Ideal self and proactive physical wellness behaviors predict leader flow at work

Purpose The purpose of this study was to examine predictors of leader flow (well-being) at work, based on conservation-of-resources theory. The authors also introduce the concept of fuel, the proactive and strategic use of physical wellness behaviors to generate the energy needed to manage personal stress, maximize performance and to thrive in life. Specifically, the authors examined the main and interactive relationships of leader self-reports of ideal self and fuel on flow at work. Design/methodology/approach Three different samples of leaders were surveyed online over a three-year period. Findings In all three samples, leaders high in self-reported fuel had strong, positive relationships between their ideal selves and flow at work. Leaders low in self-reported fuel had negative or non-significant relationships between ideal selves and flow. Practical implications Leaders can be coached to develop and use a healthy ideal self and to proactively engage in physical wellness behaviors, to enhance their workplace well-being. This coaching can be strengthened by emphasizing the connection between possessing an ideal self, and engaging in physical wellness behaviors, and resulting leader well-being. Originality/value This is the first study to examine and demonstrate that a combination of proactive leader wellness behaviors is critical to their experience of flow at work, an indicator of work-related well-being.

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Self-Reported Emotional Intelligence, Burnout and Engagement among Staff in Services for People with Intellectual Disabilities

Psychological Reports ◽

10.2466/pr0.95.2.386-390 ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 95 (2) ◽

pp. 386-390 ◽

Cited By ~ 33

Author(s):

Auxiliadora Durán ◽

Natalio Extremera ◽

Lourdes Rey

Keyword(s):

Emotional Intelligence ◽

Intellectual Disabilities ◽

Maslach Burnout Inventory ◽

Well Being ◽

Personal Accomplishment ◽

Work Related ◽

Significant Relationships ◽

People With Intellectual Disabilities ◽

Mood Scale ◽

The Relationship

This study examined the relationship among dimensions of self-reported Emotional Intelligence, Engagement and Burnout, using the Trait Meta-Mood Scale, Maslach Burnout Inventory and Utrecht Work Engagement Scale in a sample of Spanish professionals who work at institutions for people with intellectual disabilities. The results showed that Emotional Clarity was significantly associated with Personal Accomplishment ( r = .25) and Dedication ( r = .25). Further, Repair to moods was significantly correlated with all Engagement dimensions (.20 Vigor, .30 Dedication, .36 Absorption) and with Personal Accomplishment (.31). These findings extend previous research with college students in which Clarity and Repair to moods subscales were relevant predictors of well-being indexes and interpersonal functioning and suggest that the Trait Meta-Mood Scale subscales also show significant relationships with emotional functioning and work-related variables in a professional sample.

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Loyalties divided or identities as resources? The role of external relational identification in facilitating socialization

Management Decision ◽

10.1108/md-01-2021-0007 ◽

2022 ◽

Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽

Author(s):

Peter Anzollitto ◽

Danielle Cooper

Keyword(s):

Undergraduate Students ◽

Well Being ◽

Initial Study ◽

Conservation Of Resources ◽

Full Time ◽

Resource Base ◽

Socialization Process ◽

Content Type ◽

Relational Identification ◽

The Impact

PurposeAlthough research regarding socialization processes recognizes the importance of organizational identification for newcomer adjustment outcomes, it has less frequently considered the impact of newcomer identification with targets external to the organization. This study aims to investigate whether relational identification with identities external to the organization can be beneficial for socialization outcomes, a relationship the authors describe through the conservation of resources theory. At a time when newcomers are expending resources and may not have a support system inside the organization, important identities may foster success through building a resource base of support available to the newcomer.Design/methodology/approachTwo studies were conducted with newcomers, both groups responded to multi-wave surveys. The authors conducted an initial study with undergraduate students (n = 45) in their first semester of college and a second study with working individuals employed full time in their first year in a new organization (n = 148).FindingsRelational identification with identities external to the organization is positively related to job engagement through the dual mediation of social support and psychological well-being. The results indicate that these external resources encourage well-being and free newcomers to invest in becoming physically, emotionally and cognitively engaged with their new jobs.Practical implicationsThe results suggest that organizations may wish to take care in helping newcomers maintain strong relational identities outside the organization while becoming connected with their new organization.Originality/valueThe findings suggest that external relational identities are a neglected and important element influencing the socialization process.

