scholarly journals Psychological capital, health, and performance: the mediating role of burnout

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-22
Author(s):  
Daria Lupșa ◽  
Delia Vîrgă
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Capital ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Personal Resource ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The Relationship

Psychological capital (PsyCap) is a state-like concept with roots in positive psychology. This study investigated the potential role of PsyCap, as a personal resource, in increasing the level of employees’ health (mental and physical) and performance. Based on the Job Demand-Resources theory, the mediating effect of burnout was examined using self-report data. The models were tested on 304 Romanian employees (51% women) from Information Technology & Communications (IT&C) companies, using structural equation modeling. The analysis found that burnout partially mediates the relationship between PsyCap and health (mental and physical) as well as the relationship between PsyCap and performance (task and contextual). The results highlight the role of PsyCap, as a personal resource, in health, and performance. These results are useful for implementing an evidence-based intervention to improve the level of PsyCap in IT&C employees. An improvement in PsyCap would reduce burnout and enhance well-being and performance. This study highlights the mediating role of burnout in the relationship between psychological capital and two distinct outcomes: health and performance. Thus, this research helps identify further mediators of the relation between PsyCap and health and performance.

Family support and entrepreneurial passion: The mediating role of entrepreneurs' psychological capital

2021 ◽  
Vol 49 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-15
Author(s):  
Jian-Li Gao ◽  
Dong-Sheng Li ◽  
Mary-Louise Conway
Keyword(s):  
Family Support ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Psychological Capital ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Entrepreneurial Passion ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

Entrepreneurial passion is seen as a valuable predictor of entrepreneurs' behavior and performance. We explored what makes entrepreneurs passionate by adopting a qualitative research method from a social support perspective. To test our hypotheses we conducted a survey with 287 young entrepreneurs in China. Using structural equation modeling we studied the impact of three types of support from the family on entrepreneurial passion. The results show that financial support and social capital support had a stronger influence on entrepreneurial passion than did emotional support. Further, psychological capital played a partial mediating role in the relationship between family support and entrepreneurial passion. This study enhances the integrity of previous research conclusions on entrepreneurial passion and, in particular, provides further insight into the development of nascent entrepreneurs and their new businesses.

scholarly journals Impact of psychological capital (PsyCap) on affective commitment: mediating role of affective well-being

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Neuza Ribeiro ◽  
Manish Gupta ◽  
Daniel Gomes ◽  
Nelia Alexandre
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Affective Commitment ◽  
Psychological Capital ◽  
Emotional Health ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine the mediating role of affective well-being (AWB) in the relationship between psychological capital (PsyCap) and affective commitment. Design/methodology/approach The sample included 226 employees from diverse Portuguese organizations. Based on a survey, respondents reported their perceptions of own PsyCap, AWB and affective commitment to their organization. Findings Results from structural equation modeling suggested presence of mediation by AWB in the relationship between PsyCap and affective commitment. Practical implications Managers are encouraged to gain from this finding by emphasizing more on the emotional health of individuals to increase their attachment with the company. Originality/value Though there are several studies indicating the positive consequences of PsyCap on employees, studies on how PsyCap affects affective commitment through AWB is scarce. These results advance the broaden-and-build theory by suggesting that the relationship between PsyCap and affective commitment is much more complex.

scholarly journals THE MEDIATING ROLE OF PSYCHOLOGICAL CAPITAL IN THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SUBJECTIVE PERCEPTION OF STRESS AND LIFE SATISFACTION

