Mediating Effect of the Savoring Belief and Emotion Expressiveness in the Relationship between Job Stress and Life Satisfaction among Teachers

In this study, we aimed to investigate the two-sided effect of empowering leadership on follower’s job stress by focusing on the potential for positive and negative effects of empowering leadership. Based on the empowerment theory and the role theory of accountability, we examined the mediating effects of self-efficacy and felt accountability and the moderated mediation effects of perceived organizational support(POS) in the relationship between empowering leadership and job stress. A total of 427 Korean employees participated in this study through an online survey. The results show that empowering leadership has indirect effects on job stress mediated by self-efficacy and felt accountability. Specifically, empowering leadership reduced job stress via increased self-efficacy, while increased job stress via increased felt accountability. Evidence was also found of the moderating role of POS: the positive relation between felt accountability and job stress was stronger for those with a low level of POS than those with a high POS. However, the moderating effect of POS was not found in the relationship between self-efficacy and job stress. In addition, the mediating effect of felt accountability was moderated by POS in the relationship between empowering leadership and follower’s job stress. Based on the results, we discuss several implications, limitations, and recommendations for future research.

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Psychological Capital Mediates the Association between Job Stress and Burnout of among Korean Psychiatric Nurses

Healthcare ◽

10.3390/healthcare8030199 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 8 (3) ◽

pp. 199

Author(s):

Sooyeong Kim ◽

YoungRan Kweon

Keyword(s):

Job Stress ◽

Psychological Capital ◽

Statistical Significance ◽

Psychiatric Hospitals ◽

Mediating Effect ◽

Self Report ◽

Psychiatric Nurses ◽

Mediating Effects ◽

The Relationship ◽

One Way Anova

This study examined the mediating effect of psychological capital in the relationship between job stress and burnout of psychiatric nurses. The participants were 108 psychiatric nurses working in three psychiatric hospitals located in South Korea. Data were collected from 10 August to 15 September 2018 using self-report questionnaires. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-test, one-way ANOVA, Pearson’s correlation coefficient, and multiple linear regression by IBM SPSS 24.0 program. In addition, a bootstrapping test using the SPSS PROCESS macro was conducted to test the statistical significance of the mediating effect. There was significant correlation between job stress, psychological capital, and burnout. Psychological capital showed partial mediating effects in the relationship between job stress and burnout. Job stress explained 29.7% of the variance in burnout, and the model including job stress and psychological capital explained 49.6% of the variance in burnout. The bootstrapping showed that psychological capital was a significant sub-parameter and decreased job stress and burnout (LLCI = −0.1442, ULCI = −0.3548). These findings suggest that psychiatric nurses’ burnout can be reduced by implementing various health care programs designed to increase psychological capital.

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The Role of Emotional Intelligence on Psychological Adjustment and Peer Victimization in a Sample of Spanish Adolescents

Frontiers in Psychology ◽

10.3389/fpsyg.2020.600972 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 11 ◽

Author(s):

Elizabeth Cañas ◽

Jesús F. Estévez ◽

Estefanía Estévez ◽

David Aparisi

Keyword(s):

Life Satisfaction ◽

Emotional Intelligence ◽

Peer Victimization ◽

Protective Factor ◽

Emotional Adjustment ◽

Mediating Effect ◽

Mediation Effect ◽

Self Concept ◽

Negative Consequences ◽

The Relationship

In the last decades, interest in the study of the negative consequences of bullying for the victims has increased. Victims are often known to show emotional adjustment issues, such as negative self-concept and low life satisfaction. Moreover, some studies have observed important associations between self-concept and life satisfaction, in which a positive self-concept is related to high levels of life satisfaction. Other studies have pointed out the importance of emotional intelligence (EI), as a regulatory and protective factor against the negative impact of victimization on adjustment in adolescents. The main objective of this work was to analyze the mediating effect of self-concept on life satisfaction and the moderated mediation effect of EI on self-concept and life satisfaction in the context of peer victimization. The participants in the study were 1,318 Spanish students of both sexes and aged between 11 and 18 (M = 13.8, SD = 1.32) years, from four compulsory secondary education centers. The results indicated that, on the one hand, self-concept mediated the relationship between victimization and life satisfaction. On the other hand, EI was not only positively associated with self-concept, but it also significantly moderated the negative influence of victimization on self-concept. EI may also indirectly moderate the relationship between victimization and life satisfaction through the self-concept. These data show the importance of EI as a possible protective and moderating factor of the negative effect of bullying on emotional adjustment, which is interesting for the design of future prevention and intervention programs in school contexts.

