scholarly journals Occupational Well-Being: A Structural Equation Model of Finnish and Estonian School

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (8) ◽  
pp. 79
Author(s):  
Sari Laine ◽  
Kerttu Tossavainen ◽  
Tiia Pertel ◽  
Kädi Lepp ◽  
Hannu Isoaho ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Professional Competence ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
School Staff ◽  
Working Space ◽  
Working Community ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Two Stages ◽  
Finnish Study

This study aimed to test the original Occupational Well-being of School Staff Model (OWSS Model) from 2005. This model was tested using data collected in two stages (in 2010 and in 2013) from school staff in Finnish and Estonian public primary and secondary schools. In 2010, there were 486 Finnish respondents (Finnish study 1), and in 2013, there were 545 Finnish respondents (Finnish study 2). Correspondingly, there were 1330 Estonian respondents in 2010 (Estonian study 1), and 974 Estonian respondents in 2013 (Estonian study 2). Based on structural equation modelling, Finnish data from 2010 and 2013 suited the OWSS Model well. Based on Estonian data from 2010 and 2013, the model was slightly improved, but its main structures remained largely unchanged. On the whole, the results support the previous notion that the occupational well-being of school staff should be examined with reference to a broad spectrum of four viewpoints covering working conditions, worker and work, the working community and professional competence. General occupational well-being of the working community and subjective occupational well-being were best explained by working atmosphere and appreciation of others’ work, especially in Finland. In Estonia, occupational well-being was best explained by working atmosphere and appreciation of others’ work and working space, postures and equipment. Long-term testing with data from two countries and from two different testing periods confirmed that the model may continue to be applied in school contexts for planning, implementation and evaluation of occupational well-being, as well as for promoting public health.

De combinatie van werk en studie

2010 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Joris Van Ruysseveldt ◽  
Karin Proost
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Exhaustion ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Job Demands ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Policy Interventions ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Interference Problems

The combination of work and study The combination of work and study In our modern knowledge economy employees meet growing pressure to acquire new, work related competencies. Estimates indicate that in 2004 approximately 46% of the Dutch working population participated in education outside the organization. Furthermore, employees are confronted with increasing job demands. Studies show that work pressure is problematic for 32% of the Dutch employees, or 2,2 million people (Houtman, Smulders, & Van den Bossche, 2005). For this group of workers, the combination of work with study might become an exhausting challenge. Using data from 219 employed psychology students of the Dutch Open University, we explore whether too high job demands promote interference problems between work and study (WLI). Also, we investigate to what extent WLI influences personal well-being. Tests of a structural equation model indicated that job demands, i.c. workload, are positively associated with interference problems between work and study (WLI). WLI was positively related to emotional exhaustion and fully mediated the relation between workload and emotional exhaustion. From a policy point of view, these results suggest that employees' well-being might benefit from policy interventions targeted at the facilitation of the combination of work and study (e.g. study leave). At the same time, these interventions might promote the participation of employees in long life learning-activities.

scholarly journals Occupational Well-Being of School Staff in Full Day and Half Day School Teachers

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ulifa Rahma ◽  
Yulia Dwi Anggreni ◽  
Faizah Faizah ◽  
Yuliezar Perwira Dara
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Working Conditions ◽  
Professional Competence ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Senior High School ◽  
Day School ◽  
School Staff ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Working Community ◽  
Full Day

This research is a phenomenology study in qualitative about the portrayal of occupational well-being of school staff at Full Day School and Half Day School in Senior High School teachers, which is based on Saaranen's theory (2012). The interviews were used as data. Purposive sampling, eight primary teachers were selected, including four teachers from Universitas Negeri Malang Laboratory Senior High School as the full-day school and four teachers from Panjura Senior High School as a half-day school. Milles and Huberman were used as the data analysis following by triangulation techniques. The results showed that full-day and half-day schools needed to maintain the positive aspects that were fulfilled and improve improvement. A full-day school, the elements that have fulfilled are the workers' health and resources, professional competence, working conditions, and working communities. Meanwhile, the factors that have fulfilled are the aspects of the working community, the workers’ health and resources, and professional competence at half day school. In contrast, the element that needs to improve in this school is working conditions. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian kualitatif jenis fenomenologi mengenai gambaran occupational well-being of school staff pada guru Sekolah Menengah Atas Full Day School dan Half Day School, yang berdasar pada teori Saaranen (2012). Data yang digunakan oleh peneliti melalui wawancara, dengan menggunakan purposive sampling sebanyak delapan guru primer diantaranya empat guru di SMA Laboratorium Universitas Negeri Malang sebagai sekolah full day dan empat guru di SMA Panjura sebagai sekolah half day. Analisis data yang digunakan yaitu analisis data Milles dan Huberman serta menggunakan teknik triangulasi sumber. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa sekolah fullday dan halfday perlu mempertahankan aspek positif yang terpenuhi dan meningkatkan hal yang masih perlu diperbaiki. Pada sekolah full day, aspek yang telah terpenuhi yaitu aspek workers health and resources, professional competence, working conditions dan working community. Pada sekolah half day, yang telah terpenuhi yaitu aspek working community, workers health and resources, dan professional competence, sedangkan untuk aspek yang perlu ditingkatkan pada sekolah ini yaitu aspek working conditions. 

scholarly journals Occupational well-being of school staff members: a structural equation model

2006 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 248-260 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Saaranen ◽  
K. Tossavainen ◽  
H. Turunen ◽  
V. Kiviniemi ◽  
H. Vertio
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation Model ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
School Staff ◽  
Staff Members

scholarly journals The Effect of the Acculturation of Chinese Immigrants on Tourist Satisfaction and Quality of Life

