Caratteristiche del lavoro e qualitŕ della vita lavorativa: effetti sull'engagement e sulla propensione all'innovazione

RISORSA UOMO ◽  
2009 ◽  
pp. 415-429
Author(s):  
Fabio Massei ◽  
Salvatore Zappalŕ
Keyword(s):  
Research Design ◽  
Positive Emotion ◽  
Longitudinal Research ◽  
Job Demands ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Work Environments ◽  
Work Characteristics ◽  
Low Level ◽  
Longitudinal Research Design ◽  
High Level

- Research have shown that characteristics of the work environments are related to employees' well-being, performance and individual innovation. The study, carried out in a small manufacturing company (N = 32), using the Karasek's model and a longitudinal research design, shows that characteristics of the work environments influence workers' engagement and the frequency with which employees experienced positive emotion on the job. The level of employees' innovativeness at T1 predicts job demands perceived at T2. Work characteristics are not related to employees' performance and to employees' propensity in suggesting ideas. Instead, an high level of control and a low level of demands fostering ideas implementation.

scholarly journals Investigating The Benefits of Online Running Groups On The Well-Being of Their Female Running Members

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan Hughes ◽  
Anne Moorhead
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Research Design ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Mental Wellbeing ◽  
Perceived Benefits ◽  
Low Level ◽  
High Level ◽  
Moderate Range ◽  
Over Time

Abstract BackgroundOnline running communities are becoming increasingly prevalent within social media, and many groups have been exclusively established for female runners. The aim of this study was to investigate the wellbeing benefits and limitations of using Facebook running groups among women. MethodologyThe research design was a quantitative online survey. This survey was completed by 349 adult members of Facebook running groups for women. The online survey consisted of a validated scale, the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale (WEMWBS), to calculate individual wellbeing scores. Data were analysed using SPSS, conducting descriptives, frequencies and correlations tests. ResultsThe results showed that 14% of participants’ scores indicated a high level of wellbeing, 66% had a wellbeing score in the moderate range and 21% of participants scored in the range of low-level wellbeing. Participants specified how they perceived women’s running Facebook groups to benefit or limit areas of wellbeing. Responses indicated perceived benefits to sense of optimism, interest in other people and sense of feeling good about themselves. There were negligible perceived wellbeing limitations. Members who had been running for the longest reported to engage more frequently with the groups, which may suggest their identities as runners have strengthened over time. ConclusionOverall, this study clearly found that women’s running Facebook groups can provide wellbeing benefits for their members.

Longitudinal study of antecedents of work engagement in Thailand

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 143-160 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manjiri Kunte ◽  
Parisa RungRuang
Keyword(s):  
Work Engagement ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Longitudinal Research ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Job Demands ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Hierarchical Regression ◽  
Work Setting ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Longitudinal Research Design

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to examine the effects of job demands, job resources and personal resources on work engagement using the job demands–resources (JD–R) model.Design/methodology/approachThe study utilized a longitudinal research design in a sample of Thai employees (n=182). The data were collected by questionnaires administered in two waves over a period of four months, and the hypotheses were tested using hierarchical regression analysis.FindingsThe results supported the negative relationship between role ambiguity and work engagement. In addition, the findings suggested self-efficacy as a moderator in reducing the effect of increasing workload on work engagement.Research limitations/implicationsThe results of this study will be helpful for managers in designing appropriate human resources policies and practices; in recruiting, selecting and developing engaged employees; and in ensuring workplace well-being.Originality/valueThis is the first notable study establishing the applicability of the antecedents of work engagement in the JD–R model in a Thai work setting.

scholarly journals Do wage and wage satisfaction compensate for the effects of a dissatisfying job on life satisfaction?

2019 ◽  
Vol 45 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacob A. De Coning ◽  
Sebastiaan Rothmann ◽  
Marius W. Stander
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Ethical Behaviour ◽  
Satisfaction Level ◽  
Wage Level ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Low Level ◽  
High Level

