scholarly journals How empowerment and social support affect Australian nurses' work stressors

2004 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 56 ◽  
Author(s):  
Therese A Joiner ◽  
Timothy Bartram
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Role Conflict ◽  
Private Hospital ◽  
Health Sector ◽  
Work Stressors ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
Negatively Associated ◽  
Work Overload ◽  
Main Work

We surveyed 157 nurses at a private hospital in Melbourne to examine the role of social support and empowerment in reducing work stress among Australian nurses. Our findings reveal that social support, derived from either the supervisor or work colleagues, is negatively associated with the main work stressors, such as role conflict, role ambiguity, work overload and resource inadequacy. Empowerment, too, is negatively associated with the main work stressors, apart from work overload. We discuss contributions of this study and implications for research and practice in health sector management.

scholarly journals Exposure to Workplace Bullying: The Role of Coping Strategies in Dealing with Work Stressors

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Whitney Van den Brande ◽  
Elfi Baillien ◽  
Tinne Vander Elst ◽  
Hans De Witte ◽  
Anja Van den Broeck ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Role Conflict ◽  
Role Ambiguity ◽  
Workplace Bullying ◽  
Job Insecurity ◽  
Work Stressors ◽  
Heterogeneous Sample ◽  
Work Related

Studies investigating both work- and individual-related antecedents of workplace bullying are scarce. In reply, this study investigated the interaction between workload, job insecurity, role conflict, and role ambiguity (i.e., work-related antecedents), and problem- and emotion-focused coping strategies (i.e., individual-related antecedents) in association with exposure to workplace bullying. Problem-focused coping strategies were hypothesised to decrease (i.e., buffer) the associations between workload, job insecurity, role conflict, and role ambiguity and exposure to bullying, while emotion-focused coping strategies were hypothesised to increase (i.e., amplify) these associations. Results for a heterogeneous sample (N= 3,105) did not provide evidence for problem-focused coping strategies as moderators. As expected, some emotion-focused coping strategies amplified the associations between work-related antecedents and bullying: employees using “focus on and venting of emotions” or “behavioural disengagement” in dealing with job insecurity, role conflict, or role ambiguity were more likely to be exposed to bullying. Similarly, “seeking social support for emotional reasons” and “mental disengagement” amplified the associations of role ambiguity and the associations of both role conflict and role ambiguity, respectively. To prevent bullying, organisations may train employees in tempering emotion-focused coping strategies, especially when experiencing job insecurity, role conflict, or role ambiguity.

Psychological Flexibility as a Moderator of the Relationships between Job Demands and Resources and Occupational Well-being

2018 ◽  
Vol 21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vladimir Pinto Novaes ◽  
Maria Cristina Ferreira ◽  
Felipe Valentini
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Job Demands ◽  
Psychological Flexibility ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Personal Resources ◽  
Work Overload ◽  
Negative Affects

AbstractThe aim of this study was to identify the relations of job demands (work overload) and job resources (social support and autonomy) with subjective job well-being (job satisfaction, positive affects, negative affects), as well as the moderating role of personal resources (psychological flexibility at work) in such relationships. The sample consisted of 4,867 Brazilian workers, of both sexes, with ages ranging from 18 to 67 years. Structural equation modelling showed that the work overload was negatively associated with job satisfaction (β = –.06; p < .001) and positively with negative affects (β = .24; p < .001); autonomy was positively associated with satisfaction (β = .08; p < .001) and negative affects (β = .08; p < .001); social support was positively associated with satisfaction (β = .17; p < .001) and positive affects (β = .20; p < .001), and negatively with negative affects (β = –.21; p < .001); psychological flexibility moderated the relationships of overload with satisfaction (β = .04; p < .05) and negative affects (β = .08; p < .001); autonomy with positive affects (β = –.06; p < .001) and social support with negative affects (β = .08; p < .001). These results are discussed from perspective of a job demands-resources theory, especially with respect to the relevance of personal resources for the promotion of occupational well-being.

scholarly journals Faktor Determinan Stress Kerja dan Kinerja Perawat

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-34
Author(s):  
Yudi Siswadi ◽  
◽  
Radiman Radiman ◽  
Zulaspan Tupti ◽  
Jufrizen Jufrizen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Role Conflict ◽  
Job Stress ◽  
Work Stress ◽  
Private Hospital ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
Multiple Role ◽  
Type B ◽  
Private Hospitals ◽  
Female Nurse

