Environmental, social, and corporate governance activities with employee psychological well-being improvement

Abstract Background Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) engagement is expected to benefit corporations in terms of their efficiency and sustainability. The transformative change in management practices would not only provide support for employees but also bring about additional workload, which may affect employee psychological well-being. However, the examination of the relationship between corporate ESG activities and occupational stress is scarce; hence, this study aims to fill this knowledge gap. Methods In total, 110,351 observations were collected from 41,998 employees regarding occupational stress to reflect employee psychological well-being. The data were derived from 11 corporations in Japan from 2017 to 2019. Data on ESG activities were collected from the MSCI ESG database from 2015 to 2017. The effect of 1-year lagged corporate ESG activities on employee psychological well-being was investigated using a lagged variable linear regression model. Results Positive and negative relationships were found between corporate environmental activities and occupational stress. Activities that reduce water stress during operation and adopt clean technology were found to benefit employees’ psychological well-being. On the contrary, the program for reducing toxic emissions and waste lowered employees’ occupational stress levels significantly. Regarding corporate social activities, the improvement of job satisfaction or work-life balance was associated with occupational stress. However, corporate governance activities were found to have unfavorable effects on employees’ psychological well-being. Conclusion The effects of corporate ESG activities on employees’ psychological well-being are found. The managerial implications suggest that caring for employees’ occupational stress during the implementation of environmental activities is necessary, and the adoption of social activities could enhance employees’ psychological well-being. Notably, corporate governance activities are a stressor for employees; top management teams should pay attention to it.

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Occupational Stress, Psychological Well being and Quality of Life among Indian Army Personnel

Defence Life Science Journal ◽

10.14429/dlsj.5.15427 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 5 (3) ◽

pp. 211-216

Author(s):

Dolly Bansal ◽

Vijendra Nath Pathak ◽

J. Pradhan ◽

Anu Chaudhary

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Occupational Stress ◽

Negative Relationship ◽

Well Being ◽

Stress Index ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Psychological Well Being ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Army Personnel

The study aims to highlight the occupation level on occupational stress, psychological well-being, and quality of life of Indian Army Personnel. The study was conducted on one hundred fifty Indian male Army Personnel of different rank belonging to 25 years to 45 years of age group. The cross-sectional design was used. The sample was selected through the purposive sampling technique. The tools measures like the Occupational Stress Index, Psychological Well-Being Scale and WHO Quality of Life-BREF Hindi was individually administered. The data were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics. One way Analysis of Variance results revealed that there is a significant difference in occupational levels on occupational stress, psychological well-being, and quality of life among Indian Army personnel. Pearson product-moment correlations coefficient showed a significant negative relationship between occupational stress with psychological well-being and quality of life and showed a significant positive relationship between psychological well-being and quality of life among Indian Army Personnel.

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COVID-19-Induced Redundancy and Socio-Psychological Well-Being of Tourism Employees: Implications for Organizational Recovery in a Resource-Scarce Context

Journal of Travel Research ◽

10.1177/00472875211054571 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 004728752110545

Author(s):

Albert N. Kimbu ◽

Issahaku Adam ◽

Frederick Dayour ◽

Anna de Jong

Keyword(s):

Marital Status ◽

Binary Logistic Regression ◽

Well Being ◽

Tourism Industry ◽

Binary Logistic Regression Analysis ◽

Psychological Well Being ◽

Education Status ◽

Managerial Implications ◽

Future Work ◽

The Impact

Drawing on social and psychological well-being literature underpinned by the concept of resilience, this study examines the impact of COVID-19 induced redundancy on the socio-psychological well-being of redundant employees (laid-off or working reduced hours), and its effect on their commitment to work and support recovery in the tourism industry. Utilizing a quantitative-dominant mixed methods design, 457 questionnaires were administered, and 15 interviews conducted with redundant employees in Ghana between May and August 2020. Results from a binary logistic regression analysis of the survey data supported by qualitative interview analysis indicate that marital status, education, status of dependents, and the types of tourism businesses employed in, significantly influenced psychological well-being while marital status, age, education, and rank in the organization influenced the social well-being of respondents. Meanwhile, psychological well-being significantly influenced future work commitment in the industry. Managerial implications for supporting employee resilience, well-being, and future recovery strategies are critically examined.

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The Impact of Resilience Training on Occupational Stress, Resilience, Job Satisfaction, and Psychological Well-being of Female Police Officers

Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology ◽

10.1007/s11896-018-9294-9 ◽

2018 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

T. Chitra ◽

S. Karunanidhi

Keyword(s):

Job Satisfaction ◽

Occupational Stress ◽

Police Officers ◽

Well Being ◽

Stress Resilience ◽

Psychological Well Being ◽

Female Police Officers ◽

Resilience Training ◽

The Impact

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Occupational Stress and Psychological Well-Being in Emergency Services

Asian Social Work and Policy Review ◽

10.1111/j.1753-1411.2009.00030.x ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 3 (3) ◽

pp. 143-154 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Mohd Dahlan A. Malek ◽

Adi Fahrudin ◽

Ida Shafinaz Mohd Kamil

Keyword(s):

Occupational Stress ◽

Emergency Services ◽

Well Being ◽

Psychological Well Being

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GAMBARAN PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING PADA PRIA PENSIUNAN PEGAWAI NEGERI SIPIL STRUKTURAL YANG MENJADI TULANG PUNGGUNG KELUARGA

Jurnal Psikologi Teori dan Terapan ◽

10.26740/jptt.v3n1.p28-41 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 3 (1) ◽

pp. 28

Author(s):

Ritma Trisusanti ◽

Satiningsih Satiningsih

Keyword(s):

