The mediating role of frustration of psychological needs in the relationship between job insecurity and work-related well-being

Orientation: Knowing that it is imperative to better understand the antecedents and consequences of needs-supplies fit, the present research had two main objectives. Firstly we wanted to extend our knowledge about traditional psychological needs, for example highlighted through the Self-Determination Theory, by presenting more specific work-related needs. Secondly, following the new directions of organisational fit theories, we wanted to better understand how individuals make sense of fit.Research purpose: The purpose of this study is to propose more specific work-related needs in terms of employment quality and to test job crafting as an antecedent of needs-supplies fit (NS fit). We tested the double mediating role of NS fit (i.e. specific: based on more specific work-related needs, and general: based on global job perceptions) between job crafting and individual outcomes namely burnout and work engagement.Motivation for the study: By taking into account more specific work-related needs, this study aimed to add more specific information to better help predict well-being at work. Moreover, the present research responds to the need to better understand how individuals make sense of fit.Research design, approach, and method: Data were collected in a Belgian Public Federal Service (N = 1500). Our research model was tested using Structural Equation Modelling with Mplus.Main findings: Results show, (1) that specific NS fit perception was positively related to a global NS fit perception and (2) the partial mediating role (specific and general) of NS fit between job crafting and burnout and work engagement.Practical/managerial implications: Managers should encourage crafting behaviours and should know their team and that team’s specific needs.Contribution/added-value: By taking into account more specific work-related needs, our study suggests that needs-supplies may have more than one dimension. Moreover, it shows that job crafting is a way to increase NS fit.

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The Relationship of Work-Related ICT Use With Well-being, Incorporating the Role of Resources and Demands: A Meta-Analysis

SAGE Open ◽

10.1177/21582440211061560 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (4) ◽

pp. 215824402110615

Author(s):

Viktoria Maria Baumeister ◽

Leonie Petra Kuen ◽

Maike Bruckes ◽

Gerhard Schewe

Keyword(s):

Structural Equation ◽

Meta Analysis ◽

Well Being ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Negative Effects ◽

Work Related ◽

Mediating Role ◽

Ict Use ◽

The Relationship

An understanding of the overall relationship between the work-related use of information and communication technology (ICT) and employees’ well-being is lacking as the rising number of studies has produced mixed results. We meta-analytically synthesize and integrate existing literature on the consequences of ICT use based on the job demands-resources model. By using meta-analytical structural equation modeling based on 63 independent studies ( N = 26,295), we shed light on the relationship between ICT use and employees’ well-being (operationalized as burnout and engagement) in a model that incorporates the mediating role of ICT-related resources and demands. Results show that ICT use is opposingly related to burnout and engagement through autonomy, availability, and work-life conflict. Our study brings clarity into the contradictory results and highlights the importance of a simultaneous consideration of both positive and negative effects for a comprehensive understanding of the relationship. We further show that the time of use and managerial position, and methodological moderators can clarify heterogeneity in previous results.

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The Impact of Pro-environmental Preference on Consumers’ Perceived Well-being: The Mediating Role of Self-Determination Need Satisfaction

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su12010436 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 12 (1) ◽

pp. 436

Author(s):

Jian Gao ◽

Jianguo Wang ◽

Jianming Wang

Keyword(s):

Well Being ◽

Psychological Needs ◽

Need Satisfaction ◽

Self Determination ◽

Mediation Effect ◽

Mediating Role ◽

Environmental Preference ◽

The Impact ◽

The Relationship

This study uses a conceptual research model to explore the mediating role of need satisfaction for competence, relatedness, and autonomy in the relationship between pro-environmental preference (PEP) and consumers’ perceived well-being (PWB). The data were collected on WJX (a Chinese online recruitment platform) from a sample of 514 respondents and analyzed using Smart PLS 3. The results indicated that two need satisfactions (competence and autonomy) fully mediate the relationship between PEP and consumers’ PWB. However, surprisingly, relatedness need satisfaction has no mediation effect in the relationship between PEP and consumers’ PWB. The results demonstrate the pivotal role of self-determination theory in explaining the primary psychological needs that must be met for consumers to perceive heightened states of well-being. Moreover, the results can signify to policymakers how to translate the impact of PEP into consumers’ PWB.

