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Organizational Support ◽  
Latent Profile Analysis ◽  
Psychological Capital ◽  
Profile Analysis ◽  
Physical Symptoms ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Latent Profile

Research has predominantly focused on the positive aspects of living a calling (LC), hence more attention needs to be given to its potentially negative aspects. The current study examined profiles of 237 South Korean working adults, defined by individuals’ scores on LC, burnout, exploitation, and work–life imbalance from a person-centered perspective. Then, we examined the role of psychological capital, organizational support, and adequate compensation in predicting profile membership. Lastly, we examined mean differences across class membership in the levels of job satisfaction and work-related psychological and physical symptoms. Latent profile analysis identified three distinct profiles of individuals: the adaptive, average, and maladaptive. Psychological capital, organizational support, and adequate compensation predicted a higher likelihood of membership into the adaptive group, compared to the average group. The adaptive group showed the highest job satisfaction and the lowest work-related psychological symptoms. Implications for calling-related interventions and directions for future research are discussed.

How Do Leaders vs. Followers Construct Followership? A Field Study of implicit followership theories and Work-Related Affect Using Latent Profile Analysis

2021 ◽  
pp. 154805182110535
Author(s):  
Patrick T. Coyle ◽  
Roseanne Foti
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Field Study ◽  
Similar Pattern ◽  
Latent Profile Analysis ◽  
Profile Analysis ◽  
Affective Events Theory ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Categorization Theory ◽  
Implicit Followership Theories ◽  
Latent Profile

In this study, we integrate follower categorization theory with affective events theory (AET) to investigate the extent to which within-person patterns of implicit followership theories (IFTs) and work-related affect predict job satisfaction for leaders versus followers. Latent profile analysis (LPA) was used to identify and to describe distinct profiles of IFTs and work-related affect for leaders versus followers. For the sample of 242 leaders, two profiles with distinct patterns of IFTs and work-related affect ( Proactive and Alienated) were found. Leaders with Proactive views of followers showed above-average ratings of work-related affect, while leaders with Alienated views of followers showed lower ratings of work-related affect. In the sample of 240 followers, there were four profiles of followers with distinct patterns of IFTs and work-related affect ( Conforming, Alienated, Proactive, and Negative). Despite showing a similar pattern of IFTs, followers with Alienated views of their own role showed below-average ratings of work-related affect, while followers with Negative views of their own role showed the highest ratings of work-related affect. These findings suggest that IFTs and work-related affect show unique within-person interaction for followers. Furthermore, for followers, profile membership of IFTs and work-related affect significantly predicted mean levels of job satisfaction. Implications are discussed.

Motivational Strategies Used by Exercise Professionals: A Latent Profile Analysis

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
David Sánchez-Oliva ◽  
Antonio L. Palmeira ◽  
Eliana V. Carraça ◽  
Pedro J. Teixeira ◽  
David Markland ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Latent Profile Analysis ◽  
Profile Analysis ◽  
Self Determination Theory ◽  
Need Satisfaction ◽  
Self Determination ◽  
Motivational Strategies ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Need Frustration ◽  
Health And Fitness ◽  
Latent Profile

Background: Using self-determination theory as a framework, the aim of this study was 2-fold: (1) identify different profiles of motivational strategies used by exercise professionals and (2) examine associations of these motivational profiles with work-related variables: measures, perceived job pressures, need satisfaction/frustration, and perceived exercisers’ motivation. Methods: Participants were 366 exercise professionals (193 males; experience = 7.7 [5.8] y) currently working in health and fitness settings. Results: Latent profile analysis identified a 3-profile model: (1) most need-supportive and least controlling (NS+; n = 225), (2) less need-supportive and slightly controlling (NS−; n = 42), and (3) most controlling and slightly need-supportive (mixed; n = 99). Professionals working less than 20 hours per week, more experienced, and female were more likely to integrate NS+, which was also associated with higher levels of work-related need satisfaction and clients’ perceived self-determination, and lower levels of job pressures and need-frustration. Conversely, NS− displayed the most maladaptive pattern of associations. Conclusions: The present findings highlight the importance of analyzing the correlates of different professional profiles, namely to help health and fitness organizations to provide high-quality motivational practices within an appropriate environment both for professionals and clients.

scholarly journals Emotional labor actors, well-being, and objective performance

2017 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 393-413
Author(s):  
ChoonShin Park ◽  
JaeYoon Chang
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Emotional Exhaustion ◽  
Emotional Labor ◽  
Latent Profile Analysis ◽  
Profile Analysis ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The Other ◽  
Deep Acting ◽  
Combined Use ◽  
Objective Performance

To manage the emotional labor demands, employees may primarily rely on one strategy or the other while they may use surface and deep acting in conjunction. However, most research on emotional labor have investigated how two emotional labor strategies function to predict employee well-being separately. This variable-centered perspective is difficult to capture subpopulations of employees who may differ in their combined use of surface and deep acting. Using latent profile analysis, the current study examined potential emotional labor profiles from a person-centered perspective. We identified 5 emotional labor profiles: trying yet faking, some faking, high deep actors, high regulators, and moderates. Also this profiles differently predicted employee well-being (emotional exhaustion and job satisfaction) and objective performance (new sales and member increase). The present study captured the particular conditions in which emotional labor may lead to positive or negative outcomes for employees and organizations.

scholarly journals Profiles of Parents’ Beliefs About Their Child’s Intelligence and Self-Regulation: A Latent Profile Analysis