This study aims to examine the Determinant Factor Model of Work Stress and Nurse Performance at a Private Hospital in Medan City. The location of this research was carried out at several Type B private hospitals in Medan City such as Bina Kasih Hospital, Columbia Medan Hospital, Herna Hospital, Indonesian Workers Imelda Hospital, Martha Friska Hospital, Mitra Sejati Hospital, Murni Teguh Hospital, Permata Bunda Hospital, Royal Prima Hospital, Siloam Dirga Surya Hospital, and St. Elisabeth. The population referred to in this study is the female nurse paramedic staff at the Type B Private Hospital in Medan. Respondents who will be taken are 160 respondents. Data collection in this study was carried out by interview, questionnaire and documentation study. The data analysis method used was PLS-SEM. The results showed that there was a significant effect of social support on work stress. There is a significant effect of Multiple Role Conflict on Job Stress. There is a significant effect of Job Stress on Nurse Performance. There is a significant effect of Social Support on Nurse Performance. There is a significant effect of Multiple Role Conflict on Nurse Performance. There is a significant effect of Multiple Role Conflict on Nurse Performance through Job Stress. There is a significant effect of Social Support on Nurse Performance through Work Stress.

Gender role conflict and psychological distress: The role of social support.

2007 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 215-224 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen R. Wester ◽  
Heidi Fowell Christianson ◽  
David L. Vogel ◽  
Meifen Wei
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Gender Role ◽  
Role Conflict ◽  
Gender Role Conflict

Work Stress, Role Conflict, Social Support, and Psychological Burnout among Teachers

1993 ◽  
Vol 73 (2) ◽  
pp. 371-380 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ronald J. Burke ◽  
Esther Greenglass
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Role Conflict ◽  
Work Stress ◽  
Demographic Characteristics ◽  
Predictor Variables ◽  
Research Model ◽  
Work Stressors ◽  
Situational Variables ◽  
School Based

This study examined a research model developed to understand psychological burnout among school-based educators. Data were collected from 833 school-based educators using questionnaires completed anonymously. Four groups of predictor variables identified in previous research were considered: individual demographic and situational variables, work stressors, role conflict, and social support. Some support for the model was found. Work stressors were strong predictors of psychological burnout. Individual demographic characteristics, role conflict, and social support had little effect on psychological burnout.

scholarly journals Social support and depressive symptoms among family caregivers of older people with disabilities in four provinces of urban China: the mediating role of caregiver burden

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yaqin Zhong ◽  
Jian Wang ◽  
Stephen Nicholas
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Older People ◽  
Family Caregivers ◽  
Caregiver Burden ◽  
People With Disabilities ◽  
Cognitive Capacity ◽  
Chinese Family ◽  
Negatively Associated

Abstract Background To examine the relationship between social support and depressive symptoms of Chinese family caregivers of older people with disabilities, and to evaluate the role of caregiver burden as a potential mediator of that relationship. Methods A survey questionnaire was completed face-to-face by 567 primary family caregivers of older people with disabilities in four provinces in China. Covariates that may affect depressive symptoms, such as the characteristics of disabled people (socio-economic factors, functional and cognitive capacity) and caregivers (caregiver duration and self-rated health of caregivers) were collected. Social support was measured by the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS); depressive symptoms were assessed by the shortened 10 item version of Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression scale (CES-D); and the caregiver burden was assessed by the Zarit Burden Interview (ZBI). Results The prevalence of depressive symptoms among caregivers was 37.7%. Higher levels of social support was negatively associated with lower depressive symptoms. This relationship was partially mediated by the caregiver burden, where higher levels of the caregiver burden were negatively associated with depressive symptoms. Furthermore, caregivers who were women, spent extended time in caregiving and were in poor health, reported significantly higher depressive symptoms. Conclusions Our results indicated that social support was negatively associated with depressive symptoms in family caregivers and in the caregiver burden. The caregiver burden partially mediated the social support-depressive symptoms association. Interventions for family caregivers should include increasing social support, health monitoring and structured interventions to reduce the caregiver burden and attenuate family caregivers’ depressive symptoms.

