scholarly journals Linking performance pressure to employee work engagement: the moderating role of emotional stability

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yasir Mansoor Kundi ◽  
Shakir Sardar ◽  
Kamal Badar
Keyword(s):  
Work Engagement ◽  
Personal Characteristic ◽  
Emotional Stability ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Performance Pressure ◽  
Perceived Performance ◽  
Challenge Appraisal ◽  
Wave Research ◽  
Employee Work Engagement

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to investigate the mediating role of threat and challenge appraisals in the relationship between performance pressure and employees' work engagement, as well as the buffering role of emotional stability, as a personal characteristic, in this process.Design/methodology/approachData were collected using a three-wave research design. Hypotheses were examined with a sample of 247 white-collar employees from French organizations.FindingsPerformance pressure is appraised as either threat or challenge. Challenge appraisal positively mediated the performance pressure and work engagement relationship, whereas threat appraisal negatively mediated the performance pressure and work engagement relationship. Emotional stability moderated these effects, suggesting performance pressure was appraised as a challenge rather than a threat, which then enhanced employee work engagement.Practical implicationsThis study has shown that employees with high emotional stability who perceived performance pressure as a challenge achieved stronger employee work engagement.Originality/valueBuilding on Lazare's theory of stress and Mitchell et al. 's theorization, this research demonstrates mediating and moderating mechanisms driving the role of performance pressure on employee work engagement relationships.

scholarly journals Linking performance pressure to employee work engagement: the moderating role of emotional stability

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yasir Mansoor Kundi ◽  
Shakir Sardar ◽  
Kamal Badar
Keyword(s):  
Work Engagement ◽  
Personal Characteristic ◽  
Emotional Stability ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Performance Pressure ◽  
Perceived Performance ◽  
Challenge Appraisal ◽  
Wave Research ◽  
Employee Work Engagement

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to investigate the mediating role of threat and challenge appraisals in the relationship between performance pressure and employees' work engagement, as well as the buffering role of emotional stability, as a personal characteristic, in this process.Design/methodology/approachData were collected using a three-wave research design. Hypotheses were examined with a sample of 247 white-collar employees from French organizations.FindingsPerformance pressure is appraised as either threat or challenge. Challenge appraisal positively mediated the performance pressure and work engagement relationship, whereas threat appraisal negatively mediated the performance pressure and work engagement relationship. Emotional stability moderated these effects, suggesting performance pressure was appraised as a challenge rather than a threat, which then enhanced employee work engagement.Practical implicationsThis study has shown that employees with high emotional stability who perceived performance pressure as a challenge achieved stronger employee work engagement.Originality/valueBuilding on Lazare's theory of stress and Mitchell et al. 's theorization, this research demonstrates mediating and moderating mechanisms driving the role of performance pressure on employee work engagement relationships.

scholarly journals Linking performance pressure to employee work engagement: the moderating role of emotional stability

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yasir Mansoor Kundi ◽  
Shakir Sardar ◽  
Kamal Badar
Keyword(s):  
Work Engagement ◽  
Personal Characteristic ◽  
Emotional Stability ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Performance Pressure ◽  
Challenge Appraisal ◽  
Wave Research ◽  
Employee Work Engagement

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to investigate the mediating role of threat and challenge appraisals in the relationship between performance pressure and employees' work engagement, as well as the buffering role of emotional stability, as a personal characteristic, in this process.Design/methodology/approachData were collected using a three-wave research design. Hypotheses were examined with a sample of 247 white-collar employees from French organizations.FindingsPerformance pressure is appraised as either threat or challenge. Challenge appraisal positively mediated the performance pressure and work engagement relationship, whereas threat appraisal negatively mediated the performance pressure and work engagement relationship. Emotional stability moderated these effects, suggesting performance pressure was appraised as a challenge rather than a threat, which then enhanced employee work engagement.Practical implicationsThis study has shown that employees with high emotional stability who perceived performance pressure as a challenge achieved stronger employee work engagement.Originality/valueBuilding on Lazare's theory of stress and Mitchell et al. 's theorization, this research demonstrates mediating and moderating mechanisms driving the role of performance pressure on employee work engagement relationships.