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maren Stern ◽  
Silke Hertel
Keyword(s):  
Goal Orientation ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Latent Profile Analysis ◽  
Implicit Theories ◽  
Profile Analysis ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Learning Goals ◽  
Regulatory Strategies ◽  
Approach Goals ◽  
Latent Profile

This study examined parents’ implicit theories of intelligence and self-regulation from a person-centered perspective using latent profile analysis. First, we explored whether different belief profiles exist. Second, we examined if the emergent belief profiles (1) differ by demographic variables (e.g., age, education, child’s self-regulation) and (2) are related to parents’ failure beliefs, goal orientation (i.e., learning goals, performance-approach goals, performance-avoidance goals), and co-regulatory strategies (i.e., mastery-oriented and helpless-oriented strategies). Data were collected from N = 137 parents of preschoolers who answered an online survey comprising their implicit theories about the malleability and relevance of the domains (a) intelligence and (b) self-regulation. We identified three belief profiles: profile 1 (9% of the sample) displayed an entity theory, profile 2 (61% of the sample) showed a balanced pattern of both domains of implicit theories, and profile 3 (30% of the sample) was characterized by high incremental self-regulation theories. Analyses showed that parents differed significantly in education and their perception of child self-regulatory competence depending on profile membership, with parents in profile 1 having the lowest scores compared to parents of the other profiles. Differences in parents’ failure beliefs, goal orientation, and co-regulatory strategies were also found depending on profile membership. Parents in profile 3 reported failure-is-enhancing mindsets, and mastery-oriented strategies significantly more often than parents in profiles 1 and 2. The results provide new insights into the interplay of important domains of implicit theories, and their associations with parents’ failure beliefs, goal orientation, and co-regulatory strategies.

scholarly journals Teachers’ Work Engagement and Burnout Profiles: Associations With a Sense of Efficacy and Interprofessional Collaboration at School

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anni Holmström ◽  
Heta Tuominen ◽  
Miia Tuominen ◽  
Marjaana Veermans
Keyword(s):  
Work Engagement ◽  
Latent Profile Analysis ◽  
Interprofessional Collaboration ◽  
Profile Analysis ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Comprehensive School ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Sense Of Efficacy ◽  
Oriented Approach

This study provides new insights into the work-related well-being of teachers, defined here as engagement and burnout, by investigating their associations with the teachers’ sense of efficacy and interprofessional collaboration in schools. Using a person-oriented approach and latent profile analysis, a sample of Finnish comprehensive school teachers (N = 355) were classified based on their work engagement and burnout. Three profiles were identified: engaged, engaged-exhausted, and burned-out. Teachers with distinct profiles differed from each other in terms of their sense of efficacy and experiences of interprofessional collaboration, suggesting that both might have an important role in enhancing work engagement and preventing burnout.

Emotional Labor and Occupational Well-Being

2015 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 30-37 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francis Cheung ◽  
Vivian Miu-Chi Lun
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Emotional Labor ◽  
Latent Profile Analysis ◽  
Profile Analysis ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Surface Acting ◽  
Job Outcomes ◽  
Behavioral Profile ◽  
Person Centered Approach ◽  
Different Levels

In the last three decades, emotional labor has been conceptualized as comprising three strategies, namely, surface acting, deep acting, and expression of naturally felt emotion. Research suggested that each emotional labor strategy relates differently to various health and job outcomes, such as burnout and job satisfaction. These findings and the conclusions drawn are predicated on compartmentalized treatment of the three strategies. A fundamental yet unresolved question concerns whether employees adopt more than one type of emotional labor in the workplace. In this study, we adopted latent profile analysis (LPA) to examine the behavioral profile (i.e., class) of employees’ deployment of emotional labor strategies and how these profiles relate to job satisfaction and burnout. Three latent classes were identified, and the results showed that employees with these different profiles reported significantly different levels of job satisfaction and burnout. These results provide support to a person-centered approach to understand the outcomes of performing emotional labor.

Students With Specific Difficulties in Geometry: Exploring the TIMSS 2011 Data With Plausible Values and Latent Profile Analysis

2020 ◽  
pp. 073194872090509
Author(s):  
Jinsong Chen ◽  
Liangfang Li ◽  
Dake Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Latent Profile Analysis ◽  
Profile Analysis ◽  
Demographic Variables ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
The Other ◽  
Significant Discrepancy ◽  
Plausible Values ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Mathematics And Science ◽  
Latent Profile

This study analyzed the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study 2011 data on fourth-grade U.S. students’ mathematics performance to answer four research questions: (a) How did U.S. students’ geometry performance compare with their performance on the other Mathematics subscales? (b) What were the patterns of student achievement among the Mathematics subscales? (c) Was there a group of students who demonstrated specific difficulties in geometry only? and (d) Which demographic variables contributed to students’ classification in the group with geometry difficulties? We found that (a) U.S. students’ performance was poorer on the Geometry subscale than on other Mathematics subscales; (b) using latent profile modeling, we identified a group of students with the lowest scores across all three Mathematics subscales who showed a significant discrepancy between geometry and the other subscales that did not exist within the high-achieving and average-achieving groups; and (c) gender, age, home language, race, and preference for mathematics and science significantly influenced the probability of being classified in the group with the lowest performance and the largest gap between Geometry and other Mathematics subscales. Implications for educational theory and practice are discussed.

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