scholarly journals Family-to-Work Interface and Workplace Injuries: The Mediating Roles of Burnout, Work Engagement and Safety Violations

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (22) ◽  
pp. 11760
Author(s):  
Oi Ling Siu ◽  
Ting Kin Ng
Keyword(s):  
Work Engagement ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Past Research ◽  
Workplace Safety ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Conservation Of Resources ◽  
Workplace Injuries ◽  
Positive Side ◽  
The Family ◽  
Underlying Mechanisms

Past research has primarily investigated the role of the negative side (family-to-work conflict; FWC) of the family-to-work interface in workplace safety outcomes and neglected the positive side (family-to-work enrichment; FWE). Moreover, the mechanism underlying the relation between the family-to-work interface and workplace safety has not been well studied. From the perspectives of the job demands-resources model as well as conservation of resources theory, this study endeavors to extend the current literature on workplace safety by evaluating the mediating roles of burnout, work engagement, and safety violations in the associations of FWC and FWE with workplace injuries. Two-wave longitudinal survey data were obtained from 233 Chinese employees in two high-risk industries (nursing and railways). The hypothesized longitudinal mediation model was analyzed with the structural equation modeling technique. It was revealed that the association of FWE with workplace injuries was mediated by work engagement and then safety violations. Burnout was found to mediate the association of FWC with workplace injuries. Safety violations were also found to mediate the association of FWC with workplace injuries. The present findings offer insights into the underlying mechanisms by which the family-to-work interface influences workplace injuries.

How Difficult Doctor‒Patient Relationships Impair Physicians’ Work Engagement: The Roles of Prosocial Motivation and Problem-Solving Pondering

2019 ◽  
Vol 123 (3) ◽  
pp. 885-902 ◽  
Author(s):  
Linlin Zhang ◽  
Yang Qiu ◽  
Nan Zhang ◽  
Shuang Li
Keyword(s):  
Problem Solving ◽  
Work Engagement ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Health Care Organizations ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Conservation Of Resources ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Prosocial Motivation ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
Patient Relationships

Difficult doctor‒patient relationships are a common reality in many health-care organizations. Its harmful impacts have been mainly discussed from the perspectives of patients. However, understanding of its negative effects on physicians is limited. Drawing on the job demands-resources model and the conservation of resources theory, we hypothesize that difficult relationships with patients negatively predict physicians’ work engagement, mediated by physicians’ personal resources (e.g. prosocial motivation and problem-solving pondering). A sample of 588 physicians from 24 Chinese hospitals completed questionnaires in a two-wave survey. Structural equation modeling and bootstrap estimation results provide support for the hypothesized relationships. Difficult doctor‒patient relationships have a direct and negative effect on physicians’ work engagement. Specifically, there is a sequence in which the difficult doctor‒patient relationship first impedes physicians’ prosocial motivation, leading to decreased problem-solving pondering, which subsequently impairs physicians’ work engagement. Theoretical and practical implications of these findings are discussed.

The impact of work engagement and meaningful work to alleviate job burnout among social workers in New Zealand

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kim-Lim Tan ◽  
Peik Foong Yeap
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Work Engagement ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Meaningful Work ◽  
Job Burnout ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Conservation Of Resources ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Impact

PurposeGrounding our research in the conservation of resources (COR) theory and the job demands-resources (JD-R) theory, this study addresses the research gap of examining the relationship between meaningful work and dimensions of job burnout with work engagement as the mediator, especially in times of the COVID-19 pandemic. It also attempts to understand if age plays a role in moderating the effect of these relationships.Design/methodology/approachThis study collected data using a questionnaire protocol that was adapted and refined from the original scales in existing studies. The partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) was used to analyze data collected from 530 social workers working in New Zealand nonprofit organizations (NPO).FindingsResults indicated that meaningful work only addressed one dimension of job burnout. Work engagement was found to have mediating effects on the relationships between meaningful work and all the dimensions of job burnout. Age does not have any moderating effect on these relationships.Originality/valueThis study addresses the lack of literature that collectively examines the constructs of meaningful work, dimensions of job burnout and work engagement in the same model. In doing so, this study provides a unique verification of job burnout as a multidimensional construct. At the same time, this study offers insights into the effect of these constructs in NPOs, unraveling the complexities that drive these NPOs' human resources (HR) processes.