Orientation: Research regarding subjective well-being (including life satisfaction and domain-specific satisfaction) is necessary, given the effects thereof on health, work performance, social relationships and ethical behaviour of employees.Research purpose: This study aimed to investigate the relationships among life satisfaction, job satisfaction and wage satisfaction, as well as how these relationships related to gross wage category in a South African sample.Motivation for the study: While research has shown that wage level and wage satisfaction are positively associated with both job and life satisfaction, the question arises whether wage level and satisfaction would compensate for the negative effect of a dissatisfying job on life satisfaction.Research approach/design and method: A cross-sectional design was used. A non-probability convenience sample (N = 763) in the form of the WageIndicator data set was obtained. Hierarchical log-linear analyses and cross-tabulations were carried out to determine the relationships that existed among the constructs.Main findings: Although job satisfaction and wage satisfaction were strongly related at a low level of wage satisfaction, fewer people were satisfied with their jobs at a high level of wage satisfaction level. Moreover, while job and life satisfaction were strongly related at a low level of job satisfaction level, relatively fewer people were satisfied with their lives at a high level of job satisfaction level. Wage dissatisfaction was associated with dissatisfaction with life but was more strongly associated with life satisfaction at a high level of wage satisfaction. Wage category and wage satisfaction did not interact with the job satisfaction level in affecting life satisfaction.Practical/managerial implications: Managers should attend to the perceptions of wage dissatisfaction at low wage and wage satisfaction levels. Such dissatisfaction may have a negative impact on the job and life satisfaction of employees and result in detrimental effects on employees and organisations.Contribution/value-add: This study contributes to scientific knowledge regarding the relationships between wage, wage satisfaction, job dissatisfaction and life satisfaction.

scholarly journals Cartesian Control of Sit-to-Stand Motion Using Head Position Feedback

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Samina Rafique ◽  
M. Najam-ul-Islam ◽  
M. Shafique ◽  
A. Mahmood
Keyword(s):  
Well Being ◽  
Human Motion ◽  
Head Position ◽  
Head Orientation ◽  
Motor Execution ◽  
Modeling Framework ◽  
Task Control ◽  
Low Level ◽  
Sit To Stand ◽  
High Level

Sit-to-stand (STS) motion is an indicator of an individual’s physical independence and well-being. Determination of various variables that contribute to the execution and control of STS motion is an active area of research. In this study, we evaluate the clinical hypothesis that besides numerous other factors, the central nervous system (CNS) controls STS motion by tracking a prelearned head position trajectory. Motivated by the evidence for a task-oriented encoding of motion by the CNS, we adopt a robotic approach for the synthesis of STS motion and propose this scheme as a solution to this hypothesis. We propose an analytical biomechanical human CNS modeling framework where the head position trajectory defines the high-level task control variable. The motion control is divided into low-level task generation and motor execution phases. We model CNS as STS controller and its Estimator subsystem plans joint trajectories to perform the low-level task. The motor execution is done through the Cartesian controller subsystem that generates torque commands to the joints. We do extensive motion and force capture experiments on human subjects to validate our analytical modeling scheme. We first scale our biomechanical model to match the anthropometry of the subjects. We do dynamic motion reconstruction through the control of simulated custom human CNS models to follow the captured head position trajectories in real time. We perform kinematic and kinetic analyses and comparison of experimental and simulated motions. For head position trajectories, root mean square (RMS) errors are 0.0118 m in horizontal and 0.0315 m in vertical directions. Errors in angle estimates are 0.55 rad, 0.93 rad, 0.59 rad, and 0.0442 rad for ankle, knee, hip, and head orientation, respectively. RMS error of ground reaction force (GRF) is 50.26 N, and the correlation between ground reaction torque and the support moment is 0.72. Low errors in our results validate (1) the reliability of motion/force capture methods and anthropometric technique for customization of human models and (2) high-level task control framework and human CNS modeling as a solution to the hypothesis. Accurate modeling and detailed understanding of human motion can have significant scope in the fields of rehabilitation, humanoid robotics, and virtual characters’ motion planning based on high-level task control schemes.

Complex Yearlong Associations Between Mental Toughness and Sport-Specific Practice Among Adolescent Estonian Volleyball Players

2018 ◽  
Vol 125 (5) ◽  
pp. 939-950
Author(s):  
Lennart Raudsepp ◽  
Kristi Vink
Keyword(s):  
Research Design ◽  
Longitudinal Research ◽  
Mental Toughness ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Longitudinal Research Design ◽  
Volleyball Players ◽  
Specific Practice ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
Reciprocal Associations

This study tested the reciprocal associations between mental toughness (MT) and sport-specific practice (SSP) among 163 adolescent Estonian volleyball players who completed self-reported measures of MT and SSP within a 2-year, three-wave longitudinal research design. Higher MT was associated with higher SSP hours at baseline, and changes in MT and SSP were also significantly interrelated across data from both males and females. These findings have implications for the importance of SSP to increase MT, though future research should replicate this study with other participant samples.

Does Tertiary Education Produce Religious Change?

