Conflict at work and individual well-being: The moderating role of conflict management strategies

This paper explores how the intersection of masculinity and religion shapes workplace well-being by focusing on Christianity and the social construction of masculinity among factory workers in a city in China. While existing work on public and occupational health has respectively acknowledged masculinity’s influences on health and the religious and spiritual dimensions of well-being, there have been limited efforts to examine how variegated, and especially religious, masculinities influence people’s well-being in the workplace. Drawing on ethnography and in-depth interviews with 52 factory workers and 8 church leaders and factory managers, we found that: (1) Variegated masculinities were integrated into the factory labor regime to produce docile and productive bodies of workers. In particular, the militarized and masculine cultures in China’s factories largely deprived workers of their dignity and undermined their well-being. These toxic masculinities were associated with workers’ depression and suicidal behavior. (2) Christianity not only provided social and spiritual support for vulnerable factory workers, but also enabled them to construct a morally superior Christian manhood that phytologically empowered them and enhanced their resilience to exploitation. This paper highlights not only the gender mechanism of well-being, but also the ways religion mediates the social-psychological construction of masculinity.

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Core self-evaluations and subjective well-being in the U.S. and the Philippines: The moderating role of self-construal

Scandinavian Journal of Psychology ◽

10.1111/sjop.12265 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 57 (1) ◽

pp. 50-56 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Patrick J. Rosopa ◽

Jesus Alfonso D. Datu ◽

Stephen A. Robertson ◽

Theresa P. Atkinson

Keyword(s):

Well Being ◽

The Philippines ◽

Subjective Well Being ◽

Self Construal ◽

Core Self ◽

Moderating Role ◽

The U.S

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Cyber victimization and psychological well-being among Chinese adolescents: Mediating role of basic psychological needs satisfaction and moderating role of positive parenting

Children and Youth Services Review ◽

10.1016/j.childyouth.2021.106248 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 106248

Author(s):

Shan Jiang ◽

Chaoxin Jiang ◽

Qiang Ren ◽

Lin Wang

Keyword(s):

Well Being ◽

Psychological Needs ◽

Basic Psychological Needs ◽

Positive Parenting ◽

Chinese Adolescents ◽

Cyber Victimization ◽

Mediating Role ◽

Moderating Role ◽

Basic Psychological Needs Satisfaction

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Human Resource Management Practices in Relation to Nurses’ Innovative Work Behavior: Moderating Role of Eudaimonic Well-Being

International Egyptian Journal of Nursing Sciences and Research ◽

10.21608/ejnsr.2022.212145 ◽

2022 ◽

Vol 2 (2) ◽

pp. 1-12

Author(s):

Soha Mamdouh ◽

Marwa Samir

Keyword(s):

Human Resource Management ◽

Human Resource ◽

Management Practices ◽

Well Being ◽

Work Behavior ◽

Innovative Work Behavior ◽

Human Resource Management Practices ◽

Innovative Work ◽

Moderating Role

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Heeft coping een invloed op (de relatie tussen) baanonzekerheid, welzijn en arbeidstevredenheid?

Gedrag & Organisatie ◽

10.5117/2006.019.002.002 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 19 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Katrien Bohets ◽

Hans De Witte

Keyword(s):

Job Satisfaction ◽

Job Insecurity ◽

Well Being ◽

Job Characteristics ◽

The Relationship ◽

Moderating Role ◽

Coping Behaviours

Does coping affect (the relationship between) job insecurity, well-being and job satisfaction? Does coping affect (the relationship between) job insecurity, well-being and job satisfaction? Katrien Bohets & Hans De Witte, Gedrag & Organisatie, Volume 19, Juni 2006, nr. 2, pp. 113. The consequences of both quantitative and qualitative job insecurity on well-being and job satisfaction are analysed. Quantitative job insecurity refers to the continuity of the actual job, whereas qualitative job insecurity refers to the continuity of valued job characteristics. The association of both kinds of insecurity with emotion-focused coping (avoidance) is studied, as well as the moderating role of problem-focused coping in the relation between job insecurity, satisfaction and well-being. Data of 568 employees from 23 companies are used to test the hypotheses. The results show that both forms of job insecurity are associated with a decrease in well-being and job satisfaction, as expected. Job insecurity is also associated with an increase in avoidance behaviours (emotion-focused coping) and with a decrease in problem-focused coping behaviours. Problem-focused coping (and avoidance) do not moderate the relationship between job insecurity, satisfaction and well-being.

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