scholarly journals Teamworking in Healthcare during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Mixed-Method Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (19) ◽  
pp. 10371
Author(s):  
Sabrina Anjara ◽  
Robert Fox ◽  
Lisa Rogers ◽  
Aoife De Brún ◽  
Eilish McAuliffe
Keyword(s):  
Work Engagement ◽  
Mixed Method ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Healthcare Delivery ◽  
Psychological Safety ◽  
Mixed Method Study ◽  
Free Text ◽  
Healthcare Staff ◽  
Collective Leadership ◽  
Starting Point

The widespread impact of COVID-19 on healthcare has demanded new ways of working across many organisation types and many forms of healthcare delivery while at the same time endeavouring to place minimal, or no, additional burden on already strained healthcare teams. This is a cross-sectional mixed-method study which captured the experiences of teamwork during the COVID-19 pandemic contributing to successful collaboration. We hypothesised that work engagement and psychological safety separately contribute to collective leadership and organisational citizenship behaviours. Participants were healthcare staff on active duty during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ireland (n = 152) who responded to our social media (Twitter) invitation to participate in this study. Survey and free-text responses were collected through an online platform. Structural equation modelling examined the relationships between work engagement and psychological safety, and collective leadership and OCBs. Open text responses relating to experiences of teamworking during the pandemic were analysed for latent themes. From the survey data, the structural model demonstrated excellent statistical fit indicating that psychological safety, but not work engagement, was predictive of collective leadership and OCBs. From the qualitative data, two key themes were generated: (1) Contrasting experiences of working in a team during the pandemic; and (2) The pandemic response: a tipping point for burnout. This study offers a valuable starting point to explore the factors driving change and the shift to more collective ways of working observed in response to COVID-19. Future studies should use longitudinal data to capture the temporal relationship of these variables which could be moderated by prolonged pressure to healthcare staff during the pandemic.

Psychological safety, employee voice, and work engagement

2020 ◽  
Vol 48 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Yuanqin Ge
Keyword(s):  
Work Engagement ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Psychological Safety ◽  
Employee Voice ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Voice Behavior ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Safety Work ◽  
Shed Light

I examined the relationships among psychological safety, employee voice, and work engagement. Based on a literature review, I hypothesized that psychological safety would directly affect employees' engagement at work, and indirectly affect work engagement via employee voice. A validated survey was used to collect data from 153 employees of a large manufacturing company in China. The results of structural equation modeling offered support for the full mediating role of employee voice in the psychological safety–work engagement relationship. Employees who perceived psychological safety were more likely to exhibit voice behavior; employee voice, in turn, promoted work engagement. These findings extend prior research and shed light on how employees' psychological safety affects their work engagement. Discussion and implications of the results are presented.

scholarly journals Predictors of burnout, work engagement and nurse reported job outcomes and quality of care: a mixed method study

BMC Nursing ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Van Bogaert ◽  
Lieve Peremans ◽  
Danny Van Heusden ◽  
Martijn Verspuy ◽  
Veronika Kureckova ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Care ◽  
Work Engagement ◽  
Mixed Method ◽  
Mixed Method Study ◽  
Job Outcomes

How psychological safety influences employee creativity in China: Work engagement as a mediator

2020 ◽  
Vol 48 (8) ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kebin Liu ◽  
Yuanqin Ge
Keyword(s):  
Work Engagement ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Psychological Safety ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Mediation Model ◽  
Employee Creativity ◽  
Shed Light

Although the effect of psychological safety on employee creativity is well documented, the mechanisms that explain that effect remain unclear. This study extends previous research by examining the direct link between psychological safety and employee creativity, and testing the mediating effect of work engagement in this relationship in a Chinese context. We chose 231 participants employed by 4 banking companies located in China to complete a series of self-report questionnaires. Structural equation modeling was used to evaluate the mediation model. The results reveal that psychological safety was a significant antecedent of employee creativity and that work engagement fully mediated the influence of psychological safety on employee creativity. These findings shed light on how psychological safety influences employee creativity. Implications for theory and practice are discussed.

scholarly journals About the Dark and Bright Sides of Self-efficacy: Workaholism and Work Engagement

2012 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 688-701 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mario Del Líbano ◽  
Susana Llorens ◽  
Marisa Salanova ◽  
Wilmar B. Schaufeli
Keyword(s):  
Work Engagement ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Two Dimensions ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Work Family Conflict ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Health Impairment ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Work Family

Taking the Resources-Experiences-Demands Model (RED Model) by Salanova and colleagues as our starting point, we tested how work self-efficacy relates positively to negative (i.e., work overload and work-family conflict) and positive outcomes (i.e., job satisfaction and organizational commitment), through the mediating role of workaholism (health impairment process) and work engagement (motivational process). In a sample of 386 administrative staff from a Spanish University (65% women), Structural Equation Modeling provided full evidence for the research model. In addition, Multivariate Analyses of Variance showed that self-efficacy was only related positively to one of the two dimensions of workaholism, namely, working excessively. Finally, we discuss the theoretical and practical contributions in terms of the RED Model.

An Investigation of the Sexual and Relational Difficulties of Women Who Survived Sexual Assault: A Mixed-Method Study

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Martinez Alpizar ◽  
Patricia Cabral ◽  
Mohena Moreno ◽  
Nouha H. Hallak ◽  
Luciana Lagana
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Assault ◽  
Mixed Method ◽  
Mixed Method Study ◽  
Relational Difficulties

Primary prevention in the general practitioner office - a mixed-method study

2012 ◽  
Vol 74 (08/09) ◽  
Author(s):  
C Holmberg ◽  
G Sarganas ◽  
N Mittring ◽  
V Braun ◽  
L Dini ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
General Practitioner ◽  
Primary Prevention ◽  
Mixed Method ◽  
Mixed Method Study

STUDENTS’ ACCEPTANCE TO USING GRAPHIC NOVELS IN LEARNING LITERATURE (L2): A MALAYSIAN CASE STUDY

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 43
Author(s):  
Abu Yazid Abu Bakar ◽  
Dayang Nurfaezah Abang Ahmad ◽  
Melor Md Yunus
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Method ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Graphic Novels ◽  
Graphic Novel ◽  
Mixed Method Study ◽  
Motivation To Learn ◽  
Esl Teachers ◽  
English As Second Language ◽  
Quantitative And Qualitative Methods

Research has shown that using graphic novels in the classroom is one of useful approaches to promote the understanding of learners especially for lengthy and difficult literature texts. This study reports the extent of graphic novel in facilitating students’ understanding of literature and the students’ perceptions towards using graphic novel in learning literature (L2) as compared to other genre of texts. This is a mixed method study which employs quantitative and qualitative methods to obtain data. The findings indicate that most students found that graphic novel helped them to enrich their vocabularies and understand the text better. The findings also reveal that students were attracted to the illustrations in the literature text in which this helps to boost their motivation to learn literature in the classroom. The findings provide useful insights for English as Second Language (ESL) teachers in incorporating and expanding the literature learning through graphic novels in the future. The findings also imply the need of ESL teachers to use graphic novels effectively in facilitating their teaching and learning of literature in L2 classrooms particularly to suit the 21<sup>st</sup> century teaching and learning.

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