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A review of research into knowledge sharing

Human Resource Management International Digest ◽

10.1108/hrmid-08-2019-0214 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 28 (1) ◽

pp. 20-22

Keyword(s):

Life Satisfaction ◽

Knowledge Sharing ◽

Well Being ◽

Future Research ◽

Content Type ◽

Work Related ◽

Review Protocol ◽

Process Perspective ◽

The Impact ◽

Positive Effect

Purpose The purpose of this study is to summarize findings from research into knowledge sharing and to provide suggestions for further research. Design/methodology/approach A systematic literature review was carried out through three phases – review protocol, conducting the review and reporting the review. A thematic analysis was carried out on 61 peer reviewed studies. Findings The review looks at the impact of knowledge sharing in three categories – individual, team and organizational. The main factors studied were creativity, performance and learning. Knowledge sharing goes beyond work-related impacts and has a positive effect on team climate, job satisfaction and life satisfaction. Directions for future research were identified as adopting an interaction and process perspective, investigating negative, differential and psychological impacts and improving methodology through use of qualitative and longitudinal studies. Practical implications As knowledge sharing does have positive psychological effects including enhanced job and life satisfaction it would be beneficial to build it into the organization’s well-being program. Originality/value This paper has an original approach as it is the first systematic review to be carried out on research into knowledge sharing and suggests areas for further investigation.

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Longitudinal trajectories of perceived organizational support: a growth mixture analysis

Journal of Managerial Psychology ◽

10.1108/jmp-01-2020-0027 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 35 (6) ◽

pp. 481-495

Author(s):

Gaëtane Caesens ◽

Alexandre J.S. Morin ◽

Florence Stinglhamber

Keyword(s):

Organizational Support ◽

Affective Commitment ◽

Turnover Intentions ◽

Well Being ◽

Content Type ◽

Work Related ◽

Longitudinal Trajectories ◽

Growth Mixture ◽

Desirable Outcome ◽

Over Time

PurposeThis research aims to identify trajectories of employees' perceptions of organizational support (POS) over the course of an eight-month period and to document associations between these longitudinal trajectories and several outcomes related to employees' well-being (i.e. job satisfaction), attitudes (i.e. turnover intentions, affective commitment) and behaviors (i.e. voice behaviors).Design/methodology/approachPOS ratings provided each four months by a sample of 747 employees were analyzed using person-centered growth mixture analyses.FindingsResults revealed that longitudinal heterogeneity in POS trajectories was best captured by the identification of four distinct profiles of employees. Two of these profiles followed stable high (67.2%) and low (27.3%) POS trajectories, whereas the remaining profiles were characterized by increasing (2.2%) or decreasing (3.3%) POS trajectories. Our results showed that, by the end of the follow-up period, the most desirable outcome levels were associated, in order, with the increasing, high, low and decreasing trajectories.Practical implicationsThis research has important implications by showing that perceptions of organizational support fluctuate over time for some employees and help better predicting valuable work-related outcomes.Originality/valueThese findings shed a new perspective on organizational support theory by adopting a dynamic perspective, and revealing that changes over time in POS are more potent predictors of valuable work-related outcomes than stable POS levels.

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All's well that ends well!? Moderating effects of goal progress on the relation between challenge and hindrance appraisal and well-being

Journal of Managerial Psychology ◽

10.1108/jmp-11-2019-0618 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽

Author(s):

Michael Kronenwett ◽

Thomas Rigotti

Keyword(s):