scholarly journals Examining Job Complexity on Job Crafting Within Conservation of Resources Theory: A Dual-Path Mediation Model

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jing Yi Bai ◽  
Qing Tian ◽  
Xia Liu
Keyword(s):  
Work Engagement ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Job Crafting ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Conservation Of Resources ◽  
Mediation Model ◽  
Costs And Benefits ◽  
Job Complexity ◽  
Approach And Avoidance ◽  
Practical Implications

This study examined the different ways in which job complexity influences employees’ job crafting. Specifically, we draw on conservation of resources (COR) theory to hypothesize that job complexity is positively related to approach crafting via work engagement (i.e., resource gain process). At the same time, job complexity may also induce employees to engage in avoidance crafting (i.e., resource loss process) as employee energy resources are depleted. Our data consist of 251 employees working in Macau. We used structural equation modeling (SEM) in Mplus software to test the proposed hypotheses. Our findings confirm that job complexity has differential effects on approach and avoidance crafting through work engagement and energy depletion. These findings highlight the importance of costs and benefits of job complexity and the importance of resources in the employees’ job crafting process. We discuss the practical implications for modern organizations in which complex jobs are prevalent.

scholarly journals Promoting Individual and Organizational OCBs: The Mediating Role of Work Engagement

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. 138
Author(s):  
Flavio Urbini ◽  
Antonio Chirumbolo ◽  
Antonino Callea
Keyword(s):  
Social Exchange ◽  
Work Engagement ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Conservation Of Resources ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
State Of Mind ◽  
Private And Public ◽  
The Relationship

In today’s dynamic organizational environment, employees with a tendency to display discretional behaviors beyond their prescribed formal job duties represent a plus. Underpinned by the theories of social exchange and conservation of resources, these behaviors can be influenced by their level of job satisfaction (JS), defined as the extent to which employees like their work, and work engagement (WE), defined as a positive work-related state of mind. The present study investigates the mediating mechanism of WE in the relationship between JS and organizational citizenship behaviors (OCBs), which refer to discretionary behaviors that could benefit an organization (OCBs-O) and/or its members (OCBs-I). The mediational hypothesis is examined using structural equation modeling (SEM) among 719 Italian private and public sector employees. The significance of total, direct, and indirect effects was tested via bootstrapping. The results showed that JS was positively related to WE, which, in turn, was positively related to both OCBs-I and OCBs-O. The SEM results supported the hypotheses: WE fully mediated the relationship between JS and OCBs-I, and it partially mediated the relationship between JS and OCBs-O. This study sheds new light on this mechanism. Consequently, it is useful for HRM policy. It also helps us to better understand how satisfied and engaged employees are willing to adopt positive organizational behaviors.

scholarly journals Effects of Selected Positive Resources on Hospitality Service Quality: The Mediating Role of Work Engagement

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (8) ◽  
pp. 2320 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wang ◽  
Tseng
Keyword(s):  
Service Quality ◽  
Work Engagement ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Conservation Of Resources ◽  
Frontline Employees ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Antecedents And Consequences

This paper aims to investigate the mediating role of work engagement for the effects of deep acting, S, and self-efficacy on service quality under the conservation of resources (COR) theory and the job demands–resources (JD-R) model. Questionnaires were rigorously distributed by stratified random sampling. Data were collected from hospitality frontline employees (HFLEs) of hotels and restaurants in Taiwan during a period of two months. Structural equation modeling analyses were conducted to assess the data. Empirical results demonstrated work engagement is a significant mediator, enriching the antecedents and consequences of work engagement in hospitality literature. The findings suggest hospitality practitioners should consider a high-performance work system (HPWS) as an employee management tactic to implement sustainable human resource management (HRM). This practice can augment hospitality frontline employees’ willingness to stay in organizations in the long term and to maintain a satisfying service quality.