scholarly journals The relationship between perceived social support and severity of body dysmorphic disorder symptoms: the role of gender

2011 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 238-244 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luana Marques ◽  
Hilary M. Weingarden ◽  
Nicole J. LeBlanc ◽  
Jedidiah Siev ◽  
Sabine Wilhelm
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Symptom Severity ◽  
Body Dysmorphic Disorder ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Significant Others ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Significant Other ◽  
Negatively Associated ◽  
The Relationship

OBJECTIVE: Whether social support is associated with severity of body dysmorphic symptoms is unknown. To address this gap in the literature, the present study aims to examine the association between three domains of perceived social support (i.e., family, friends, and significant others) and severity of body dysmorphic disorder symptoms. METHOD: Participants (N = 400) with symptoms consistent with diagnosis of body dysmorphic disorder completed measures of symptomatology and social support via the internet. RESULTS: More perceived social support from friends and significant others was associated with less severe body dysmorphic disorder symptoms for males, and more perceived social support from family and friends was associated with less severe body dysmorphic disorder symptoms among females. Additionally, gender moderated the association between perceived social support from significant others and symptom severity, such that perceived social support from a significant other was significantly negatively associated with body dysmorphic symptom severity in males, but not females. CONCLUSION: The present study implicates social support as an important area of future body dysmorphic disorder research.

scholarly journals Unpacking the Mental Health of Nurses during COVID-19: Evidence from Pakistan

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (16) ◽  
pp. 3546
Author(s):  
Xinxing Xu ◽  
Faiza Manzoor ◽  
Shaoping Jiang ◽  
Ayesha Mumtaz
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Health Sector ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Public Hospitals ◽  
Mental Condition ◽  
The Public ◽  
Prime Objective

The prime objective of the present study is to test the effect of COVID-19 fear on the mental condition of nurses in the public health sector of Pakistan. This study seeks to measure the psychological distress, anxiety, and psychological well-being of nurses due to fear of COVID-19 and exposure to COVID-19. This research further reveals the moderating role of “social support” in the link between COVID-19 fear, exposure and mental health. Through a convenient sampling technique, 250 sample contributors were chosen from 12 public hospitals. The results were obtained by applying multiple regression and moderation analysis by SPSS and the Hayes process. The outcomes indicated that fear of exposure to COVID-19 affects the mental health of nurses. The findings also discovered that social support is not very constructive in the pandemic. However, we suggested that social support is the best weapon to encourage nurses to relieve their fear and minimize negative emotions.

Gender Role Conflict and Psychological Distress: The Role of Social Support

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heidi L. Fowell ◽  
Stephen R. Wester ◽  
David L. Vogel ◽  
Meifen Wei
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Gender Role ◽  
Role Conflict ◽  
Gender Role Conflict

scholarly journals Pengaruh Role Overload, Role Conflict dan Role Ambiguity terhadap Kinerja Karyawan dengan Dukungan Sosial sebagai Moderating Variabel pada Karyawan PT Y di Surabaya

2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 177-184
Author(s):  
Dianing Kumalaretna ◽  
Praptini Yulianti
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Role Conflict ◽  
Role Ambiguity ◽  
Employee Performance ◽  
Role Overload ◽  
Performance Support ◽  
Manufacturing Company ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The Relationship

ABSTRACT. This study aims to determine the level of job stress amongproduction employees in a manufacturing company, to measure the level ofemployee performance, and test the effect of work stress of Role Overload,Role Conflict and Role ambiguty on employee performance. Then this studyexamined the role of moderation from social support (from supervisors andcoworkers) about the relationship mentioned above. This research is aquantitative study using a questionnaire. All data were collected through asurvey and filled by 50 production workers in a manufacturing company inSurabaya. The sampling method suitable for this study. PLS method is usedfor statistical data analysis. The results showed a significant negativerelationship between role overload and performance, a non-significantnegative relationship between role conflict and performance, a negativerelationship between role ambiguity and performance. Support fromcoworkers and superiors has a significant moderating effect on roleoverload and role ambiguity.Key word: Role Overload, Role Conflict, Role Ambiguity, Job Performance,Social Support.

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