scholarly journals Role stressors, participative control, and subjective fit with organisational values: Main and moderating effects on employee outcomes

2008 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 20-39 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cameron J Newton ◽  
Nerina L Jimmieson
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Health ◽  
Job Control ◽  
Moderating Effects ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Stress Buffering ◽  
Role Stressors ◽  
Organisational Values ◽  
Subjective Fit ◽  
Demand Control ◽  
The Relationship

AbstractResearch investigating Karasek's (1979) Demand–Control Model (D-CM) has produced mixed results relating to the stress-buffering effects of job decision latitude, or job control, on employee adjustment. Cited reasons for these mixed results include the way control is operationalised and also the potential effects of secondary moderators in the relationship among job demand, job control, and employee adjustment. Towards addressing these issues, the present study assessed the secondary moderating effects of subjective fit with organisational culture and values in the D-CM. Participation in decision-making was used as the measure of job control. Moderated multiple regression analyses revealed three significant interactions in a sample of 119 employees. The results revealed a three-way interaction between role overload, participative control, and subjective fit on physiological symptoms and psychological health. Further analyses demonstrated a significant interaction between role conflict, participative control, and subjective fit on intentions to leave. In all interactions, participative control buffered the negative effects of the stressors on levels of employee adjustment only when employees' subjective fit with the organisational values was high. The theoretical importance and practical implications of the results are discussed.

scholarly journals Role stressors, participative control, and subjective fit with organisational values: Main and moderating effects on employee outcomes

2008 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 20-39 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cameron J Newton ◽  
Nerina L Jimmieson
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Health ◽  
Job Control ◽  
Moderating Effects ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Stress Buffering ◽  
Role Stressors ◽  
Organisational Values ◽  
Subjective Fit ◽  
Demand Control ◽  
The Relationship

AbstractResearch investigating Karasek's (1979) Demand–Control Model (D-CM) has produced mixed results relating to the stress-buffering effects of job decision latitude, or job control, on employee adjustment. Cited reasons for these mixed results include the way control is operationalised and also the potential effects of secondary moderators in the relationship among job demand, job control, and employee adjustment. Towards addressing these issues, the present study assessed the secondary moderating effects of subjective fit with organisational culture and values in the D-CM. Participation in decision-making was used as the measure of job control. Moderated multiple regression analyses revealed three significant interactions in a sample of 119 employees. The results revealed a three-way interaction between role overload, participative control, and subjective fit on physiological symptoms and psychological health. Further analyses demonstrated a significant interaction between role conflict, participative control, and subjective fit on intentions to leave. In all interactions, participative control buffered the negative effects of the stressors on levels of employee adjustment only when employees' subjective fit with the organisational values was high. The theoretical importance and practical implications of the results are discussed.

The Negative Effects of Using Smart Devices on the Physical and Psychological Health of Palestinian Children aged (13-16) years from their Perspective

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 01-19
Author(s):  
Nuha Iter
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Health ◽  
Smart Devices ◽  
Smart Device ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Physical And Psychological Health ◽  
Palestinian Children ◽  
Open Question ◽  
High Degree ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Descriptive Method

The study aimed to explore the negative effects of using smart devices on the physical and psychological health of children aged (13-16) years from their perspective. The study was applied to a random sample of children aged (13-16), consisting of (102) male and female students. The descriptive method was used to answer the study questions, and a questionnaire was developed to collect data, which contains (3) sections, first section asked about the most used and preferred devices by children aged (13-16) years, and the number of hours the child used the smart device, the second one asked about the negative effects of using the smart devices on the physical and psychological health of children aged (13-16) years from their perspective, and the third section is an open question to know other negative effects of using the smart devices on the physical and psychological health of children aged (13-16) years. The study achieved a set of results, such as the smartphones are the most used and preferred devices by children aged (13-16) years, where (57%) of the study sample preferred to use, and there is  (86.3%) of children aged (13-16) use these devices at average from 4 up to 6 hours daily.  The responders highly agreed upon the negative effects of the use of smart devices on the physical health with average (4.2); which is a high degree, also the responders highly agreed upon the negative effects of  the use of smart devices on the physiological health with average  is  (3.73) which is also high,  added there are other effects caused by the use of smart devices for long hours on  children aged (13-16); the low rate of family discussions, and causes the low writing skills for child.   Depending on the results of the study, the researcher recommends that:  researchers should conduct a correlative study to know the relationship between the effects and the number of hours of daily use of devices; families should rationalize the use of smart devices.