Does cultural intelligence increase work engagement? The role of idiocentrism-allocentrism and organizational culture in MNCs

2019 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 46-66 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rachel Gabel-Shemueli ◽  
Mina Westman ◽  
Shoshi Chen ◽  
Danae Bahamonde
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Culture ◽  
Cultural Values ◽  
Employee Engagement ◽  
Work Engagement ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Cultural Intelligence ◽  
Cultural Dimensions ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Conservation Of Resources ◽  
Content Type

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to examine the effects of cultural intelligence (CQ), idiocentrism-allocentrism and organizational culture on work engagement in a multinational organization from the perspective of conservation of resources theory.Design/methodology/approachThe sample consisted of 219 employees of a multinational company (MNC). Partial least squares–structural equation modeling was used to test the research model.FindingsThe results suggest that CQ is positively related to work engagement and that this relationship is moderated by employees’ idiocentrism-allocentrism, as well as by the adaptability dimension of organizational culture.Research limitations/implicationsGreater generalizability of the findings could be achieved with a more geographically dispersed sample. Other cultural dimensions, as well as personal and organizational characteristics, should be considered in order to more clearly ascertain the relationships between these variables.Practical implicationsThe findings suggest that CQ is a powerful tool for developing employee engagement within MNCs. Furthermore, a highly adaptive organizational culture and consideration of employees’ cultural values are important in order to enhance the effect of CQ on engagement.Originality/valueThis study identifies relevant resources that can aid in managing a diverse workforce and increasing employee engagement in companies that operate across national borders.

Psychological capital, organizational justice and health

2019 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
pp. 87-103 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daria Lupsa ◽  
Loreni Baciu ◽  
Delia Virga
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Justice ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Work Engagement ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Psychological Capital ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Optimum Level ◽  
Conservation Of Resources ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose This study is based on job demands-resources model and the conservation of resources theory explores the roleof psychological capital (PsyCap), as a personal resource, and organizational justice (distributive and procedural), as a contextual resource, in enhancing health through work engagement. The paper aims to discuss this issue. Design/methodology/approach A sample of 193 Romanian social workers (87.60 percent women) from the national network was used to test two structural models. Findings Structural equation modeling analysis revealed that work engagement partially mediates the relationship between PsyCap and health, and work engagement totally mediates the relationship between organizational justice and health. Research limitations/implications The results emphasize the role of resources, PsyCap and organizational justice, in protecting the social workers’ health. Practical implications These findings support the necessity of combined evidence-based programs to develop social worker’s PsyCap and to maintain the optimum level of perceived organizational justice. These intervention programs can, in turn, enhance the work engagement and protect the health of employees in the workplace. Originality/value This study indicates a novel conceptual model that has two simultaneous predictors of work engagement and health. It provides insights into how contextual resources (organizational justice) potentiate the effect of personal resources (PsyCap) in enhancing health.

The moderation effect of work engagement on entrepreneurial attitude and organizational commitment: evidence from Thailand’s entry-level employees during the COVID-19 pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Waranpong Boonsiritomachai ◽  
Ploy Sud-On
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Commitment ◽  
Work Engagement ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Past Research ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Moderation Effect ◽  
Entry Level ◽  
Engagement Theory ◽  
Entrepreneurial Attitude