Time Pressure ◽

Well Being ◽

Conservation Of Resources ◽

Negative Effects ◽

Goal Progress ◽

Content Type ◽

Positive Effects ◽

Path Analyses ◽

Emotional Demands ◽

Specific Challenge

PurposeDrawing from both the transactional theory of stress and the conservation of resources theory, this paper sets out to investigate the role of demand-specific challenge and hindrance appraisal of emotional demands, as well as time pressure and perceived goal progress within the challenge–hindrance framework.Design/methodology/approachFor this research, 91 employees provided daily diary data for one working week. Focusing on within-persons effects, multilevel moderated mediation models using multilevel path analyses were applied.FindingsBoth emotional demands and time pressure exert positive effects on work engagement when people expect resource gain (challenge appraisal), independent of actual resource gain (achievement). Furthermore, results show that goal progress buffers negative effects of perceived blocked resource gain (hindrance appraisal) on both emotional and motivational well-being.Originality/valueThis research proposes an extension and refinement of the challenge–hindrance stressor framework to explain health-impairing and motivational processes of emotional demands and time pressure, combining reasoning from both appraisal and resource theory perspectives. The study identifies demand-specific challenge and hindrance appraisals as mediators linking demands to emotional and motivational well-being, emphasizing the influence of goal progress as a resource on these relations.

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Framing stress and associated behaviours at work

Engineering Construction & Architectural Management ◽

10.1108/ecam-10-2018-0432 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 26 (11) ◽

pp. 2566-2580

Author(s):

Paul Hampton ◽

Ezekiel A. Chinyio ◽

Silvia Riva

Keyword(s):

Interpersonal Relationships ◽

Communication Systems ◽

Work Performance ◽

Well Being ◽

Psychological Services ◽

Content Type ◽

Work Related ◽

Related Stress ◽

Ethnographic Methodology ◽

The Impact

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to understand more precisely the culture and interpersonal behaviours associated with stress. Design/methodology/approach The research was conducted using a qualitative approach through an ethnographic methodology in relation to three companies. The greater part of the data collection period was structured into observations that ranged between 2 and 4 hr per day, 1–3 days per week, for a period of six months. A total of ten sites were explored; and on each site, the observations involved activities by 5–20 people. Findings The results showed the pivotal importance of interpersonal relationships in coping with the uncertainty of working conditions, the coordination of teamwork and managing responsibilities and power interactions. It was found that the impact of stress is multifaceted, affecting the physical status, interpersonal relationships, work performance and emotional well-being of construction workers. The workers who were studied emphasised five sources of support that help moderate work-related stress: additional tools such as communication systems and software, a facilitated access to professional help (e.g. psychological services), organisational changes in leadership, provision of resources for the well-being of personnel (e.g. job training) and better teamwork. Practical implications The study underlines the importance of dedicated services for stress management and specific training-related abilities devoted to reinforcing positive person–organisation dynamics. In particular, the abilities should relate to managing the impact of stress in terms of physique, interpersonal relationships, work performance and emotional well-being. Originality/value This is one of the first studies to adopt a psychological perspective for understanding construction scenarios and phenomena and was conducted by a qualified psychologist.

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Commercialization of audit firms and auditors’ subjective well-being

Meditari Accountancy Research ◽

10.1108/medar-10-2018-0384 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 28 (4) ◽

pp. 565-585 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Yilia Ponomareva ◽

Timur Uman ◽

Pernilla Broberg ◽

Emmy Vinberg ◽

Karoline Karlsson

Keyword(s):

Design Methodology ◽

Empirical Support ◽

Well Being ◽

Conservation Of Resources ◽

Subjective Well Being ◽

Ongoing Debate ◽

Content Type ◽

Audit Firms ◽

Big Four ◽

Positive Effect

Purpose The purpose of this study is to explore how the commercialization of audit firms relates to the subjective well-being (SWB) of auditors. Drawing on the conservation of resources and social identity theories, the authors argue that the commercialization of audit firms enhances auditors’ subjective well-being in its overall happiness and job-related dimensions through two theoretical mechanisms. First, it constitutes a valuable resource for an auditor, and second, it reinforces the auditor’s identification with a firm. The authors subsequently contend that this relation is contingent on whether auditors are used in Big four or non-Big four audit firms. Design/methodology/approach The authors test our hypotheses-based data obtained from a survey of 166 Swedish auditors. The data are explored by means of descriptive statistics, correlation matrixes and linear moderating multiple regression analyzes. Findings The authors show that commercial orientation can have a positive effect on auditors’ SWB. The authors also find that the positive relationship between commercialization and SWB is stronger for auditors employed by one of the Big four firms. Originality/value The results contribute to the ongoing debate about the normalization of commercialization within the audit profession by theorizing on and providing empirical support for the positive consequences of commercialization.