Qualitative Research ◽

Good Condition ◽

Well Being ◽

Civil Servants ◽

Research Approach ◽

Social Activities ◽

Phenomenological Method ◽

Psychological Well Being ◽

Public Servant ◽

Job Rank

The purpose of this study was to reveal psychological well-being of structural civil servants who have retired and become the backbone of their families. This study used a qualitative research approach with a phenomenological method. The subjects involved in this study were two retired male of structural civil public servant who were aged no more than 59 years old and who have different latest job rank and position. The results of this study indicated that both subjects have a good condition of psychological well-being, with each dynamic that not differ too much from each other. There are several factors that play a role in their psychological well-being condition, including adequate financial source, the existence of productive or social activities carried out after the retirement and the religiousity factors.Abstrak. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mencari tahu gambaran psychological well-being pria pensiunan Pegawai Negeri Sipil struktural yang menjadi tulang punggung keluarga. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan penelitian kualitatif dengan tipe penelitian fenomenologis. Partisipan yang terlibat dalam penelitian ini adalah dua orang pria pensiunan Pegawai Negeri Sipil struktural yang berusia tidak lebih dari 59 tahun yang memiliki pangkat dan jabatan terakhir yang berbeda. Teknik analisis data dilakukan dengan beberapa cara, antara lain organisasi data, koding dan analisis, serta analisis intra kasus dan analisis lintas kasus. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa kedua partisipan memiliki kondisi psychological well-being yang baik, dengan dinamika yang tidak berbeda jauh satu sama lain. Terdapat beberapa faktor yang berperan dalam kondisi psychological well-being kedua partisipan tersebut, antara lain sumber finansial yang memadai, adanya kegiatan produktif atau sosial yang dilakukan setelah pensiun dan faktor religiusitas.

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PENGARUH OCCUPATIONAL STRESS DAN PSYCHOLOGICAL CONTRACT TERHADAP WORK ENGAGEMENT MELALUI PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING DI SAAT PANDEMI COVID 19 (Studi pada Karyawan KCP Bank Jateng Pasar Johar)

Magisma: Jurnal Ilmiah Ekonomi dan Bisnis ◽

10.35829/magisma.v9i1.131 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 9 (1) ◽

pp. 12-26

Author(s):

Herlina Damayanti ◽

Ali Mursid

Keyword(s):

Occupational Stress ◽

Work Engagement ◽

Psychological Contract ◽

Well Being ◽

Psychological Well Being

Psychological well-being sebagai prasyarat untuk work engagement melalui ekspresi sumber daya fisik, kognitif dan emosional. Hal ini, mengacu pada keadaan bahagia dalam tugas kerja. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk menganalisis pengaruh occupational stress dan psychological contract terhadap work engagement melalui psychological well being sebagai variabel intervening. Sampel dari penelitian ini adalah sebanyak 33 orang dari populasi 33 pegawai KCP Bank Jateng Pasar Johar. Metode penentuan sampel menggunakan sampling jenuh. Analisis data menggunakan model regresi linier berganda dengan dua model dan uji sobel. Hasil pengujian hipotesis model pertama menunjukkan occupational stress secara statistik berpengaruh negatif dan signifikan terhadap psychological well being dan psychological contract secara statistik berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap psychological well being. Hasil pengujian hipotesis model kedua menunjukkan bahwa psychological well being secara statistik berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap work engagement, occupational stress secara statistik berpengaruh negatif dan signifikan terhadap work engagement dan psychological contract secara statistik berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap work engagement. Hasil pengujian hipotesis menunjukkan bahwa occupational stress secara perhitungan sobel bahwa ada pengaruh tidak langsung terhadap work engagement yaitu melalui psychological well being sebagai variabel intervening dan psychological contract secara perhitungan sobel bahwa ada pengaruh tidak langsung terhadap work engagement yaitu melalui psychological well being sebagai variabel intervening

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Psychological Well Being and Occupational Stress: A Study of Male Doctors Across Different Medical Specializations

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e670282012-156 ◽

2012 ◽

Author(s):

Sakshi Jain ◽

Bhavana Arya

Keyword(s):

Occupational Stress ◽

Well Being ◽

Psychological Well Being

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Positive psychology and the training of psychologists: Students’ perspectives

SA Journal of Industrial Psychology ◽

10.4102/sajip.v36i2.848 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 36 (2) ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Tharina Guse

Keyword(s):

Positive Psychology ◽

Professional Training ◽

Positive Emotions ◽

Sense Of Self ◽

Well Being ◽

Psychological Well Being ◽

Qualitative Research Design ◽

Managerial Implications ◽

Value Add ◽

The Impact

Orientation: The development of positive psychology interventions have burgeoned internationally and are relevant to the professional training of psychologistsResearch purpose: The aim of this study was to explore the personal and professional impact of including positive psychology in the professional training of clinical and counselling psychologists.Motivation for the study: It is not known how students previously educated in a pathogenic paradigm experience the exposure to positive psychology, and resultant paradigm shift, as part of their professional training.Research design, approach and method: A qualitative research design was implemented. Data consisted of written documents submitted by the participants and was analyzed by means of thematic analysis.Main findings: Integrating positive psychology in the professional training curriculum was valuable and enriching on both a professional and personal level. The participants reported an experience of positive emotions and increased sense of self-understanding and psychological well-being. Professionally they experienced a sense of increased self-efficacy.Practical/managerial implications: Positive psychology should be considered as part of the basic training of psychologists since it may enhance the development of trainee psychologists’ professional self, enhance aspects of psychological well-being as well as prevent stress and burnout.Contribution/value-add: This is the first South African study to explore the impact of including positive psychology principles and interventions in professional training.

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