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Effect of Charitable Behavior on Life Satisfaction: a Parallel Multivariable Mediation Model

Social Behavior and Personality An International Journal ◽

10.2224/sbp.7701 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 47 (3) ◽

pp. 1-8 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Jingjing Song ◽

Chuanhua Gu ◽

Bin Zuo

Keyword(s):

Life Satisfaction ◽

Positive Affect ◽

Mediation Analysis ◽

Mediating Effect ◽

Mediation Model ◽

Charitable Behavior ◽

Self Acceptance ◽

The Relationship

We aimed to determine how charitable behavior affects life satisfaction through the multiple mediating roles of self-acceptance and positive affect. We recruited 4,048 adults in China who voluntarily completed a survey on the frequency of their charitable behavior, self-acceptance, positive affect, and life satisfaction. Results of a parallel multivariable mediation analysis showed that more frequent charitable behavior was positively associated with greater life satisfaction. Also, self-acceptance and positive affect mediated the relationship between charitable behavior and life satisfaction. Implications for the mediating effect of charitable behavior on life satisfaction are discussed.

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Employees’ Weekend Activities and Psychological Well-Being via Job Stress: A Moderated Mediation Role of Recovery Experience

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph17051642 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 17 (5) ◽

pp. 1642 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Jae-Geum Jeong ◽

Seung-Wan Kang ◽

Suk Bong Choi

Keyword(s):

Job Stress ◽

Well Being ◽

Mediating Effect ◽

University Graduates ◽

Manufacturing Companies ◽

Psychological Well Being ◽

Daily Work ◽

Recovery Experiences ◽

The Relationship

An employee’s off-work activities are known to contribute positively to recovering their energy levels depleted by daily work. Despite this view and understanding, the effect of employees’ weekend activities on their psychological well-being has not attracted sufficient research interest. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to analyze the relationship between employees’ weekend activities and their psychological well-being, and the mediating role of job stress in the above relationship. We also investigated the moderating role of the recovery experiences in the relationship between employees’ weekend activities and job stress. Furthermore, we examined the moderated mediating effect of recovery experiences on the relationship among employees’ weekend activity, job stress, and psychological well-being. The survey data was obtained from 294 employees working in 15 manufacturing companies in South Korea. The participants were 71.1% men and 28.9% women, 49.7% were university graduates, followed by 26.2% college graduates, 12.6% high school graduates, 10.2% post-graduates, and 1.4% Ph.D. holders. In terms of age composition, 50% participants were in their thirties, followed by 19.7% in their forties. The empirical analysis revealed that weekend activities are positively associated with employees’ psychological well-being. Moreover, job stress was found to mediate the relationship between weekend activities and psychological well-being. We also found that the recovery experiences positively moderated the relationship between weekend activities and job stress. Further, the study revealed that the higher the level of recovery experience, the greater the effect of weekend activities on psychological well-being affected by job stress. The paper also discusses the theoretical and practical implications of the study.

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Leisure Participation, Job Stress, and Life Satisfaction: Moderation Analysis of Two Models

Social Behavior and Personality An International Journal ◽

10.2224/sbp.2016.44.4.579 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 44 (4) ◽

pp. 579-588 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Wei-Chih Chen

Keyword(s):

High School ◽

Life Satisfaction ◽

Job Stress ◽

High School Teachers ◽

Moderating Effects ◽

Leisure Participation ◽

College Professors ◽

Administrative Duty ◽

The Relationship ◽

Type Of School

I explored the relationships among leisure participation, job stress, and life satisfaction of Taiwanese high school teachers and college professors (N = 488) and investigated the moderating effects of taking on an extra administrative duty and type of school (college vs. high school). Results revealed that leisure participation negatively predicted job stress, and job stress negatively explained life satisfaction. Additionally, both taking on an extra administrative duty and type of school moderated the relationship between job stress and life satisfaction. Research implications are discussed.

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