Abstract P547: The Relationship Between Alcohol Drinking Before Sleeping(Ne-Zake) or in the Morning(Mukae-Zake) and Sleeplessness Among Farmers

Circulation ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 141 (Suppl_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rie Sato ◽  
Takashi Hisamatsu ◽  
Hideki Tsumura ◽  
Mari Fukuda ◽  
Yukio Esumi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Health ◽  
Alcohol Drinking ◽  
Sleep Apnea Syndrome ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
Drinking Alcohol ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Time Frequency ◽  
Logistic Analysis ◽  
Health Related ◽  
The Relationship

Introduction: Drinking alcohol before sleeping (Ne-Zake) or in the morning (Mukae-Zake) is occasionally seen in Japan although it is well known that drinking alcohol have some negative effects on sleep. There have been studies which indicated that alcohol worsen sleep quality and quantity however few which investigated how alcohol before sleeping and no which noticed on how alcohol in the morning affects. The purpose of this study is to verify the relationship between Ne-Zake and/or Mukae-Zake and insomnia adjusting the influence of quality and frequency of drinking on the relationship. Hypothesis: We assessed the hypothesis that there is a significant association between Ne-Zake and/or Mukae-Zake and sleeplessness but this association can be confounded by quality and frequency of drinking. Method: Seven hundred and forty-six farmers who underwent annual medical checkups were analyzed. Ne-Zake was defined as “drinking as a sleeping aid” and Mukae-Zake was defined as “drinking in order to get calm down or to fix hungover”. Athene Insomnia Scale (AIS) was used to evaluate objective sleeplessness. AIS consists of 8 questions, which were evaluated from 0 (no sleeplessness) to 3 points (severe sleeplessness), asking the sleeping status in the previous 2 weeks. Insomnia was defined by AIS point more than 6. We conducted the multivariable logistic analysis, setting the presence of insomnia as a dependent variable and the presence of Ne-Zake and Mukae-Zake, quantity of alcohol at one time, frequency of drinking, sleeping related diseases (sleep apnea syndrome, restless leg syndrome, narcolepsy, limb movement disorder, depression), gender, and age as independent variables. Results: Among a total of 746 farmers (mean age 59.5 years; 74.1% men), insomnia, Ne-Zake, and Mukae-Zake were observed in 151 (20.2%), 140 (18.8%) and 37 (5.0%), respectively. Adjusted odds ratios (95% Confidence Intervals) of Ne-Zake and Mukae-Zake were 1.75 (1.07-2.88) and 3.01 (1.41-6.42). The association of Ne-Zake was consistent between men and women but that of Mukae-Zake was stronger in men than in women. (P-values for interaction = 0.98 and 0.03, respectively). Conclusion: Both Ne-Zake and Mukae-Zake had statistically positive significant association with insomnia independent of quantity and frequency of drinking. It may indicate that the timing of drinking alcohol has a stronger relationship with insomnia than quantity and frequency of drinking does. The feature of farmers’ lives in which they can decide their life style might give more opportunities to have Ne-Zake and/or Mukae-Zake than groups with well-scheduled working environment. This result can be utilized to improve farmers’ further physical and psychological health related to alcohol by encouraging to pay attention to not only the quantity or frequency of alcohol drinking but also the timing in a day.

Work role stressors and employee outcomes

2016 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 390-414 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bindu Chhabra
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Turnover Intentions ◽  
Work Role ◽  
Employee Outcomes ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Role Stressors ◽  
Subjective Fit ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Moderating Role