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 1770
Author(s):  
Taeyoung Cho ◽  
Taesoo Cho ◽  
Hao Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Cultural Change ◽  
Cultural Adaptation ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Chinese Immigrants ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Tourist Satisfaction

Given the rapidly increasing number of foreign nationals migrating to Korea, this study investigates the relationship between cultural adaptation, tourist satisfaction, and quality of life among Chinese immigrants in Korea. A questionnaire survey was conducted among 344 Chinese immigrants in Korea who visited Gyeongju, where Korean World Heritage sites and modern tourist facilities coexist. A structural equation model was used to verify the hypothesis and indicated that cultural assimilation and cultural separation had a significant effect on tourist satisfaction, whereas cultural integration and cultural change did not have any statistically significant effect on tourist satisfaction. Additionally, tourist satisfaction had a significant effect on quality of life (in terms of subjective well-being and psychological well-being). The results of this study can function as a reference for improving Chinese immigrants’ cultural adaptation, tourist satisfaction, and quality of life.

scholarly journals Effectiveness of a short Yoga Nidra meditation on stress, sleep, and well-being in a large and diverse sample

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Esther N. Moszeik ◽  
Timo von Oertzen ◽  
Karl-Heinz Renner
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Core Element ◽  
Waitlist Control Group ◽  
Affective Components ◽  
Meditation Group ◽  
Yoga Nidra

Abstract Previous studies have shown that meditation-based interventions can have a significant impact on stress and well-being in various populations. To further extend these findings, an 11-min Yoga Nidra meditation that may especially be integrated in a busy daily schedule by people who can only afford short time for breaks was adapted and analyzed in an experimental online study design. The effects of this short meditation on stress, sleep, well-being and mindfulness were examined for the first time. The meditation was provided as audio file and carried out during a period of 30 days by the participants of the meditation group. A Structural Equation Model (SEM) was used to analyze the data with Full Information Maximum Likelihood (FIML) in order to cope with missing data. As expected, the meditation group (N = 341) showed lower stress, higher well-being and improved sleep quality after the intervention (very small to small effect sizes) compared with a waitlist control group (N = 430). It turned out that the meditation had a stronger impact on the reduction of negative affect than on the increase of positive affect and also a stronger effect on affective components of well-being. Mindfulness, as a core element of the meditation, increased during the study within the meditation group. All effects remained stable at follow-up six weeks later. Overall, a large, heterogeneous sample showed that already a very short dose of meditation can positively influence stress, sleep, and well-being. Future research should consider biological markers as well as active control groups.

scholarly journals Love Hurts: The Influence of Social Relations on Exercise Self-Efficacy for Older Adults with Osteoarthritis

2008 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 465-483 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kelly A. Cotter ◽  
Aurora M. Sherman
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Social Relations ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Physical Activity Behavior ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Social Strain

Exercise self-efficacy is a powerful predictor of physical activity behavior, which enhances health and well-being for older adults. Social relations have been proposed as influential precursors for exercise self-efficacy. In a longitudinal study of 160 older adults with osteoarthritis (76.9% women), the authors found that social support (but not social strain) significantly predicted exercise self-efficacy in a structural equation model examining cross-sectional data: χ2(178, N = 160) = 264.57, p < .01; RMSEA = .06; CFI = .92; TLI = .90. When data were examined longitudinally, however, social strain (but not social support) significantly predicted lower exercise self-efficacy 1 year later: χ2(233, N = 160) = 288.64, p < .01; RMSEA = .04; CFI = .96; TLI = .95. Results support the negativity effect, suggesting that social strain might be the more potent aspect of social relations and should be the target of interventions.

scholarly journals The effect of motivation of success of university students on personal-professional competence: Mediation role of lifelong learning tendency

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 583
Author(s):  
Halil Ekşi ◽  
Mustafa Özgenel ◽  
Esin Metlilo
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Lifelong Learning ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Professional Competence ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Professional Competencies ◽  
Competence Motivation ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Positive Significant Correlation

In this study, the relationship between motivations for success, personal-professional competencies and lifelong learning tendencies of university students were investigated. The study group consists of 344 University students from Turkey and Kosovo. In this research, the collection of data was done by “Personal-Professional Competencies Perception Scale, “Success Oriented Motivation Scale” and “Lifelong Learning Tendency Scale”. In order to determine the relationship between variables in the analysis of the data, correlation analysis was performed and tested with the structural equation model. According to the results of the research; there was a positive significant correlation between motivation for success and personal professional competence, and a positive significant relationship between lifelong learning and personal-professional competence. Motivation for success positively affects personal-professional competencies and lifelong learning tendencies. It has been determined that lifelong learning tendency is a partial tool in this relationship.

Mediating role of optimism in the relationship between self-compassion and subjective well-being

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 185-198
Author(s):  
Zeynep Akkuş Çutuk
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Satisfaction With Life ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Satisfaction With Life Scale ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Self Compassion ◽  
Package Program ◽  
The Relationship

In this study, whether optimism has a mediating role in the relationship between self-compassion and subjective well-being was examined. The sample of the study consisted of 302 volunteer participants (117 [38.74%] males) between the ages of 18 and 47. Data were obtained using the Self-Compassion Scale (SCS), Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS), Positive and Negative Affect Scale (PANAS), and Optimism Scale (OS). The data obtained from the scales were analyzed with the Structural Equation Model using IBM SPSS Amos 22.00 statistical package program. According to the findings of the study, optimism plays a partial mediating role in the relationship between self-compassion and subjective well-being. Consequently, self- compassion affects optimism, and this effect may increase subjective well-being.

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