2021 ◽  
pp. 38-49
Author(s):  
Olefir V.O. ◽  
Bosniuk V.F.
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Psychological Capital ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Diagnostic Methods ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Subjective Perception ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose of the work was to investigate the mediating role of psychological capital in the relationship between subjective perceptions of stress and person’s life satisfaction.Methods. Psycho-diagnostic methods “Stress Perception Scale-10”, “Psychological Capital”, “Life Satisfaction Scale” were used. Statistical analysis included calculation of descriptive statistics, correlations between variables (r-Pearson), finding differences between samples (ANOVA) and mediator analysis.Results. On the basis of a cross-sectional research of a sample of 460 people, the hypothesis that life satisfaction negatively correlates with the level of subjective perception of stress and positively with psychological capital was confirmed. Subjective perception of stress, in turn, negatively correlates with psychological capital. The hypothesis of the mediating role of psychological capital was partially confirmed, as the relationship between the perception of personal stress and life satisfaction remained statistically significant, although it decreased after psychological capital was added as a mediator. This result indicates that the cognitive assessment of stressors remains an important variable for predicting life satisfaction, even when regulating dispositional characteristics. Psychological capital as an integral personal resource is by a third statistically significant in determining the relationship between person’s perception of stress and life satisfaction. Affecting directly, subjective perception of stress explains 18.9% of the life satisfaction variance; at the same time the model mediated by psychological capital adds another 8.6%.Conclusion. Psychological capital is one of the integral personal resources, which provides a mechanism of response, processing and recovery from stressors, supporting the subjective well-being. It explains a third of the variance of the relationship between subjective perception of stress and life satisfaction. Psychological capital provides a partial mediating effect when people encounter stressors to maintain their well-being.Key words: life satisfaction, subjective well-being, psychological capital, perception of stress, mediator analysis. Метою роботи було вивчення опосередкованої ролі психологічного капіталу у взаємозв’язку між суб’єктивним сприйняттям стресу та задоволеністю життям особистістю.Методи. Використовувались психодіагностичні методики «Шкала сприйняття стресу-10», «Психологічний капітал», «Шкала задоволеності життям». Статистичний аналіз містив розрахунок описових статистик, кореляцій між змінними (r-Пірсона), знаходження відмінностей між вибірками (ANOVA) та медіаторний аналіз.Результати. На основі кроссекційного дослідження вибірки з 460 осіб підтверджено гіпотези, що задоволеність життям негативно корелює з рівнем суб’єктивного сприйняття стресу та позитивно – з психологічним капіталом. Суб’єктивне сприйняття стресу негативно взаємозв’язане з психологічним капіталом. Частково підтвердилась гіпотеза про опосередковану роль психологічного капіталу, оскільки взаємозв’язок між сприйняттям стресу особистістю та задоволеністю життям залишився статистично значущим, хоча і зменшився після того, як був доданий психологічний капітал як медіатор. Цей результат указує на те, що когнітивна оцінка стрес-факторів залишається важливою змінною для прогнозу задоволеності життям, навіть за умов контролю диспозиційної характеристики. Психоло-гічний капітал як інтегральний особистісний ресурс на третину статистично значуще визначає взаємозв’язок між сприйняттям стресу особистістю та задоволеністю життям. Суб’єктивне сприйняття стресу безпосереднім впливом пояснює 18,9% дисперсії задоволеності життям, а модель з опосередкуванням психологічним капіталом додає ще 8,6%.Висновки. Одним з інтегральних особистісних ресурсів, що забезпечує механізм реагування, переробки та відновлення після стресових факторів, підтримуючи суб’єктивне благополуччя, є психологічний капітал. Він пояснює третину дисперсії взаємозв’язку між суб’єктивним сприйняттям стресу та задоволеністю життям. Психологічний капітал забезпечує частковий медіаторний ефект, коли люди зіштовхуються зі стресовими факторами для підтримки свого благополуччя.Ключові слова: задоволеність життям, суб’єктивне благополуччя, психологічний капітал, сприйняття стресу, медіаторний аналіз.