Purpose The purpose of the present study was to explore the direct effects of work role stressors and subjective fit perceptions on the employee outcomes of job satisfaction, organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) and turnover intentions. The study further aimed to investigate the moderating role of person-organization (P-O) fit, demands-abilities (D-A) fit and needs supplies (N-S) fit in the relationship between work role stressors and the aforementioned employee outcomes. Design/methodology/approach The study was conducted using structured questionnaires for measuring the aforementioned variables. The sample of the study was 317 professionals from five sectors. Hierarchical multiple regression was used to analyze the data. Findings Hierarchical multiple regression showed that the work role stressors were negatively related to job satisfaction and OCB and positively related to turnover intentions. Subjective fit was seen to be positively related to job satisfaction and OCB and negatively related to turnover intentions. The analysis also found some support for the stress buffering effect of high subjective fit in the prediction of job satisfaction, OCB and turnover intentions. Research limitations/implications This study contributes to the organizational behavior literature by focusing on the fact that the negative effects of work role stressors on employee outcomes can be mitigated by identifying the variables which act as a buffer to weaken this effect. The results of the study highlight the importance of the concept of subjective fit for the managers and the employees to help them in coping up with the demands of the job. They provide support for the fact that matching employees to their organization and job can help in the mitigation of employees’ stress, resulting in positive employee outcomes, hence benefiting the organization in the long run. Originality/value The study is the first of its kind to investigate the moderating role of P-O fit, D-A fit and N-S perceptions in the relationship between work role stressors and employee outcomes, especially in the Indian context.

The Negative Effects of Using Smart Devices on the Physical and Psychological Health of Palestinian Children aged (13-16) years from their Perspective

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 01-19
Author(s):  
Nuha Iter
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Health ◽  
Smart Devices ◽  
Smart Device ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Physical And Psychological Health ◽  
Palestinian Children ◽  
Open Question ◽  
High Degree ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Descriptive Method

The study aimed to explore the negative effects of using smart devices on the physical and psychological health of children aged (13-16) years from their perspective. The study was applied to a random sample of children aged (13-16), consisting of (102) male and female students. The descriptive method was used to answer the study questions, and a questionnaire was developed to collect data, which contains (3) sections, first section asked about the most used and preferred devices by children aged (13-16) years, and the number of hours the child used the smart device, the second one asked about the negative effects of using the smart devices on the physical and psychological health of children aged (13-16) years from their perspective, and the third section is an open question to know other negative effects of using the smart devices on the physical and psychological health of children aged (13-16) years. The study achieved a set of results, such as the smartphones are the most used and preferred devices by children aged (13-16) years, where (57%) of the study sample preferred to use, and there is  (86.3%) of children aged (13-16) use these devices at average from 4 up to 6 hours daily.  The responders highly agreed upon the negative effects of the use of smart devices on the physical health with average (4.2); which is a high degree, also the responders highly agreed upon the negative effects of  the use of smart devices on the physiological health with average  is  (3.73) which is also high,  added there are other effects caused by the use of smart devices for long hours on  children aged (13-16); the low rate of family discussions, and causes the low writing skills for child.   Depending on the results of the study, the researcher recommends that:  researchers should conduct a correlative study to know the relationship between the effects and the number of hours of daily use of devices; families should rationalize the use of smart devices.

scholarly journals The effects of job demands on job stress

2016 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 61-83 ◽  
Author(s):  
KwangMo Lim ◽  
Jinkook Tak
Keyword(s):  
Procedural Justice ◽  
Job Stress ◽  
Job Demands ◽  
Job Control ◽  
Moderating Effect ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Moderating Effects ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Domestic Companies ◽  
Practical Implications

The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of job demands on job stress and the moderating effects of job control and procedural justice. Specifically, first, the job demands were divided into quantitative demands and qualitative demands, and relative effects of the two demands on job stress were compared. Second, the moderating effects of job control and procedural justice were tested. Data were collected from 454 employees engaged in various domestic companies. The results showed that both quantitative and qualitative demands had positively significant effects on job stress and qualitative demands had a greater effect on job stress than quantitative demands did. The results of moderating effects showed that job control had a moderating effect on the relationship between quantitative demand and job stress whereas there was no moderating effect of job control on the relationship between qualitative demand and job stress. Also there was a moderating effect of procedural justice on the relationship between quantitative demand and job stress, but contrary to the hypothesis, the relationship was stronger when procedural justice was high. Finally, the academic significance and practical implications of the study, the limitations and future research were discussed.