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The Relationship between Basic Psychological Needs Gratification and Psychological Well-Being in Female Students: The Mediating Role of Self-Efficacy

Quarterly Journal of Child Mental Health ◽

10.52547/jcmh.8.1.7 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 8 (1) ◽

pp. 80-96

Author(s):

Somayeh Delforouz ◽

Mohammad Ismail Ebrahimi ◽

Malek Mirhashemi ◽

Parvaneh Ghodsi ◽

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Keyword(s):

Self Efficacy ◽

Well Being ◽

Psychological Needs ◽

Basic Psychological Needs ◽

Female Students ◽

Psychological Well Being ◽

Mediating Role ◽

The Relationship

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The role of union support in coping with job insecurity: A study among union members from three European countries

SA Journal of Industrial Psychology ◽

10.4102/sajip.v31i4.215 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 31 (4) ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Sjoerd Goslinga ◽

Johnny Hellgren ◽

Antonio Chirumbolo ◽

Hans De Witte ◽

Katharina Näswall ◽

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Keyword(s):

Job Satisfaction ◽

Job Insecurity ◽

Well Being ◽

European Countries ◽

Organisational Commitment ◽

Work Related ◽

Union Support ◽

The Relationship ◽

Moderating Role

The present study examines the potential moderating role of union support in the relationship between job insecurity and work-related attitudes and well-being of unionised employees. Survey data collected among union members from three European countries (The Netherlands, Italy and Sweden) indicate that job insecurity is associated with reduced levels of job satisfaction, well-being and organisational commitment. Contrary to expectations, union support moderated neither the effect of job insecurity on job satisfaction nor its effect on wellbeing. However, in two countries a moderating effect of union support on relation between the job insecurity and organisational commitment was found. Opsomming Die huidige studie ondersoek die potensiële modererende rol van vakbond ondersteuning in die verhouding tussen werksonsekerheid en werksverwante houdings en welstand van werknemers wat aan ’n, vakbond behoort. Opname data wat ingesamel is tussen vakbond lede van drie Europese lande (Nederland, Italië en Swede) toon dat werksonsekerheid geassosieer word met verlaagde vlakke van werkstevredenheid, welstand en organisasieverbondenheid. Teen verwagting, het vakbond ondersteuning nie die effek van werksonsekerheid op wekstevredenheid of welstand gemodereer nie. Daar is egter in twee lande ’n, moderende effek van vakbond ondersteuning op die verwantskap tussen werksonsekerheid en organisasie gebondenheid gevind.

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Examining the Relationship between Social Class and Well-Being in Chinese Adolescents: The Mediating Role of Basic Psychological Needs

Youth & Society ◽

10.1177/0044118x211001101 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 0044118X2110011

Author(s):

Yuzhuo Zhang ◽

Wei Zhao ◽

Tong Jiang ◽

Xuhai Chen ◽

Yangmei Luo

Keyword(s):

Social Class ◽

Well Being ◽

Self Determination Theory ◽

Psychological Needs ◽

Basic Psychological Needs ◽

Mediating Role ◽

Psychological Mechanism ◽

The Relationship ◽

Basic Psychological Needs Satisfaction

Considerable evidence has shown that social class has a positive relationship with well-being. However, little research has examined this connection in detail, particularly as it relates to the context of adolescence. The present study builds on the framework of Self-Determination Theory, to delineate the psychological mechanism underlying this relationship in adolescents. Study 1 explored the correlation between objective social class and hedonic well-being with national adolescent data ( n = 944) from the China Family Panel Studies. The results showed that objective social class was positively correlated with hedonic well-being. Study 2 more fully examined the correlation and potential mechanism of the relationship between social class and hedonic/eudaimonic well-being among 625 adolescents. The results confirmed that social class is correlated with hedonic/eudaimonic well-being and that basic psychological needs satisfaction (BPNS) fully mediates the relationships between them. These findings emphasize the role of BPNS in this relationship among adolescents.

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