Examining the mediating role of work engagement on the relationship between workplace mindfulness and organizational justice and its association with well-being

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Praveen Kumar Sharma ◽  
Rajeev Kumra
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Justice ◽  
Work Engagement ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
The Relationship

PurposeEmployee well-being is increasingly relevant and crucial for organizational success. As work engagement and employee well-being affect employee performance, this area is the focus of increasing attention both from scholars and industry professionals. The main objective of the present research study is to investigate the mediating role of work engagement on the relationship between mindfulness at work, organizational justice and employee well-being.Design/methodology/approachThe study was conducted on information technology (IT) employees in India, and 331 complete responses were collected for the data analysis. The cross-sectional data were collected through purposive sampling. Structural equation modeling (SEM) was applied to evaluate the proposed research hypotheses.FindingsThe findings support the convergent and discriminant validities of mindfulness, organizational justice, work engagement and employee well-being. The results indicate that mindfulness and organizational justice have an indirect relationship with employee well-being. In addition, the study demonstrates that work engagement significantly mediates the relationship between mindfulness and employee well-being as well as between organizational justice and employee well-being.Practical implicationsThe findings will help organizations and human resources (HR) departments to understand the importance of work engagement and employee well-being in the workplace.Originality/valueThe mediating effect of work engagement between the workplace mindfulness–organizational justice relationship on employee well-being is addressed by drawing on conservation of resources (COR) and job demand–resource (JD–R) theories. Prior research has exclusively studied the relationship of employee well-being with either mindfulness or organizational justice. This research provides empirical insights regarding the fact that both mindfulness and organizational justice simultaneously have a relationship with employee well-being.

The Influence of Competency of Preschool Teachers in Fujian Province on Subjective Well-Being: The Mediating Role of Psychological Capital

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xuguang Sun ◽  
Ailing Huang
Keyword(s):  
Direct Effect ◽  
Psychological Capital ◽  
Preschool Teachers ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Positive Psychological Capital ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Mediator Variable

The intermediary effect interval of the preschool teachers' competence characteristics → positive psychological capital → the subjective well-being of the preschool teachers is (0.23—0.55), does not contain 0, and the effect amount is 0.35. The competency characteristics of preschool teachers → The direct effect interval of subjective well-being of preschool teachers is (0.05—0.36), excluding 0, and the effect quantity is 0.20, indicating that positive psychological capital as a mediator variable has the characteristics of preschool teachers and the subjective well-being of preschool teachers. Partial mediating effect, the ratio of mediating effect to total effect is 64.01%.

scholarly journals Association between Satisfaction with Life and Personality Types A and D in Young Women with Acne Vulgaris

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (22) ◽  
pp. 8524
Author(s):  
Karolina Chilicka ◽  
Aleksandra M. Rogowska ◽  
Renata Szyguła ◽  
Ewa Adamczyk
Keyword(s):  
Satisfaction With Life ◽  
Acne Vulgaris ◽  
Type A ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Satisfaction With Life Scale ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Type D ◽  
The Relationship

People with acne vulgaris report a lower level of satisfaction with life and are more frequently classified as having Type D personalities than those without acne. This research examined, for the first time, the moderating and mediating role of personality type in the relationship between acne severity and satisfaction with life. Among 300 female nursing and cosmetology students ranging in age from 19 to 24 years (M = 21.28, SD = 1.39), 150 individuals (50%) presented with symptoms of acne vulgaris (AV group), while the other 150 (50%) were categorized as controls without acne vulgaris (WAV sample). A cross-sectional study was conducted using three self-report questionnaires: The Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS), the Framingham Type A Scale (FTAS), and the Type D Scale (DS14). Acne vulgaris was clinically diagnosed using the Hellgren–Vincent Scale (HVS). The AV group scored significantly higher on the FTAS and DS14 and lower on the SWLS than the WAV sample. Life satisfaction correlated negatively with both the negative affectivity (NA) and social inhibition (SI) subscales of the DS14. The moderating role of the Type A behavioral pattern (TABP) and the mediating role of both NA and SI subscales of the DS14 were observed in the relationship between acne severity and satisfaction with life. The type of personality may explain the mechanism of the relationship between acne disease and subjective well-being. Therefore, psychological interventions and strategies focused on managing stress and mood may effectively improve satisfaction with life in people with acne.

