scholarly journals Occupational Self-Efficacy as a Mediator in the Reciprocal Relationship between Job Demands and Mental Health Complaints: A Three-Wave Investigation

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (21) ◽  
pp. 11532
Author(s):  
Jasmina Tomas
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Role Conflict ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Role Ambiguity ◽  
Job Demands ◽  
Efficacy Beliefs ◽  
Reciprocal Relationship ◽  
Health Complaints ◽  
Mediation Effects ◽  
Over Time

The most recent version of the job demands-resources (JD–R) theory proposes that demanding working conditions and employee strain form a self-perpetuating loss cycle. By acknowledging that such cycles are detrimental for both employees and organizations, the present study aimed to contribute to enhancing the current scarce understanding regarding their explanatory mechanisms. For this purpose, it applied social cognitive theory to propose that occupational self-efficacy mediates the effects of two role stressors (i.e., role ambiguity and role conflict) on employee mental health complaints and vice versa. The hypothesized reciprocal mediation effects were tested using a three-wave full panel research design and a dataset of 917 (NT1 = 513, NT1+T2 = 122, NT1+T3 = 70, NT1+T2+T3 = 212) Croatian employees working in heterogeneous private sector industries. The results demonstrated that role conflict, but not role ambiguity, undermined employees’ beliefs in their capabilities to successfully master their jobs which, in turn, led them to experience more mental health complaints over time. Contrary to expectations, poor mental health did not lead to diminished efficacy beliefs nor, in turn, more job demands over time. Overall, the results of this study demonstrated an additional mechanism in the job demands-strain relationship and, at the same time, shed new light on the role of personal resources within the JD–R theory. Accounting for the malleable nature of employee efficacy beliefs, the study proposes several ways in which organizations can enhance occupational self-efficacy and thereby curb the causal chain linking job demands and employee strain reactions.

The Sources and Maintenance of Professional Golfers’ Self-Efficacy Beliefs

2013 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 130-142 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gio Valiante ◽  
David B. Morris
Keyword(s):  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Social Cognitive ◽  
Cognitive Theory ◽  
Outcome Expectations ◽  
Efficacy Beliefs ◽  
Emotional States ◽  
Thought Patterns ◽  
Mastery Experiences ◽  
Professional Golfers ◽  
Over Time

The purpose of this study was to explore the self-efficacy beliefs of male professional golfers (N = 12). Three themes emerged from the qualitative analysis of interview responses. First, enactive mastery experiences were the most powerful source of self-efficacy. Second, golfers maintained high self-efficacy over time by recalling prior success, strategically framing experiences, and enlisting supportive verbal persuasions from themselves and from others. Finally, self-efficacy influenced professional golfers’ thought patterns, outcome expectations, and emotional states. Findings support and refine the theoretical tenets of Bandura’s social cognitive theory.

Test of the job demand resources model in Thailand

2019 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 2-21
Author(s):  
Manjiri Kunte ◽  
Parisa Rungruang
Keyword(s):  
Role Conflict ◽  
Work Engagement ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Job Demands ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Job Resources ◽  
Personal Resources ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Content Type

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to test the hypothesized relationships between job demands, job resources and personal resources toward work engagement, by utilizing a cross section of Thai employees.Design/methodology/approachIn this study, a group of employees (n=416) responded to a set of self-report surveys on job demands, job resources, personal resources and work engagement.FindingsThe results of the hierarchical regression analysis supported the relationships between job demands (i.e. workload and role conflict), job resources, personal resources (self-efficacy) and work engagement. In addition, the results supported the role of (positive) self-esteem as moderator in the role ambiguity and work engagement relationship, and the role of self-efficacy in buffering the effect of role conflict and workload on work engagement. The final model explained 43 percent of the variance in the dependent variable.Research limitations/implicationsThis study will help managers in understanding employee expectations and providing appropriate feedback. Devising effective jobs, which lead to perceptions of meaningfulness, safety and availability leading to improved engagement.Originality/valueThis is the first study employing the job demands resources model in a cross-sectional study in Thailand.

scholarly journals The Interdependence of Advanced Cancer Patients’ and Their Family Caregivers’ Mental Health, Physical Health, and Self-Efficacy over Time

2015 ◽  
Vol 49 (6) ◽  
pp. 901-911 ◽  
Author(s):  
Trace Kershaw ◽  
Katrina R. Ellis ◽  
Hyojin Yoon ◽  
Ann Schafenacker ◽  
Maria Katapodi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Physical Health ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Family Caregivers ◽  
Advanced Cancer ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Advanced Cancer Patients ◽  
Over Time

scholarly journals PENGARUH ROLE STRESS, SELF EFFICACY, ADAPTABILITY, TERHADAP KINERJA PERAWAT DI RUMAH SAKIT PUPUK KALTIM SIAGA RAMANIA SAMARINDA

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Abduh ◽  
Fridawaty Rivai ◽  
Rahman Kadir
Keyword(s):  
Role Conflict ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Role Ambiguity ◽  
Role Stress