PurposePast research has convincingly shown that the more entrepreneurial employees are, the more likely they are to leave the organization and start their own enterprise. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to understand how entrepreneurial employees can be retained in organizations by examining the relationships between work engagement, organizational commitment and entrepreneurial attitude among entry-level employees.Design/methodology/approachCovariance-based structural equation modeling is used to test the hypothesized relationships by using a survey of 416 employees.FindingsThe results of the study indicate that an entrepreneurial attitude significantly and positively contributes to work engagement, although it can divert employee attention regarding the level of commitment. Interestingly, the study findings show that employees will commit to an organization if they have engaged with the company, even if they have a highly entrepreneurial attitude.Practical implicationsThis study’s findings are beneficial in understanding the concept of an entrepreneurial attitude and its impact on an organization. For firms to concurrently promote entrepreneurial characteristics and employee commitment, policy and staff practices must ensure the appropriate level of work engagement.Originality/valueThis study proposes new distal antecedent and consequence constructs of the engagement theory related to entrepreneurial attitude orientation and establishes the important link between these constructs with work engagement. The findings originally point to the role of work engagement in maintaining entrepreneurial employees and its effect on organizational commitment.

Organizational virtuousness perceptions and task crafting

2017 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 436-459 ◽  
Author(s):  
Won-Moo Hur ◽  
Yuhyung Shin ◽  
Seung-Yoon Rhee ◽  
Hyosun Kim
Keyword(s):  
Work Engagement ◽  
Organizational Identification ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Flight Attendants ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Underlying Mechanisms ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
And Task

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between employees’ perceptions of organizational virtuousness and task crafting, and to test the mediating roles of organizational identification and work engagement in this relationship. Design/methodology/approach The authors collected questionnaires from 175 Korean flight attendants and conducted structural equation modeling analyses. Findings Employees’ perceptions of organizational virtuousness were positively associated with task crafting. While organizational identification was not solely responsible for mediating this relationship, it intervened in the relationship between organizational virtuousness perceptions and task crafting by affecting work engagement. Research limitations/implications While this study provides important insights into the roles of organizational virtuousness, organizational identification, and work engagement in promoting task crafting, the use of self-reported, cross-sectional data limits causal inferences between variables. Practical implications Based on the present findings, managers can better understand the antecedents and mediating processes affecting employees’ task crafting. Originality/value This study adds value to the positive organizational psychology literature by revealing crucial intermediary processes linking organizational virtuousness perceptions and task crafting, thus suggesting reciprocity and social identity-based motivation as potential underlying mechanisms of task crafting.

Family Environment and Child-To-Parent Violence: The Role of Emotional Insecurity

2021 ◽  
pp. 088626052110063
Author(s):  
Miriam Junco-Guerrero ◽  
Ana Ruiz-Fernández ◽  
David Cantón-Cortés
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Family Environment ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Irrational Beliefs ◽  
Family System ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
School Students ◽  
Mothers And Fathers ◽  
The Family ◽  
Emotional Insecurity

Child-to-parent violence (CPV) constitutes a serious social problem due to its short and long-term consequences, which not only directly affect the victim but also generate a rupture of the family system. In this study, direct and indirect effects of exposition to violence within the family, insecurity in the family system (manifested as disengagement and/or preoccupation), and justification of violence on CPV toward mothers and fathers were analyzed with structural equation modeling (SEM). Davies and Cummings emotional security theory (1994) was applied. A total of 904 high school students between 13 and 20 years old participated in this study. Information regarding each participant’s committed CPV was obtained from the Child-to-Parent Aggression Questionnaire. Emotional insecurity was assessed with the Security in the Family System scale. To assess exposition to violence and justification of violence, the Exposure to Violence Questionnaire and Irrational Beliefs Inventory for Adolescents were applied, respectively. Strong relationships between exposition to violence within the family, emotional insecurity, justification of violence, and CPV toward mothers and fathers were observed. The results show that adolescents who are exposed to violence at home are more aggressive in the future. In addition, this relationship is mediated, at least in part, by the justification of violence and emotional insecurity. These results suggest that prevention and treatment of CPV aggressors should focus on improving security within the survivors’ family system as well as modifying attitudes toward violence.

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