A study on the behavior of employees by work-life balance of five-star hotel employees: Focusing on the mediating effect of psychological well-being

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (4) ◽  
pp. 73-92
Author(s):  
Sun-Mi Yun ◽  
Tae-Uk Kim
Keyword(s):  
Well Being ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Hotel Employees

scholarly journals PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING AND PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS FOR PROFESSORS IN BRAZIL AND CANADA

2014 ◽  
Vol 15 (6) ◽  
pp. 201-219 ◽  
Author(s):  
ANA ALICE VILAS BOAS ◽  
ESTELLE M. MORIN
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Social Psychology ◽  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Positive Affect ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Mean Differences

Mental health, an important object of research in psychology as well as social psychology, can be determined by the relationship between psychological well-being and psychological distress. In this context, we search to understand: “How do compare mental health of professors working in public universities in an emerging country like Brazil with the one of professors working in a developed country like Canada?” and “What are the main differences in the indicators of mental health in work domain?”. This paper assesses psychological well-being and psychological distress for professors working in these two countries and test for their differences. The sample consists of 354 Brazilian professors and 317 Canadian professors. Data were collected through an on-line questionnaire assessing the following mental health indicators: anxiety, depression, loss of control, general positive affect and emotional ties. We compared the components of psychological distress and psychological well-being to analyse their relations. Additionally, we compared these components with work-life balance indicator. Reliability analyses demonstrated that all tested components are consistent to evaluate mental health. There are small mean differences between Brazilian and Canadian professors in all five components of mental health, but these differences are not statistically significant. Mean differences for work-life balance, gender, age, and bias of conformity are statistically different, although the size effects are small. Linear regression analysis, step by step, controlled for life events, showed that general positive affect, anxiety and emotional ties predict 31.5% of the scores of work-life balance. Additionally, we observed that Brazilian professors find more balance between professional and private life than do their Canadian colleagues. Promoting mental health is a challenge for public management sector, thus, public managers and governmental organizations can beneficiate from the studies of social psychology to improve work performance and the quality of the services offered to the society as well as to assist employees to improve their personal and professional life.

scholarly journals Is the Institutional Environment a Challenge for the Well-Being of Female Managers in Europe? The Mediating Effect of Work–Life Balance and Role Clarity Practices in the Workplace

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (9) ◽  
pp. 1813 ◽  
Author(s):  
Deybbi Cuéllar-Molina ◽  
Antonia García-Cabrera ◽  
Ana Lucia-Casademunt
Keyword(s):  
Institutional Environment ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Role Clarity ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Female Managers ◽  
Management Positions

The advancement of women to top management positions positively affects firm competitiveness. However, this advancement may also negatively affect individuals as women find themselves forced to overwork to match their male counterparts in organisations, which can cause a decrease in their professional well-being. Although the literature highlights that human resource practices (HRPs) have a positive impact on well-being, it also warns that national institutions may condition the adoption of HRPs by organisations. If that is true, institutions may become either a challenge to—or trigger for—female managers’ well-being. Accordingly, this study analyses the effects of institutions and the mediating effects of HRPs on the influence that is exerted by institutions on well-being. The empirical analysis, which was carried out on a sample of 575 female managers located in 27 European countries, confirms the direct and indirect effects (through HRPs for work–life balance and role clarity) of institutions on female managers’ well-being at work.

scholarly journals Learning from work-from-home issues during the COVID-19 pandemic: Balance speaks louder than words

PLoS ONE ◽  
2022 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. e0261969
Author(s):  
Amanda M. Y. Chu ◽  
Thomas W. C. Chan ◽  
Mike K. P. So
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Working Hours ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Work From Home ◽  
Working From Home

During the 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, many employees have switched to working from home. Despite the findings of previous research that working from home can improve productivity, the scale, nature, and purpose of those studies are not the same as in the current situation with the COVID-19 pandemic. We studied the effects that three stress relievers of the work-from-home environment–company support, supervisor’s trust in the subordinate, and work-life balance–had on employees’ psychological well-being (stress and happiness), which in turn influenced productivity and engagement in non-work-related activities during working hours. In order to collect honest responses on sensitive questions or negative forms of behavior including stress and non-work-related activities, we adopted the randomized response technique in the survey design to minimize response bias. We collected a total of 500 valid responses and analyzed the results with structural equation modelling. We found that among the three stress relievers, work-life balance was the only significant construct that affected psychological well-being. Stress when working from home promoted non-work-related activities during working hours, whereas happiness improved productivity. Interestingly, non-work-related activities had no significant effect on productivity. The research findings provide evidence that management’s maintenance of a healthy work-life balance for colleagues when they are working from home is important for supporting their psychosocial well-being and in turn upholding their work productivity.

scholarly journals DAMPAK SELF-ESTEEM TERHADAP PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING DIMEDIASI OLEH WORK-LIFE BALANCE

Epigram ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Irma Suryani
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Work Pressure ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Banda Aceh

This study was conducted in order to see the relationship among work-life balance, self-esteem, and psychological well-being at work, especially in bank sector where work pressure is intense. 150 questionnaires were distributed to staff at banks in Banda Aceh City, Indonesia. The data analysis was calculated using SPSS 20. The results indicate that self-esteem affects significantly psychological well-being, meanwhile work-life balance enhances partially the affects between self-esteem and psychological well-being.

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