Left out of the office “tribe”: the influence of workplace ostracism on employee work engagement

2020 ◽  
Vol 32 (8) ◽  
pp. 2717-2735
Author(s):  
Kavitha Haldorai ◽  
Woo Gon Kim ◽  
Kullada Phetvaroon ◽  
Jun (Justin) Li
Keyword(s):  
Work Engagement ◽  
Work Motivation ◽  
Workplace Harassment ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Workplace Ostracism ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
Employee Work Engagement ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate how workplace ostracism influences employee work engagement. It further examines the mediating role of workplace belongingness and moderating role of intrinsic work motivation. Design/methodology/approach Data was collected from 402 hotel employees from Thailand. A second stage moderated-mediation is used to test the relationship between workplace ostracism and employee work engagement. Findings Workplace ostracism negatively impacts employee work engagement and workplace belongingness mediates this relationship. The negative effect of workplace ostracism on employee work engagement through workplace belongingness is stronger for employees high on intrinsic motivation. Practical implications Hotel firms should make social connection an organization-wide strategic priority. They can include workplace ostracism as workplace harassment in their policy. Originality/value Besides contributing to the nascent literature on workplace ostracism in the hospitality industry, the present study extends research on workplace ostracism by empirically testing the relationship between workplace ostracism and employee work engagement. By using workplace belongingness as a mediator, a better understanding is provided regarding “why” workplace ostracism relates to employee work engagement. By introducing intrinsic work motivation as a moderator, scholars can gain a better understanding in regard to “whom” workplace ostracism negatively relates to employee work engagement.

scholarly journals How does self-regulation of emotions impact employee work engagement: The mediating role of social resources

2014 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 508-525 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dave Bouckenooghe ◽  
Usman Raja ◽  
Muhammad Abbas
Keyword(s):  
Work Engagement ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Social Resources ◽  
Conservation Of Resources ◽  
It Professionals ◽  
Personal Resource ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Employee Work Engagement ◽  
The Relationship

AbstractDrawing upon the Conservation of Resources Theory, we investigated the hitherto unexplored role of ‘social resources’ (i.e., trust in supervisor and social interaction) in mediating the relationship between ‘self-regulation of emotions’ (i.e., a personal resource) and work engagement. The data were collected from 296 IT professionals at four well-established IT firms in Ukraine. As we hypothesized, self-regulation of emotions positively affected work engagement, yet this effect partially disappeared when controlling for the role of social resources. Together, these findings illustrate the dynamic role of an individual's personal and social resources in fostering work engagement.

Mother Phubbing and Adolescent Cyberbullying: The Mediating Role of Perceived Mother Acceptance and the Moderating Role of Emotional Stability

2020 ◽  
pp. 088626052098390
Author(s):  
Jiahui Qu ◽  
Li Lei ◽  
Xingchao Wang ◽  
Xiaochun Xie ◽  
Pengcheng Wang
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Positive Association ◽  
Emotional Stability ◽  
School Students ◽  
Mediation Analyses ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Indirect Path ◽  
Underlying Mechanisms ◽  
The Relationship

Previous studies have found some risk factors of cyberbullying. However, little is known about how mother phubbing may influence adolescent cyberbullying, and the mediating and moderating mechanisms underlying this relationship. “Phubbing,” which is a portmanteau of “phone” and “subbing,” refers to snubbing other people and focus on smartphones in social interactions. This study examined whether mother phubbing, which refers to being phubbed by one’s mother, would be positively related to adolescent cyberbullying, whether perceived mother acceptance would mediate the relationship between mother phubbing and adolescent cyberbullying, and whether emotional stability would moderate the pathways between mother phubbing and adolescent cyberbullying. The sample consisted of 4,213 Chinese senior high school students (mean age 16.41 years, SD = 0.77, 53% were female). Participants completed measurements regarding mother phubbing, cyberbullying, perceived mother acceptance, and emotional stability. The results indicated that mother phubbing was positively related to cyberbullying, which was mediated by perceived mother acceptance. Further, moderated mediation analyses showed that emotional stability moderated the direct path between mother phubbing and cyberbullying and the indirect path between mother phubbing and perceived mother acceptance. This study highlighted the harmful impact of mother phubbing on adolescents by showing a positive association between mother phubbing and adolescent cyberbullying, as well as the underlying mechanisms between mother phubbing and adolescent cyberbullying.

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