Revisiting the Relationship Between Work Role Stress and Employee Outcomes in Indian Organizations: Moderating Role of Core Self-evaluation

2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 219-240
Author(s):  
Bindu Chhabra
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Turnover Intentions ◽  
Role Stress ◽  
Work Role ◽  
Employee Outcomes ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Stress Buffering ◽  
Role Stressors ◽  
Self Evaluation ◽  
Core Self

The present research was aimed at exploring the effect of work role stressors and core self-evaluation (CSE) on important employee outcomes of job satisfaction, organizational citizenship behaviour (OCB) and turnover intentions. Another important objective of this study was to investigate whether CSE acts as a moderator in the above-mentioned relationship between work role stressors and employee outcomes. The sample of the study was 347 professionals from 5 sectors. The results of the hierarchical multiple regression revealed that work role stress was negatively related to both job satisfaction and OCB but positively related to turnover intentions. Further, CSE was found to be positively related to job satisfaction and OCB but negatively related to turnover intentions. The support was also found for the stress buffering effect of CSE in the prediction of job satisfaction and turnover intentions. The result of the present research finds support for the job demands-resources (JD-R) model and contributes to the existing literature by focusing on the fact that the negative effects of work role stressors on employee outcomes can be alleviated by personal resources which act as a buffer to weaken this effect. The results of the study highlight the importance of selecting the employees with high CSE, especially for the demanding jobs.

Lean manufacturing and productivity changes: the moderating role of R&D

2019 ◽  
Vol 69 (1) ◽  
pp. 169-191 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yingjie Shi ◽  
Xinyu Wang ◽  
Xuechang Zhu
Keyword(s):  
Lean Manufacturing ◽  
Malmquist Productivity Index ◽  
Productivity Index ◽  
Scale Efficiency ◽  
Moderating Effects ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Listed Firms ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to empirically investigate the effect of lean manufacturing on productivity changes and to identify the root sources of productivity changes. Furthermore, the authors explore the moderating effects of research and development (R&D) to examine the relationship between lean manufacturing and productivity changes. Design/methodology/approach This paper employs the propensity score matching (PSM) model combined with the difference-in-difference (DID) estimation to overcome the selectivity bias. The Malmquist productivity index is used to capture productivity changes. By analyzing 671 Chinese manufacturing listed firms from 2009 to 2014, the moderating effects of R&D on the relationship between lean manufacturing and productivity changes are measured. Findings The results reveal that lean manufacturing implementation has non-significant effects on productivity changes in principle, while a detailed analysis indicates that lean manufacturing could improve scale efficiency significantly. While engaged in R&D could significantly improve the efficiency of technological changes for lean manufacturing implementation firms, there exist negative effects on pure technical efficiency. Research limitations/implications This research only covers manufacturing listed firms in China. Further studies should extend the generalizability of the findings. Practical implications This study helps managers to identify the important role of R&D on the relationship between lean manufacturing and productivity changes and provides insights into how to improve the lean manufacturing performance. Originality/value This paper appears to be one of the earliest studies on the relationship between lean manufacturing and productivity changes by applying the PSM combined with DID estimation in Chinese manufacturing environment.

scholarly journals Psychological Distress and Adolescents’ Cyberbullying under Floods and the COVID-19 Pandemic: Parent–Child Relationships and Negotiable Fate as Moderators

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (23) ◽  
pp. 12279
Author(s):  
Yuchi Zhang ◽  
Chengpei Xu ◽  
Hanyue Dai ◽  
Xiaoyu Jia
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Moderating Effects ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
School Students ◽  
Research Attention ◽  
Social Ecological ◽  
Significant Research ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Parent Child Relationships ◽  
Parent Child

Since the outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), adolescents in 70 countries have suffered the COVID-19 pandemic and flood disasters simultaneously. Although antecedent cyberbullying variables have attracted significant research attention, the effects of psychological distress and the potential mechanisms of cyberbullying among adolescents under multiple disasters remains unclear. Based on social-ecological system theory, this study examines the moderating effects of parent–child relationships and the negotiable fate on the relationship between psychological distress and cyberbullying. A total of 1204 middle school students (52.4% boys) who suffered from floods and the COVID-19 pandemic from Zhengzhou City, China, are the participants. The results reveal that psychological distress was positively related to adolescent cyberbullying during a disaster. Parent–child relationships and negotiable fate significantly moderate the relationship between psychological distress and cyberbullying. Specifically, high parent–child relationships and a high negotiable fate could protect adolescents from the negative effects of psychological distress of cyberbullying. For adolescents with low or high parent–child relationships and low negotiable fate, the links between psychological distress and cyberbullying are stronger. These findings underline the significance of considering the interaction of psychological distress, parent–child relationships, and negotiable fate when examining adolescents’ cyberbullying during disasters.

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