1982 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 101-104
Author(s):  
David De Vaus
Keyword(s):  
Research Design ◽  
Religious Orientation ◽  
Longitudinal Research ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Religious Change ◽  
Reference Groups ◽  
Control Groups ◽  
Tertiary Institutions ◽  
Longitudinal Research Design

This study considers whether tertiary institutions have an impact on the religious orientation of students. While other studies have examined this question, they suffer from important methodological weaknesses which leave their interpretations open to question. By using a longitudinal research design with control groups, this study of 375 16-to 18-year-olds shows that tertiary institutions have no distinctive impact on student religious orientation. It is suggested that the lack of distinctive impact is partly because attending tertiary institutions has no distinctive impact on the reference groups of students.

scholarly journals Day-to-Day Contact and Help Among Neighbors Measured in the Natural Environment

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander Seifert
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Research Design ◽  
Mobile Application ◽  
Longitudinal Research ◽  
Ecological Validity ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Social Contact ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Positive Valence ◽  
Design And Methods

Abstract Background and Objectives Empirical evidence suggests that the concept of “neighboring” (i.e., social contact and social support within a neighborhood) is related to between-person differences in well-being among older adults. However, little is known about the within-person differences in older adults’ everyday lives, which limits the ecological validity of prior findings. This study examined within-person associations between neighboring and the existence of positive valence, loneliness, and attachment to one’s neighborhood. Research Design and Methods The sample consisted of 4,620 observations of 20 days, drawn from 77 adults aged between 61 and 90 years. A mobile application on a smartphone was used for data collection. Results The results of the multilevel analysis suggest that daily contact with one’s neighbors was not significantly associated with daily positive valence, but it was positively related to daily feelings of not being alone and daily attachment to one’s neighborhood. Discussion and Implications The study makes noteworthy contributions to the field of gerontology by applying a micro-longitudinal research design to assess real-life within-person information.

scholarly journals Church Connectedness and Psychological Well-Being of Catholic Faithful in the Diocese of Bacolod

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 121
Author(s):  
Mark T. Ortibano
Keyword(s):  
Research Design ◽  
Significant Relationship ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Correlational Research ◽  
High Level ◽  
High Degree

This study aimed to determine the degree of perceived church connectedness and the level of psychological well-being of the Catholic faithful in the Vicariate of Bago, Diocese of Bacolod as a whole and according to the demographics.  A descriptive-correlational research design was utilized to know the degree of church connectedness and its relationship to the level of psychological well-being of the respondents. The investigation used a researcher-made Church Connectedness Scale and the Flourishing Scale (FS). Results revealed a somewhat high degree of church connectedness and a high level of psychological well- being among respondents. Church connectedness is significantly correlated with age and mass attendance while psychological well-being is associated with organization and ministry affiliation. The weak significant relationship between church connectedness and psychological well-being has implications on the development of the said variables among the Catholic faithful.

A National Cross-Sectional Survey on Work Environment Associated With Psychological Well-Being and Job Satisfaction Among Chinese Employees

2020 ◽  
Vol 32 (4) ◽  
pp. 201-208
Author(s):  
Zhi Zeng ◽  
Jun Liu ◽  
Qiong Xie ◽  
Yali Wu ◽  
Hua Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Job Demands ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Control Model ◽  
Work Hours ◽  
Work Environments ◽  
Job Autonomy ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Job Demand ◽  
Demand Control

Work environments can affect job satisfaction and psychological well-being. Using the job demand-control model as a foundation, this study aimed to explore the relationships between physical and psychosocial work environments and psychological well-being and job satisfaction in the workplace. A multistage sampling method was used with the 2012 China Labor-force Dynamics Survey among 4442 employees. Our outcome measures included psychological well-being and job satisfaction. The final model showed migrants (odds ratio [OR] = 1.34, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.13-1.60) and nonmanagerial employees (OR = 1.49, 95% CI = 1.25-1.78) who worked in general enterprises (OR= 1.61, 95% CI = 1.34-1.92) or suffered longer weekly work hours (OR = 1.42, 95% CI = 1.24-1.63) had worse psychological well-being or lower job satisfaction. Following the job demand-control model, higher job demands and lower job autonomy were significantly and positively associated with worse psychological well-being and lower job satisfaction. This study highlights that improved work environments can protect employees’ well-being. Policymakers must provide better work environments. They must consider its physical environment (stable work contract and short work hours) and psychosocial environment (low job demands and high job autonomy) aspects, particularly for migrants and nonmanagerial employees.

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