Sumber daya manusia merupakan bagian terpenting dalam manajeman rumah sakit yang akan berdampak padapeningkatan kualitas pelayanan yang diberikan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh role stress,adaptability, self efficacy, terhadap kinerja perawat di Rumah Sakit pupuk kaltim Siaga Ramania Samarinda.Jenis penelitian yang dilakukan adalah penelitian kuantitatif, dengan pendekatan deskriptif korelasi dan desaincross sectional. Sampel penelitian ini adalah semua perawat di RS PKT Siaga Ramania Samarind yangberjumlah 60 orang. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa tidak ada pengaruh role conflict terhadap kinerjaperawat (p=0,515) dan (r = -0,086). Adanya pengaruh role ambiguity terhadap kinerja perawat (p=0,001) dan (r= 0,403). Tidak ada pengaruh self efficacy terhadap kinerja perawat (p=0,343) dan ( r = -1,25). Adanya pengaruhadaptability terhadap kinerja perawat (p=0,001) dan (r = 0,625). Adaptability memiliki pengaruh yang lebih kuatterhadap kinerja perawat. Saran dalam penelitian ini bahwa manajemen Rumah Sakit PKT Siaga RamaniaSamarinda harus lebih memperhatikan role conflict pada perawat serta dapat meningkatkan pengetahuan,kemampuan self efficacy perawat.

scholarly journals Health Status Stability of Patients in a Medical Rehabilitation Program: What Are the Roles of Time, Physical Fitness Level, and Self-efficacy?

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qianqian Ju ◽  
Yiqun Gan ◽  
Robin Rinn ◽  
Yanping Duan ◽  
Sonia Lippke
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Physical Fitness ◽  
Physical Health ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Initial Level ◽  
Medical Rehabilitation ◽  
Rehabilitation Center ◽  
Rehabilitation Treatment ◽  
Mental And Physical Health ◽  
Over Time

Abstract Background Individuals’ physical and mental health, as well as their chances of returning to work after their ability to work is damaged, can be addressed by medical rehabilitation. Aim This study investigated the developmental trends of mental and physical health among patients in medical rehabilitation and the roles of self-efficacy and physical fitness in the development of mental and physical health. Design A longitudinal design that included four time-point measurements across 15 months. Setting A medical rehabilitation center in Germany. Population Participants included 201 patients who were recruited from a medical rehabilitation center. Methods To objectively measure physical fitness (lung functioning), oxygen reabsorption at anaerobic threshold (VO2AT) was used, along with several self-report scales. Results We found a nonlinear change in mental health among medical rehabilitation patients. The results underscored the importance of medical rehabilitation for patients’ mental health over time. In addition, patients’ physical health was stable over time. The initial level of physical fitness (VO2AT) positively predicted their mental health and kept the trend more stable. Self-efficacy appeared to have a positive relationship with mental health after rehabilitation treatment. Conclusions This study revealed a nonlinear change in mental health among medical rehabilitation patients. Self-efficacy was positively related to mental health, and the initial level of physical fitness positively predicted the level of mental health after rehabilitation treatment. Clinical Rehabilitation More attention could be given to physical capacity and self-efficacy for improving and maintaining rehabilitants’ mental health.

scholarly journals Four Wellbeing Patterns and their Antecedents in Millennials at Work

2018 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 25 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tariku Abdi ◽  
José Peiró ◽  
Yarid Ayala ◽  
Salvatore Zappalà
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Cluster Analysis ◽  
Discriminant Analysis ◽  
Role Conflict ◽  
Role Ambiguity ◽  
Analysis Procedure ◽  
Role Overload

Literature suggests that job satisfaction and health are related to each other in a synergic way. However, this might not always be the case, and they may present misaligned relationships. Considering job satisfaction and mental health as indicators of wellbeing at work, we aim to identify four patterns (i.e., satisfied-healthy, unsatisfied-unhealthy, satisfied-unhealthy, and unsatisfied-healthy) and some of their antecedents. In a sample of 783 young Spanish employees, a two-step cluster analysis procedure showed that the unsatisfied-unhealthy pattern was the most frequent (33%), followed by unsatisfied-healthy (26.6%), satisfied-unhealthy (24.8%) and, finally, the satisfied-healthy pattern (14.3%). Moreover, as hypothesized, discriminant analysis suggests that higher levels of job importance and lower levels of role ambiguity mainly differentiate the satisfied-healthy pattern, whereas overqualification and role overload differentiate, respectively, the unsatisfied-healthy and satisfied-unhealthy patterns. Contrary to our expectations, role conflict also characterizes the satisfied-unhealthy pattern. We discuss the practical and theoretical implications of these findings.

Intrinsic and Extrinsic Value for English Learning: Mediation Effects of Self-Efficacy in Chinese EFL Context

2018 ◽  
Vol 41 (2) ◽  
pp. 150-168
Author(s):  
Lihong Ma ◽  
Xiaofeng Du ◽  
Jian Liu
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Proficiency ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Intrinsic Value ◽  
Efficacy Beliefs ◽  
Mediation Effect ◽  
Small Magnitude ◽  
Mediation Effects ◽  
Extrinsic Value ◽  
Foreign Language Proficiency

Abstract The present study examined how students’ intrinsic and extrinsic value promotes their foreign language proficiency via the mediation effect of self-efficacy beliefs. A total of 1,036 Chinese eighth graders answered an English proficiency test and questionnaires assessing motivational beliefs. Structural equation modelling results with bootstrapping procedures revealed that intrinsic value can directly and indirectly influence foreign language proficiency via partial mediation effect of self-efficacy while extrinsic value can only directly influence foreign language proficiency with a small magnitude. Moreover, there is no gender difference in the mediation model. Our findings suggested that intrinsic value can help students improve foreign language proficiency by improving their self-efficacy beliefs. The findings contribute to the documents of self-determination theory and hold substantive theoretical and practical implications for foreign language teachers.

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