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Slowing work down by teleworking periodically in rural settings?

Personnel Review ◽

10.1108/pr-07-2013-0116 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 44 (4) ◽

pp. 511-528 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Hanne Vesala ◽

Seppo Tuomivaara

Keyword(s):

Work Environment ◽

Repeated Measures ◽

Time Pressure ◽

Knowledge Workers ◽

Knowledge Work ◽

Well Being ◽

Content Type ◽

Occupational Position ◽

Work Related ◽

As Stress

Purpose – The rise of knowledge work has entailed controversial characteristics for well-being at work. Increased intensification, discontinuities and interruptions at work have been reported. However, knowledge workers have the opportunity to flexibly adjust their work arrangements to support their concentration, inspiration or recuperation. The purpose of this paper is to examine whether the experienced well-being of 46 knowledge workers was subject to changes during and after a retreat type telework period in rural archipelago environment. Design/methodology/approach – The authors conducted a longitudinal survey among the participants at three points in time: one to three weeks before, during, and two to eight weeks after the period. The authors analyzed the experienced changes in psychosocial work environment and well-being at work by the measurement period by means of repeated measures variance analysis. In the next step the authors included the group variable of occupational position to the model. Findings – The analysis showed a decrease in the following measures: experienced time pressure, interruptions, negative feelings at work, exhaustiveness of work as well as stress and an increase in work satisfaction. There were no changes in experienced job influence, clarity of work goals and work engagement. Occupational position had some effect to the changes. Private entrepreneurs and supervisors experienced more remarkable effects of improvement in work-related well-being than subordinates. However, the effects were less sustainable for the supervisors than the other two groups. Originality/value – This paper provides insights into how work and well-being are affected by the immediate work environment and how well-being at work can be supported by retreat type telework arrangements.

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Benefits and Costs of Happy Entrepreneurs: The Dual Effect of Entrepreneurial Identity on Entrepreneurs' Subjective Well-Being

Frontiers in Psychology ◽

10.3389/fpsyg.2021.767164 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 12 ◽

Author(s):

Hongtao Yang ◽

Lei Zhang ◽

Yenchun Jim Wu ◽

Hangyu Shi

Keyword(s):

Problem Solving ◽

On the Role of Mental Health Activities for Teachers’ Work and Life

Applied Research in Quality of Life ◽

10.1007/s11482-020-09885-4 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Hanna Hofmann ◽

Daniel Groß ◽

Carl-Walter Kohlmann

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Well Being ◽

Positive Mental Health ◽

Conservation Of Resources ◽

Positive Functioning ◽

Female Age ◽

Work Related ◽

Healthy Work ◽

The Relationship

AbstractEveryday behavior is getting increasingly attention, both in the prevention of mental impairment and the promotion of mental health – within and beyond the work context. The present study aimed to identify the importance of mental health activities for well-being and positive functioning of teachers, while taking affectivity into account. Teachers are confronted with various stressors, and identifying predictors of teachers’ well-being and positive functioning is important, not only for teachers’ personal health, but also for their students’ well-being and achievement. Based on the Broaden and Build (B&B) theory and Conservation of Resources (COR) theory, we assumed that (1) the practice of mental health activities is associated with well-being (i.e., positive mental health) and positive functioning (i.e., healthy and unhealthy work-related behavior and experiences), and that (2) mental health activities mediate the association between affectivity and the respective outcomes. These assumptions were tested in a sample of 326 German teachers (75% female, age: M = 44, SD = 11.85). The practice of mental health activities was associated with more positive mental health, more healthy work-related behavior and experiences, and less unhealthy work-related behavior and experiences. Moreover, mental health activities partly explained the relationship between affectivity and the respective outcomes. The present findings indicate the potential of mental health activities for mental health promotion in teachers but future studies are recommended in order to establish causal effects.

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