Moral distress and burnout in Iranian nurses: The mediating effect of workplace bullying

2018 ◽  
Vol 26 (6) ◽  
pp. 1834-1847 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fardin Ajoudani ◽  
Rahim Baghaei ◽  
Mojgan Lotfi
Keyword(s):  
Workplace Bullying ◽  
Moral Distress ◽  
Maslach Burnout Inventory ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Distress Scale ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Negative Acts

Background: Moral distress and workplace bullying are important issues in the nursing workplace that appear to affect nurse’s burnout. Aim: To investigate the relationship between moral distress and burnout in Iranian nurses, as mediated by their perceptions of workplace bullying. Ethical considerations: The research was approved by the committee of ethics in research of the Urmia University of Medical Sciences. Method: This is a correlation study using a cross-sectional design with anonymous questionnaires as study instruments (i.e. Moral Distress Scale-Revised, Maslach Burnout Inventory and The Negative Acts Questionnaire-Revised). Data were collected from 278 nurses from five teaching hospitals in Urmia, the capital of Western Azerbaijan, northwest of Iran. Structural equation modeling and bootstrapping procedures were employed to recognize the mediating role of their perceptions of workplace bullying. Results: The mean score of moral distress, burnout, and the Negative Acts Questionnaire-Revised Scale among the participants were 91.02 ± 35.26, 79.9 ± 18.27, and 45.4 ± 15.39, respectively. The results confirmed our hypothesized model. All the latent variables of study were significantly correlated in the predicted directions. The moral distress and bullying were significant predictors of burnout. Perception of bullying partially mediated the relationship between moral distress and burnout. The mediating role of the bullying suggests that moral distress increases burnout, directly and indirectly. Conclusion: Nursing administrators should be conscious of the role of moral distress and bullying in the nursing workplace in increasing burnout.

Examining the impact of socialization and information sharing and the mediating effect of trust on innovation capability

2016 ◽  
Vol 36 (11) ◽  
pp. 1601-1624 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nisha Paul Kulangara ◽  
Sherry Avery Jackson ◽  
Edmund Prater
Keyword(s):  
Information Sharing ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Innovation Capability ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the interrelationship between trust, socialization, and information sharing on the buying firm’s innovation capability in the context of the buyer-supplier relationship (BSR). A nomological model is developed that examines the mediating role of relational capital (supplier trust) on the relationship between structural capital (socialization and information sharing) and innovation capability. Design/methodology/approach A survey was conducted on 357 US executives. Structural equation modeling was used to analyze the hypothesized relationships. Findings Information sharing and formal socialization activities increased the buying firm’s trust in its key supplier. However, formal socialization activities within the context of the business environment did not have a significant direct impact on buyer’s innovative capabilities; but when mediated by trust, it positively impacted innovation capabilities. Informal socialization within the context of the social environment directly impacted innovation capabilities but trust did not mediate the relationship. Information sharing impacted trust and innovation significantly and trust mediated the impact of information sharing on innovation capabilities. Originality/value This study defines the formal and informal aspects of socialization and investigates its impact on trust and buyer innovation capabilities. This is one of the few studies that highlights the mediating role of trust between firms to facilitate innovation capability.

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

SAGE Open ◽  
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.

scholarly journals Social connectedness and job satisfaction in Mexican teleworkers during the pandemic: the mediating role of affective well-being

2021 ◽  
pp. 37-48
Author(s):  
Cernas-Ortiz Cernas-Ortiz ◽  
Lau Wai-Kwan
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Attributional Style ◽  
Social Connectedness ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Probabilistic Sample ◽  
The Relationship

The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between social connectedness outside of work and job satisfaction in Mexican teleworkers during the COVID-19 pandemic. The research method was correlational, non-experimental, and cross-sectional. Employing an online, self-administered survey, the data were collected in a non-probabilistic sample of 214 individuals. The results suggest that the relationship between social connectedness outside of work and job satisfaction is positive and mediated by positive affective well-being. The mediating effect of positive affective well-being is not moderated by optimistic attributional style. Social connectedness outside of work is important to keep job satisfaction high. Therefore, organizations should facilitate a frequent interaction of their teleworkers with others outside the work domain.

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